Classic FAIR – I Don’t Have a Testimony of the History of the Church – Davis Bitton, 2004

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Davis Bitton discusses the relationship between being a historian and a believing Latter-day Saint without a testimony of church history.

“I Don’t Have a Testimony of the History of the Church” by Davis Bitton at the 2004 FAIR Conference I don’t have a testimony of the history of the Church. That is why I can be a historian and also a believing Latter-day Saint. I will expand on this idea, but first let me address […] The post Classic FAIR – I Don’t Have a Testimony of the History of the Church – Davis Bitton, 2004 appeared first on FAIR .

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Guest: Davis Bitton

Topics covered

• church history
• testimony
• Latter-day Saint
• historian
• faith

Keywords

• testimony
• church history
• Latter-day Saint
• historian
• FAIR Conference

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Organizations: FAIR

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