Unpacking the proclamations: What they are, where they came from, and how they have evolved
Brandon J. Metcalf - This article originally appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of LDS Living magazine. From the beginning, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have remained in frequent contact with Church members through various forms of communication. When the Church was formally organized in April 1830, there were already small groups of believers in other parts of New York, including Fayette, Manchester, and Colesville. Business and instruction occurred in conferences and small gatherings. As the number of congregations grew, numerous documents were disseminated to distant Saints in the form of letters, revelations, statements, announcements, epistles, manifestos, memorials, pronouncements, and...
