[…] was opposed to, his actual behavior as well as his words, and the changes in his attitude over time, quite a different picture appears. He then emerges as a man of common sense, flexible […]
[…] solo after the battle on the ice, “I shall fly above death!” December 29: Lyn is discouraged over being sick for so long. I gave her another blessing to allay her wish for death […]
[…] clears my mind so that I can examine dilemmas with a lucidity unmatched—except in the sauna. So over the years I have written dozens of personal essays (and hundreds of letters to the editor) […]
[…] the “criminal.” This episode explores the historical roots of atonement theology, tracing how and why it evolved over time and examining its eventual influence on the American criminal justice system. Fiona and Valerie offer […]
[…] of the articles have been written makes their reading worth-while. These writings represent an important and frequently overlooked aspect of the popular perception of Mor mons. Not included (with one lone exception), are the […]
In a recent address to a Regional Representatives Seminar, President Kimball stated— We asked last conference for all members to pray with increased sincerity for peace in all nations and especially China, and that […]
[…] is experiencing the highest rate of membership growth in the Church. In 1975 Mexico alone accounted for over twenty-two percent of the baptisms in the Church. That was with 21 thousand converts. In 1976 […]
[…] the Church in unimagined ways. He would equate the decision to expand “the work of the Lord over the earth” as being of equal significance in scope and direction to that of Brigham Young’s […]
[…] Eccles’ life was an “extraordinary encapsulation in one man of the explosive changes” in business and g overnment from the 1920s generally to the 1950s, and although he was often thought of as a […]
In Guatemala I saw Indians sitting by the side of the road dangling their feet over a cliff as they stared across the valley to the mountains beyond. The guide told me they often […]