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- ↑ Jordan, William George (2017-11-21). The Power of Truth: Individual Problems and Possibilities.
- ↑ Jordan, William George (1913). The Power of Truth.
- ↑ Jordan, William George (1902). The Power of Truth: Individual Problems and Possibilities. Brentano's.
- ↑ "Forecast". Improvement Era. 36 (12). October 1933.
- ↑ "The Power of Truth by Jordan, William George: Near Fine Cloth 8th Edition., TYPED LETTER SIGNED | Dale Steffey Books, MWABA". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ↑ "Heber J. Grant's European Mission 1903-1906". BYU Studies. 43 (1). 2004.
- ↑ Grant, Heber J. (August 1942). "The Power of Truth". Improvement Era . 45 (8).
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