[…] bookish Latter-day Saints, this volume will provide much-needed context for early Mormon beliefs about their open canon as well as a subtle and sympathetic view of both sides of the debate over the closed canon.
[…] 1977 when the British papers were awash with the story of Joyce McKinney, an American girl alleged to have abducted a Mormon missionary and briefly made him her sex slave. In looking at the […]
Two things have been on my mind recently. They have provoked a lot of thought and research. Over the past months, I have spent hours on the internet perusing medical studies, Church websites, and […]
[…] with prayer that the desired object may be accomplished by it” (47). What the documents in Volume 3 make clear is that, by the mid-1840s, the temple itself was seen as a locus of power—not […]
[…] by asking David about the subtitle of his book, “How Religion Unites and Divides Us.” That concern over unity and division has been a serious one for the Mitt Romney campaign. He’s made efforts […]
[…] use them much anymore. Cedarville is famous for its extensive citywide trail system—one reason Jennifer chose to buy a home here was because she liked to imagine herself running on these paths, a fleet […]
They were wearing next to nothing. Thongs, boy-shorts, string bikinis. A lacy Victoria’s Secret red and black nightgown seemed downright conservative. Pro-gay slogans—“Marriage Equality!” and “Down with Prop 8!”—were plastered on chests, legs, butt […]
[…] brother were assassinated by an angry mob in June 1844, Parley P. Pratt published a proclamation addressed to the Church’s large and dispersed membership to assure them that all was well. In doing so, […]
[…] been the de facto English LDS Bible since the very beginning of the Restoration. The initial reason for this is simple: The KJV was the Bible of American Protestantism in the nineteenth century and […]
[…] mother who was quite interested in our message. In fact, she had been meeting with the missionaries for several weeks. When they referred to a biblical scripture and invited her to read along, she […]