The McConkie Papers

Bruce R. McConkie was a long-time General Authority and member of The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He is primarily known as the author of Mormon Doctrine which was discontinued in 2010.

The following are various files containing personal writings of Bruce R. McConkie that have never before been available to the public.

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July 24, 2017

1969 October Conference Talk - Undelivered talk prepared for the October 1969 General Conference.

Conference in Mexico - A talk prepared to be delivered in Mexico in August 1972.

1974 Conference Talk - Undelivered talk from 1974 prepared for April 1974 General Conference.

Bringing Up Children in Light and Truth - Undelivered talk meant for the Parents' Session of the Stockholm Area Conference in August 1974

Revelation - Talk dated December 1974.

By Grace Are Ye Saved - Talk from January 1975.

BYU Devotional - Notes for an undelivered talk intended for a January 1975 BYU Devotional.

Worshipping the Father in Spirit and in Truth - Undelivered talk prepared for the April 1975 General Conference.

Devotional Service - A talk that was prepared for a December 1975 BYU devotional.

Easter 1981 A Message From the First Presidency - Unpublished article McConkie wrote for the Easter 1981 First Presidency Message.

The Receipt of the Revelation Offering the Priesthood to Men of All Races and Colors - McConkie's personal account of the event surrounding the lifting of the priesthood ban. The document is dated June 30, 1978.

The True Christ - Talk dated November 1981.

The Kingdom of God or Nothing - Undelivered talk prepared for the April 1982 General Conference.

In His Name - Talk prepared in October 1982.

A Convert Called Peter - Undelivered talk prepared for an August 1983 General Authority Training Meeting.

A Prayer For All Israel - Undelivered talk prepared for the April 1984 General Conference.

Whose God is the Lord? - Talk written in April 1984.

In His Holy Name - Undelivered talk prepared for the April 1985 General Conference.

All Things: Their Creation, Fall, and Redemption - Unpublished manuscript. Date unknown.

Answers Grounded in Truth - Compilation of typed and originally handwritten notes. Date unknown.

Are Mormons Christians? - Unpublished Manuscript. Date unknown.

Are We Saved by the Blood of Christ? - Undelivered talk. Date unknown.

Miscellaneous Questions and Answers - Partial manuscript of a book that was intended to be McConkie answering gospel related questions. Date unknown.

Christ and Adam - An originally handwritten note in which McConkie laments the religion of evolution. Date unknown.

Doctrinal Basis for Conferring the Melchezede Priesthood Upon the Negros - Outline to a talk. Date unknown.

How to Start a Cult - Unpublished manuscript of a book. Date unknown.

I Am the Resurrection, and the Life - Date unknown.

Intellectual Conceits - An originally handwritten note describing Satan's Personality. Date unknown.

Lesson: The True Saints, Abiding Companion - An unpublished chapter for an unknown manual. Date unknown.

One Priesthood - The Melchizedek - Date unknown.

Praise Ye His Name - Date unknown.

Pray Unto the Lord - An originally handwritten undelivered talk. Date unknown.

Salvation - Partial manuscript of a book. Date unknown.

The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood - Unpublished article intended for the Ensign Magazine. Date unknown.

The Parable of the Sorrowing Family - Date unknown.

Truth Versus Error - Date unknown.

Untitled Handwritten Talk - An originally handwritten talk. Date unknown.