Echoes of the Past

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A Time of Exception, A Time of Faith

A Time of Exception, A Time of Faith

The organisation of the Kingstanding branch in the middle of World War 2 shows the role Latter-day Saints can play in the building of the Kingdom of God on earth

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James Perry
Nov 21, 2023
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When World War 2 broke out in September 1939, Dora Harman was only eleven years old. The third-generation member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was one of five children born to Thomas and May Harman who lived in Birmingham, England. May had been raised in the church while Thomas converted in 1926, several years after their marriage. …

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