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The New Biology and Mormon Theology
April 24, 2018
The Holding Forth of Jeddy Grant
April 24, 2018As the story goes, and as countless Mormon preachers and teachers have told it, embellished it and retold it for generations, it was a classic confrontation between a conspiracy of falsehood and the heroism of…
The Supreme Court, Polygamy and the Enforcement of Morals in Nineteenth Century America
April 24, 2018Dialogue 12.4 (Winter 1979): 46–61
Clayton discusses the history behind The Supreme Court Case Reynolds v. United States (1876), and shares his opinion about what was going on between members in Salt Lake and the federal government.
How Firm a Foundation! What Makes It So
April 24, 2018This talk is supposed to have some reference to the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Restoration of the Church. One hundred and fifty years is not as long as you think—the Lord has not delayed his…
A Mormon and a Prophet | Sidney Hyman, Marriner S. Eccles: Private Entrepreneur and Public Servant
April 24, 2018“Marriner Eccles was American economic history,” says G. L. Bach in the foreword to this enlightening biography. Eccles’ life was an “extraordinary encapsulation in one man of the explosive changes” in business and government from…
Mormon Country | Richard V. Francaviglia, The Mormon Landscape: Existence, Creation, and Perception of a Unique Image in the American West
April 24, 2018Those interested in the Mormon landscape should scan or, to use the author’s favorite verb, note this study. Whether they decide to scan it by quick inspection or careful examination will depend on how closely…
Other Voices, Other Mansions | F. LaMond Tullis, ed., Mormonism: A Faith for All Cultures
April 24, 2018Afuture B. H. Roberts writing the history of the Church of our times will point out that the decsion to carry the Mormon gospel and culture beyond the traditional confines of language, boundaries and race…
Among the Mormons: Periodical Articles on Mormons and Mormonism
April 24, 2018General Barlow, Phillip L. “On Moonists and Mormonites.” Sunstone 4 (January/February 1979): 37-41. Kenney, Scott. “Mormonism and the Fold.” Sunstone 3 (March/April 1978): 24-25. Agriculture Bitton, Davis and Linda P. Wilcox. “Pestiferous Ironclads: The Grasshopper…
The Church and la Politica Italiano
April 24, 2018We were seated in the chapel of the building serving both as mission headquarters and home of the West Milan (Italy) Branch. Our young gospel doctrine teacher was presenting a lesson on the role of…