N. Eldon Tanner, Man of Integrity
April 19, 2018He was tall, thin, and taciturn; but he had a clear head and a big heart. He played many roles in the First Presidency and played them all dependably, admirably.
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Ideas as Entities | Sterling M. McMurrin, Religion, Reason, and Truth—Historical Essays in the Philosophy of Religion
April 19, 2018Probably few people derive their religious beliefs or lack of them from the philosophy of religion. However, when viewed historically, it becomes clear that the philosophy of religion has greatly influenced religion in general and…
The Millennial Hymns of Parley P. Pratt
April 19, 2018Born in 1807 in Burlington, New York, Parley P. Pratt was baptized by Oliver Cowdery in Seneca Lake on 1 September 1830, less than five months after the Church’s founding. Among the first to be…
Among the Mormons: A Survey of Current Theses and Dissertations
April 19, 2018Despite the marked decline in the number of students seeking advanced degrees, which is sending shock waves throughout American academia, interest in Mormon-related programs remains remarkably high. This trend becomes considerably more understandable when we…
A Bluestocking in Zion: The Literary Life of Emmeline B. Wells
April 19, 2018In the afternoon of 1 July 1895, Emmeline Wells and thirteen other Mormon literary lights and friends met in the parlor of Julia C. Howe’s home in memory of a deceased colleague, poet Hannah King.…
Forgotten Relief Societies, 1844-67
April 19, 2018Nineteenth-century Latter-day Saint women showed a remarkable propensity for organizing. To engage in benevolent service, to share useful information, to fill social and spiritual needs, they met together in the humid summers of Nauvoo, Illinois,…
From Apostle to Apostate: The Personal Struggle of Amasa Mason Lyman
April 19, 2018The principles of the gospel are perfect,” President Brigham Young admonished his audience early in the summer of 1867, “but are the Apostles who teach it perfect?” Even though he provided an answer (“No, they…
Full Circle
April 19, 2018I understand Stonehenge now:
The need for a circle
In relation to the sun.
The Seventies in the 1880s: Revelations and Reorganizing
April 19, 2018“These 76 quorums were all torn to pieces.” That disturbing report card for seventies quorums came from Joseph Young, senior president of all seventies in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in January…
Allegiance and Stewardship: Holy War, Just War, and the Mormon Tradition in the Nuclear Age
April 19, 2018The present escalation in nuclear weapons technology between the United States and the Soviet Union has progressed beyond the point where any increase in such weaponry necessarily results in increased national security. It has become, in fact, the ultimate act of idolatry, a reliance upon technology, a false god which cannot save us but which will insure our destruction.