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Ministers organize the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance
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Percentage of American churchgoers has doubled since 1800
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Joseph Smith publishes the Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421. -
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Charles G. Finney begins preaching in upstate New York