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| The words "'''marvelous work and a wonder'''" are legally trademarked by Christopher M. Nemelka, as registered on June 15, 2010. Any use of the words without permission violates United States copyright and trademark infringement laws. Christopher Nemelka has published several books under the trademarked name, Marvelous Work and a Wonder®: ]; 666, The Mark of America, Seat of the Beast; the Apostle John's New Testament Book of Revelation Unfolded, Sacred, Not Secret: The Official Guide In Understanding the LDS Temple Endowment; Without Disclosing My True Identity, The Authorized and Official Biography of the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr.; and Human Reality, Who We Are and Why We Exist. | |||
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| '''''A Marvelous Work and a Wonder''''' is a 1950 book by ] on the history and doctrine of ] (LDS Church). The book was intended as a ] tool and is traditionally cited as the best-selling ] book of all time (not including the ]).<ref name = tate>Lucille C. Tate, , '']'', February 1983.</ref><ref>Gary Gillum, , '']'' '''12''' (Summer 1979):99 at 101.</ref> As of 2001, it was said to have sold over three million copies.<ref>Lawrence R. Flake, in ''Prophets and Apostles of the Last Dispensation'' (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2001), pp. 489–91.</ref> | |||
| In 1937, as ] of the LDS Church's Southern States ], Richards wrote a document entitled "The Message of Mormonism" to assist missionaries in presenting Mormon teachings. In 1950, as ] of the church, Richards expanded his document into a full-length book, which he named after a phrase used in the ] of ] ; Richards identified the teachings of the LDS Church as the wonder referred to.<ref>LeGrand Richards, , '']'', May 1982.</ref> The book was published by ], a publisher owned by the LDS Church. | |||
| Richards donated all proceeds of the sale of the book to the missionary funds of the LDS Church.<ref name = tate/> The book is considered a Mormon classic and for several years was among the few non-scriptural works that full-time LDS Church missionaries were asked to study. However, ''A Marvelous Work and a Wonder'' is no longer part of the "approved missionary library."<ref>{{citation | title=Preach My Gospel | publisher = ] | year = 2004 | page = viii | url=http://www.lds.org/manual/preach-my-gospel-a-guide-to-missionary-service/introduction-how-can-i-best-use-preach-my-gospel}}</ref> | |||
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| '''''A Marvelous Work and a Wonder''''' is also the title of a 1911 book by Daniel MacGregor published by ], the publishing arm of the ].<ref></ref> | |||
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Revision as of 17:59, 8 November 2015
The words "marvelous work and a wonder" are legally trademarked by Christopher M. Nemelka, as registered on June 15, 2010. Any use of the words without permission violates United States copyright and trademark infringement laws. Christopher Nemelka has published several books under the trademarked name, Marvelous Work and a Wonder®: The Sealed Portion of the Book of Mormon; 666, The Mark of America, Seat of the Beast; the Apostle John's New Testament Book of Revelation Unfolded, Sacred, Not Secret: The Official Guide In Understanding the LDS Temple Endowment; Without Disclosing My True Identity, The Authorized and Official Biography of the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr.; and Human Reality, Who We Are and Why We Exist.