Sacred or Secret is one of the first books, written specifically for the L.D.S. audience, to tackle the problem of sex education in the home. It is, according to the author, “an attempt to […]
[…] “on their own.” When you remain single, society takes away the advantages of being a girl and forces upon you the disadvantages of being a man—so you are neither and are lost in the […]
[…] in on the Indians”; “The Settlers Are Tried”; “Here Comes the World”; “Booming and Low Times”; “Contr oversy and Division”; “World Influences: War and Depression”; and “Progress as a Modern Community.” As they were […]
[…] propose, then, is a tentative venture into that cosmos suggested in nineteenth century Mormon autobiographical writing, disc overing at least the outlines of a world that seems to be radically different from its puritan […]
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[…] context. Gordon Irving counted the number of Old Testament scriptures used in early Mormon publications and disc overed that fifty-three specific passages account for 54 percent of the Old Testament passages used. Mormons quoted […]
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[…] So I packed the manuscript up and mailed it off to Salt Lake City, adding a c overing note which said, in effect, “Look, honey (I call everybody ‘honey’; it’s my Southern upbringing), I […]
[…] Scriptural instructions show the bishop’s responsibilities in four general cate gories: presidency of the Aaronic priesthood; stewardship over the temporal affairs of the Church; pastoral care of his members; and judicial authority over those […]
[…] “I used to play in the garret alone,” Emmeline remembered, “day after day when school hours were over and amuse myself, and often my sister would come and listen to my conversation with my […]