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LDS poetry (or Mormon poetry) is poetry written by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about spiritual topics or themes. Latter-day Saints have composed religious poetry since the Church's beginnings in the early 18th century. For Latter-day Saints, poetry is a form of art that can bring the Holy Spirit to the presented message. For example, the Elder's Journal, published at Far West in 1838 and edited by Joseph and Don Carlos Smith, contained a beautiful poetic tribute to James G. Marsh.〔ELDERS' JOURNAL OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. Vol. I. No. 3.] Far West, Missouri, July, 1838. Whole No. 3.〕 More recently poetry has been seen in Mormon General Conference talks given by Apostles of the church. For example, in 1972 as part of his address, Elder Bruce R. McConkie read his poem, "I Believe In Christ" which later became a much-loved LDS hymn.〔Bruce R. McConkie, “The Testimony of Jesus,” Ensign, Jul 1972, 109〕 Many years later, Elder Boyd K. Packer shared his faith about the cleansing power of Jesus in his poem "Washed Clean" as part of his April Conference talk.〔Boyd K. Packer, “Washed Clean,” Ensign, May 1997, 9〕 While those examples are of personally composed pieces, poetry from many authors is often used in General Conference messages. In fact, the current President of the Church, Thomas S. Monson, is an avid lover of poetry and has often referenced it in his own talks. ''Harvest: Contemporary Mormon Poems'' (1989) edited by Eugene England and Dennis Clark, and ''Fire in the Pasture: 21st Century Mormon Poets'' (2011) edited by Tyler Chadwick are the preeminent collections of contemporary Mormon poetry.〔"(Fire in the Pasture: Gleaning After the Harvest )"〕 == Notable LDS poets== *Neil Aitken *Susan Noyes Anderson ((poetry site )) *Eloise Bell *Alex Caldiero *Tyler Chadwick *Marden J. Clark *Michael Robert Collings *Max C. Golightly *Susan Elizabeth Howe *Karen Kelsay *Clinton F. Larson *Lance Larsen *John Lyon *George Manwaring *Carol Lynn Pearson *Parley P. Pratt *Eliza R. Snow *Emma Lou Thayne *Orson F. Whitney 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Latter Day Saint poetry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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