[…] in the bastions of Nordic, Teutonic, British, and Celtic Europe—a region which supplied membership and leadership during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—will increasingly be among people of color not native to the European continent.
The bus to Sao Bento up through a complex development of valleys and mountainous jungle. The canopy of trees changes periodically during the slow ascent from the typical street-lining palms to heavier blocked rows […]
[…] of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began with a mission to restore the ancient church, but not for everyone at the same time. In its earliest days, the church was preoccupied with its mission […]
[…] thing about my life it would be this: when I was seven years old the mailman ran over my head” (13). Edgar then narrates his tale of hospital recovery, boarding school horrors, Mormon con […]
[…] liquor, there are pretty girls, and there are thousands who have barely survived their own debacles. They buy their chips and slide into defeat. After we cross the river, Bill nudges his horse to […]
[…] the Christ (Salt Lake City: The Deseret News, 1915), 634. Spencer W. Kimball, Area Conference, Bogota, Columbia, 6 March 1977, in Edward L. Kimball, ed., The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball (Salt Lake City: […]
[…] re quested a commandment from Joseph Smith, who then commanded Martin repeatedly in his various duties. On 6 April 1830, Harris was baptized by Oliver Cowdery at Manchester, New York. Trips to Kirtland, Ohio […]
[…] up blood. A frail and thin 43-year-old mother of twelve, her life could probably have been saved for $200. As a missionary, I had baptized her in 1980. As a BYU student, I had […]
[…] of cities leave such a mark that time is thenceforth measured in terms of before and after. For example, following the Columbian Exposition that brought more than 27 million people to Chicago in 1893, […]
[…] a mission in Houston while his “soul was in a waning phase, narrowing to a sliver” (p. 3). mission was like thermal underwear, useful for safety and warmth, but hampering his free movement… .He […]