[…] by the fence—he could not get beyond it. His thoughts turned back to themselves, (p. 29) Chapter 6 begins: “The first time he visited this spot had been that November when he was seven, […]
[…] suggested that it was “embarrassing as hell,” because Doan accused these people of being too cowardly to buy liquor from a nearby store so their neighbors could witness it. (Lee Interview, 1972) [69] Letter, […]
[…] are eager to learn more about the man they accept as God’s special representative that they might buy even a bad book. But I think a second factor is the book’s readability. One young […]
[…] to teach seminary he met me with three instructions: “Brother Lyon, we want you to settle down, buy a home, and vote the Republican ticket.” This is how strongly he was committed. It so […]
Mira, the protagonist of Marilyn French’s best-selling novel, did not usually buy women’s magazines, but she pored over them at the dentist’s office: “Rate yourself: are you a good wife? Are you still attractive? […]
[…] bills of sale, newspaper advertisements, plantation account ledgers—was gathered and analyzed statistically to answer, either anew or for the first time, vexing questions about our nation’s “peculiar institution.” How well treated were slaves? What […]
[…] 1978): 29. Kostman, J. C. Louis, and Harvey Yazijian. “The Latter-day Intrigues of the Mormon Church.” Oui 6 (November 1977): 45-46, 120, 122-127. Michaelson, Robert S. “Enigmas in Interpreting Mormonism.” Sociological Analysis 38 (Summer […]
[…] and Joseph were ill, but Joseph’s case was complicated by osteomyelitis, a common complaint in those days.[ 6] Dr. Nathan Smith and two other doctors from Dartmouth were called in, and it was during […]
[…] have joy.” They have likewise taught us to avoid extremes and “be temperate in all things” (D&C 6:19; Alma 38:10). This advice applies to our health habits as well. But sick people should be […]
[…] a lawyer, you ought to be one.” Turning to the people, he asks for a collection to buy the noble Mormon orator a new suit of clothes. Ultimately symbolic of the young missionary’s triumph […]