Irene M. Bates

IRENE M. BATES and her husband Bill joined the LDS church in England in 1955. 'Tatriarchal Blessings and the Routination of Charisma" is adapted from a chapter of her 1991 Ph.D. dissertation at Univeristy of California, Los Angeles. She lives in Pacific Palisades, California, and is co-authoring a book with E. Gary Smith on the presiding patriarchs of the church.

Not Without Pain

Articles/Essays – Volume 16, No. 3

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William Smith, 1811-93: Problematic Patriarch

Articles/Essays – Volume 16, No. 2

William Smith, younger brother of the prophet Joseph Smith, has been easy to dismiss but difficult to deal with. More often than not, he has been described with adjectives like violent, wicked, unstable, and licentious.…

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Being Mormon: An LDS Response

Articles/Essays – Volume 17, No. 1

What does it mean to be a Mormon? Is it what you believe or how you I act? “Both,” of course, is the easy and immediate answer, but the question deserves closer scrutiny. No longer…

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Uncle Joseph Smith, 1781-1854: Patriarchal Bridge

Articles/Essays – Volume 20, No. 3

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Life in Zion after Conversion: Hazed or Hailed?: Toward a More Mature View

Articles/Essays – Volume 22, No. 2

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Patriarchal Blessings and the Routinization of Charisma

Articles/Essays – Volume 26, No. 3

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