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        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Evangelical Church of Christ records<date certainty="inclusive" normal="1977/2014" type="inclusive"/></titleproper>
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        <author encodinganalog="creator">Finding aid written by Betsey Welland.</author>
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections</publisher>
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        <date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="2023">2023</date>
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          <addressline>295 South 1500 East</addressline>
          <addressline>Salt Lake City, Utah 84112</addressline>
          <addressline>special@library.utah.edu</addressline>
          <addressline>https://lib.utah.edu/collections/special-collections/index.php</addressline>
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      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">The Evangelical Church of Christ records consists of published newsletters, pamphlets, and prosleytizing materials.  In 1975, John W. Bryant (b. 1949) founded the Church of Christ (Patriarchal). Bryant was a former member of the Apostolic United Brethren and believed in the practice of polygamy.  Leland F. Freeborn, also known as the Parawon Prophet, served in the Church of Christ.  In 1981, the Church of Christ was renamed the Evangelical Church of Christ.</abstract>
      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">The Evangelical Church of Christ records consists of published newsletters, pamphlets, and prosleytizing materials.  In 1975, John W. Bryant (b. 1949) founded the Church of Christ (Patriarchal). Bryant was a former member of the Apostolic United Brethren and believed in the practice of polygamy.  Leland F. Freeborn, also known as the Parawon Prophet, served in the Church of Christ.  In 1981, the Church of Christ was renamed the Evangelical Church of Christ.</abstract>
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      <p>The Evangelical Church of Christ records consists of published newsletters, pamphlets, and prosleytizing materials.</p>
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      <p>Donated by Benjamin Shaffer in 2017.</p>
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      <p>In 1975, John W. Bryant (b. 1949) founded the Church of Christ (Patriarchal). Bryant was a former member of the Apostolic United Brethren and believed in the practice of polygamy.  </p>
      <p>Leland F. Freeborn, also known as the Parawon Prophet, served in the Church of Christ.  In 1981, the Church of Christ was renamed the Evangelical Church of Christ.  </p>
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      <p>Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.</p>
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      <p>Processed by Betsey Welland in 2023.</p>
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      <p>Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.</p>
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      <p>The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's
<extref type="simple" show="new" href="https://lib.utah.edu/collections/special-collections" actuate="onrequest" role="text/html">Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms</extref>.</p>
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      <p>Arranged alphabetically by item title.</p>
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        <persname source="local" encodinganalog="600">Freeborn, Leland F.</persname>
        <persname source="local" encodinganalog="600">Shaffer, Samuel Warren</persname>
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        <corpname authfilenumber="n87893048" source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="610"> Church of Christ (Patriarchal)--Periodicals</corpname>
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        <subject authfilenumber="sh85087292" source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Latter Day Saint fundamentalism</subject>
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">"Are You a Member of Christ's Restored Church"</unittitle>
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">"The Bones: The Key to Facsimile No. 2" by Alex Joseph</unittitle>
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">"Charismatic Mormons"</unittitle>
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          <p>Listing of revelations given to John W. Bryant, Susan D. Bryant, Daniel F. Hillebrand, William Paul Hansen, Miriam Bryant, and others.</p>
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">"Message from the World of the Spirits" by John W. Bryant</unittitle>
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a"><title render="italic">Priceless Gems</title>  by Samuel Warren Shaffer</unittitle>
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