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The following outline is provided as an overview of and a topical guide to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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- ↑ Mary's Genealogy Treasures - History of Frankburg
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 54.