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Themes in the Doctrine and Covenants: Redeeming the Dead

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Redemption for the dead taps into the deepest purposes of creation and the atonement. It encompasses individuals’ development, the purpose of existence, and the grand scope of God’s love. Revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants illuminate Malachi’s prophecy about Elijah and the turning of humanity’s hearts to one another. Those revelations combined with the lived experience of early Latter-day Saints highlight the joy embedded in the theology about baptisms for the dead. Exploring these early revelations and experiences reminds readers of God’s abundant love and careful attention. It also invites Saints today to let the truths surrounding redeeming the dead refine their ability to love and appreciate their relationships now, across the veil, and in the eternities.

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Amy Harris

Amy Harris is a professor of history at Brigham Young University and an accredited genealogist. She is a native of Ogden, Utah who, (with no effort on her part) was raised by spectacularly good parents and particularly stellar siblings. Her research focuses on families, women, and gender in eighteenth-century Britain. She has also written on family and genealogy in the Latter-day Saint context. She currently serves as the coordinator of the Family History Bachelor’s Program at BYU.

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