F. LaMond Tullis

LAMOND TULLIS IS chairman of the Department of Government at Brigham Young University. This article is drawn from a lecture given at the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University

Three Myths About Mormons in Latin America

Articles/Essays – Volume 07, No. 1

For the most part, Mormons have been a socially homogeneous people. True, the initial Anglo-American stock was reinforced from time to time by immigrants from Western Europe, but these converts were quickly absorbed into the Church’s social and cultural mainstream. Although successful missions were established among the Indians and especially among the Polynesians, it was nevertheless the English-speaking white Americans who gave the Church its leadership and set the tone of its culture.

The Church Moves Outside the United States

Articles/Essays – Volume 13, No. 1

Mormons of the present generation, with their legacy of tenacity and perseverance as both a guide and a challenge, are attempting to offer “every nation, kindred, tongue, and people” an opportunity to hear the gospel…