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The Church History Department will host its first conference on Christ's role in the Church of Jesus Christ.

The event aims to help members see Christ's influence in church history.

Keynote speakers include Elder Kyle S. McKay with panels on historical challenges.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is preparing to host a conference next week that is the first of its kind.

While hosting a church history conference is nothing new for the Church History Department, this conference may be more accessible to average church members, according to Matthew Godfrey, the department's senior managing historian.

The department began hosting an annual conference on "The Joseph Smith Pape

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