Elder James E. Talmage, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, published a book in 1915 titled “Jesus the Christ,” in which he wrote, “We believe that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judea, April 6, B.C. 1.”
Elder Talmage didn’t just randomly make up this date. He took it from Section 20 of the Doctrine and Covenants — a collection of revelations mostly through the Mormon founding prophet, Joseph Smith Jr. Since his book, Mormons — from church leaders to children — have accepted April 6 as the actual date of Jesus’ birth. But not every member of the LDS Church agreed with Elder Talmage’s interpretation of Doctrine and Covenants 20.
Elder James E. Talmage, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, published a book in 1915 titled “Jesus the Christ,” in which he wrote, “We believe that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judea, April 6, B.C. 1.”
Elder Talmage didn’t just randomly make up this date. He took it from Section 20 of the Doctrine and Covenants — a collection of revelations mostly through the Mormon founding prophet, Joseph Smith Jr. Since his book, Mormons — from church leaders to children — have accepted April 6 as the actual date of Jesus’ birth. But not every member of the LDS Church agreed with Elder Talmage’s interpretation of Doctrine and Covenants 20.
Elder James E. Talmage, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, published a book in 1915 titled “Jesus the Christ,” in which he wrote, “We believe that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judea, April 6, B.C. 1.”
Elder Talmage didn’t just randomly make up this date. He took it from Section 20 of the Doctrine and Covenants — a collection of revelations mostly through the Mormon founding prophet, Joseph Smith Jr. Since his book, Mormons — from church leaders to children — have accepted April 6 as the actual date of Jesus’ birth. But not every member of the LDS Church agreed with Elder Talmage’s interpretation of Doctrine and Covenants 20.
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