Selected Manifestations
OCLC 18921101 | | |
Selected Manifestations: Being an Unofficial Collection of Temple Dedicatory Prayers, Revelations, Visions, Dreams, Doctrinal Expositions, & Other Inspired Declarations Not Presently Included in the Official Canon of Scriptures Known as the Four Standard Works of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a 413-page book
Contents
The book contains 185 revelations, visions, temple dedications, etc..., some of which are very short or intended for a specific individual rather than general readers.[2] The library of the church-owned Brigham Young University (BYU) identifies the book as containing "Private revelations".[3]
Each revelation is presented in its own enumerated "selection" which is further divided into numbered verses.
The various revelations in the book include:
- Vision of the Savior at the School of the Prophets
- A Revelation on Copyrightsfor Church Publications
- A Revelation Reproving the Brethren for Not Honoring Official Titles
- Remarks to the Twelve on the Endowment
- Revelation on Eternal Progress of Mankind Given to Lorenzo Snow
- Revelation on the Council of Fifty Giving Full Name
- Revelation on the Proper Names of God by Elder Orson Pratt
- Revelation on the Design of Temples by President Brigham Young
- Vision of the Savior in Gethsemane Given to Orson F. Whitney
- Revelation on the Holy Priesthood
- Visitations of Joseph the Prophet to President Wilford Woodruff
- Vision of Savior in Salt Lake Temple Given to Melvin J. Ballard
- Status of Children in the Resurrection by Joseph F. Smith
- Power of the Holy Priesthood by President Joseph Fielding Smith
- Vision of the Lamanites Given to President Spencer W. Kimball
Also included are revelations to
Scarcity
Shortly after publication in 1985, Selected Manifestations was recalled from retailer bookshelves, reportedly over copyright concerns with the LDS Church, and due to the fact that they were arranged like scriptures, i.e. the Doctrine and Covenants, but in "Selections" rather than "Sections." Another controversial feature was that the book was dedicated to our "
References
- ^ Reay, David M.; Reay, Vonda S. (1985). Selected Manifestations: Being an Unofficial Collection of Temple Dedicatory Prayers, Revelations, Visions, Dreams, Doctrinal Expositions, & Other Inspired Declarations Not Presently Included in the Official Canon of Scriptures Known as the Four Standard Works of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Oakland, California: s.n.
- ^ a b "Selected Manifestations". LDS Mormon Forums. September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ "keyword anywhere "Selected manifestations reay"". iLink BYU Online Catalog. Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ a b "Selected Manifestations". LDS Book Lovers. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- Macmillan. Archived from the originalon 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- Macmillan. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ Deseret Book. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ For example, in 2013, Amazon was offering two copies of the book at $900 apiece. Accessed May 4, 2013.