<p>One of the unique features of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is that it has the same ecclesiastical organization as the Church revealed by God in the beginning to his prophets-and that this same organization has been basically the same in all dispensations. In The Church of the Old Testament, author John A. Tvedtnes describes the Church in ancient times and compares its ecclesiastical organization with the Church at the time of the Savior's ministry on earth and with the Church now. He affirms that the same priesthood authority that Jesus brought to earth existed with the ancient prophets and has been restored in our day to modern prophets. "All that God has promised in the Old Testament, even in regard to Israel in the latter days, must come to pass," he writes. "Therefore, the Old Testament is relevant to our modern era and has very great value for us." All who seek a better understanding of the Church throughout each of the major dispensations will find this book stimulating and informative.</p>

The Church of the Old Testament

Tvedtnes, John A.

Deseret Book, Salt Lake City, Utah

<p>If it existed in only one ancient copy, says John Tvedtnes, the Book of Mormon may have been unique. But in virtually every other way it resembles many ancient books. In this present volume, Tvedtnes shows perhaps fifty things about ancient records that must have been hilarious in 1830 but make perfect sense today: the ubiquity of intentionally hiding books in all kinds of ingenious containers made of many materials, including stone boxes and ceramic jars; books incised on obdurate surfaces, like metals, bones, and ivory; inked papyri and parchments treated with swaddling cloths soaked in cedar and citrus oils to prevent decay; many sealed and open records; waterproofing sealants like bitumen and white lime mortar; caves serving as repositories of treasures buried in many sacred mountains; the ancient perception of permanence and eternalism associated with the preservative functions of writers and guardians of written records. Many twentieth-century discoveries of ancient documents have made all of this visible.</p>

The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books: "Out of Darkness Unto Light"

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Foundation for Ancient Research &

Organize My Kingdom: A History of Restored Priesthood

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