Frequently Used Abbreviations

CR—Conference Reports of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

DBY—Young, Brigham. Discourses of Brigham Young. Selected by John A. Widtsoe. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1941.

GD—Smith, Joseph F. Gospel Doctrine. 5th ed. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1939.

GI—McKay, David O. Gospel Ideals. 2nd printing. Salt Lake City: Improvement Era, 1954.

GS—Grant, Heber J. Gospel Standards. Compiled by G. Homer Durham. Salt Lake City: Improvement Era, 1941.

HC—Smith, Joseph. History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 7 vols. 2nd ed. revised. Edited by B. H. Roberts. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1932–51.

Hymns—Hymns. Revised and enlarged. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1948, 1985, 2002.

JD—Journal of Discourses. 26 vols. London: Latter-day Saints’ Book Depot, 1854–86.

JSP—Joseph Smith Papers, ed. Dean C. Jessee, Ronald K. Esplin, and Richard Lyman Bushman. Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2012.

Lectures on Faith. Compiled by N. B. Lundwall. Salt Lake City: N. B. Lundwall, n.d.; Joseph Smith, comp., Lectures on Faith. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1985.

MD—McConkie, Bruce R. Mormon Doctrine. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1966.

PMG—Preach My Gospel: A Guide to Missionary Service. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2004, 2018, 2019, 2023.

PPP—Pratt, Parley P. Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt. Edited by his son Parley P. Pratt. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1973, 1985, 1994.

Sing—Sing with Me: Songs for Children. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1970.

Songbook—Children’s Songbook. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1989, 1995.

Teachings—Smith, Joseph. Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Selected by Joseph Fielding Smith. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1938.

TETB—Benson, Ezra T. The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1988.

TGBH—Hinckley, Gordon B. Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1997.

TSWK—Kimball, Spencer W. The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball. Edited by Edward L. Kimball. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1982.