Spring 1983
The Spring 1983 Issue covers theological practices, personal narratives, and historical aspects within Mormonism. David John Buerger discusses the second anointing in LDS theology, examining its role in fulfilling the priesthood. Edwin Brown Firmage addresses Mormon perspectives on war, especially concerning nuclear age ethics. William G. Hartley explores organizational changes and revelations within the Seventies in the 1880s. Loretta L. Hefner examines the journey of Amasa Mason Lyman from Apostle to apostate, while Richard L. Jensen sheds light on forgotten Relief Societies from 1844-67. Carol Cornwall Madsen delves into Emmeline B. Wells' literary contributions as a prominent Mormon writer. Poetry by Linda Sillitoe and Brooke Elizabeth Smith offers reflective insights, while Dean L. May comments on Parley P. Pratt's millennial hymns. Stephen W. Stathis and Linda Thatcher provide an overview of recent theses and dissertations related to Mormon studies.
There is no exaltation in the kingdom of God without the fulness of the priesthood. . . . Every man who is faithful and will receive these [temple] ordinances and blessings obtains a fulness of…
The present escalation in nuclear weapons technology between the United States and the Soviet Union has progressed beyond the point where any increase in such weaponry necessarily results in increased national security. It has become, in fact, the ultimate act of idolatry, a reliance upon technology, a false god which cannot save us but which will insure our destruction.
“These 76 quorums were all torn to pieces.” That disturbing report card for seventies quorums came from Joseph Young, senior president of all seventies in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in January…
The principles of the gospel are perfect,” President Brigham Young admonished his audience early in the summer of 1867, “but are the Apostles who teach it perfect?” Even though he provided an answer (“No, they…
Nineteenth-century Latter-day Saint women showed a remarkable propensity for organizing. To engage in benevolent service, to share useful information, to fill social and spiritual needs, they met together in the humid summers of Nauvoo, Illinois,…
In the afternoon of 1 July 1895, Emmeline Wells and thirteen other Mormon literary lights and friends met in the parlor of Julia C. Howe’s home in memory of a deceased colleague, poet Hannah King.…
Despite the marked decline in the number of students seeking advanced degrees, which is sending shock waves throughout American academia, interest in Mormon-related programs remains remarkably high. This trend becomes considerably more understandable when we…
Born in 1807 in Burlington, New York, Parley P. Pratt was baptized by Oliver Cowdery in Seneca Lake on 1 September 1830, less than five months after the Church’s founding. Among the first to be…
I know where the bodies are buried
in my house and can whistle past
indefinitely before I must dig and sift.
Probably few people derive their religious beliefs or lack of them from the philosophy of religion. However, when viewed historically, it becomes clear that the philosophy of religion has greatly influenced religion in general and…
