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We extend our sincere appreciation to all those who have contributed to this year’s Sperry Symposium in every stage of its production and presentation. In addition to those already recognized herein, we would like to thank Patty Smith and the support staff of Religious Education and the blind reviewers who carefully vetted each submission and made helpful suggestions for all of the papers. In addition, we are grateful to the staff of BYU’s Religious Studies Center: Thomas Wayment, Devan Jensen, Alison Brimley, Shanna Clayton, Rachel Gessel, Hadley Griggs, Rebecca Hamson, and Leah Welker, who have contributed significant time and effort in reviewing, editing, and revising the papers, enhancing the book’s professional and scholarly value. Additionally, we would like to thank Elder Merrill J. Bateman, Emeritus Seventy, for presenting his article “The Coming Forth of Plain and Precious Truths” at the symposium and allowing us to publish it herein.