Publisher's Synopsis
"Joseph Smith penned the Wentworth Letter that produced the eleventh and twelfth articles of faith, in which Latter-day Saints "claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience" and the duty of "obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law." These statements have occasionally been in tension: claiming free exercise of religion while pledging to uphold the law. This volume offers historical and global perspectives on how The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members have navigated this tension and attempted to uphold both ideals as a prelude to our modern time"--.
