Godfrey J. Ellis

Professor of Family Relations and Child Development, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater and executive secretary,

Bleaker by the Dozen? | H. M. Bahr, S. J. Condie, and K. Goodman, Life in Large Families: Views of Mormon Women

“Today,” said the teacher, “we have a special activity. We’re going to have a survey and find out how many brothers and sisters we all have.” One little girl from an LDS family of six…