Description: Ordained as an apostle in 1906, David O. McKay served as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1951 until his death in 1970. Under his leadership, the church experienced unparalleled growth—nearly tripling in total membership—and becoming a significant presence throughout the world.The first book to draw upon the David O. McKay Papers at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah, in addition to some two hundred interviews conducted by the authors, David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism focuses primarily on the years of McKay's presidency. During some of the most turbulent times in American and world history, McKay navigated the church through uncharted waters as it faced the challenges of worldwide growth in an age of communism, the civil rights movement, and ecumenism. Gregory Prince and Robert Wright have compiled a thorough history of the presidency of a much-loved prophet who left a lasting legacy within the LDS Church. Tall, Hardcover A few pages have writing
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Literary Movement: Modernism
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Book Title: David O. Mckay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism
Number of Pages: 512 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Item Height: 1.6 in
Publication Year: 2005
Topic: Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
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Genre: Religion
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Wm. Robert Wright, Gregory A. Prince
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Hardcover
