(Placed in the Appendix by action of the 1970 World Conference; the Appendix was subsequently removed by the 1990 World Conference.)
This section refers to the Doctrine of the Baptism of the Dead.
1970 World Conference Resolution #1080 (Sections Omitted)
H. Section 107 was first printed in 1844. It contains considerable controversial material, including the first references to the speculative practice of baptism for the dead, and we know of no evidence that it was ever specifically approved by a Conference or assembly. Under these circumstances we recommend that it be placed in the appendix, where it will be available because of its historical significance. A suitable note will refer the reader to its new location.
1972 World Conference Resolution #1115
Adopted April 15, 1972
Resolved, That Section 107 could not in good judgment be placed back in the Doctrine and Covenants without prophetic reevaluation and quorum approval; and be it further
Resolved, That any section placed in the historical appendage by the 1970 Conference must come before the president of the church and be considered as a document under the accepted procedure before it can be placed back in the main body of the Doctrine and Covenants.
1990 World Conference Resolution #1215
Adopted April 7, 1990
Whereas, Certain rites and practices cited in the Appendix of the Book of Doctrine and Covenants are not presently practiced in the church; and
Whereas, Some uninformed persons do not know how to make the distinction between the body of the Book of Doctrine and Covenants and the Appendix, but take certain sections of the Appendix to denigrate, accuse, or indict the doctrines of the church; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the World Conference authorize the removal of the historical Appendix of the Book of Doctrine and Covenants from all future publications of the book. (The Appendix will find its place in the historical manuals of the church.)