Dr. David Conley Nelson on Mormons in Nazi Germany LDS Church in Germany from 1830s Through WW2 |
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| General Editor:
| Bennett, Rick |
| Narrated by:
| Nelson, David |
| Author:
| Interview, Gospel Tangents |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9767-8439-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2018 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.00 |
Book Description:
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Dr. David Conley Nelson details the LDS Church experience in Germany from the 19th century through World War II and beyond. He discusses the persecutions Mormon missionaries faces prior to Hitler, and the surprising cooperation between the LDS Church and the Hitler regime. He discusses anti-Semitism within the LDS Church, the use of genealogy to identify Jews in Germany, Mormon missionary help with the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, pro-Mormon articles in official Nazi propaganda, and the...
More DescriptionDr. David Conley Nelson details the LDS Church experience in Germany from the 19th century through World War II and beyond. He discusses the persecutions Mormon missionaries faces prior to Hitler, and the surprising cooperation between the LDS Church and the Hitler regime. He discusses anti-Semitism within the LDS Church, the use of genealogy to identify Jews in Germany, Mormon missionary help with the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, pro-Mormon articles in official Nazi propaganda, and the strange opposition from LDS Church leaders about Helmuth Hübener, a German Mormon teenager executed by Hitler for treason. David is the author of "Moroni and the Swastika: Mormons in Nazi Germany" published by University of Oklahoma Press.