[…] activities of the 19th and early 20th centuries was development of the view that the Old Test ament was a composite of ancient documents of varied age and source. Although the origin of the […]
[…] the end, some measure of that fame which eluded him in his life. Ironically, he is remembered today solely for his alleged influence on the creation of the Book of Mormon, a curious fate […]
[…] questioned the professor’s expertise. But the Tribune quickly regained its equilibrium. “The lack of veneration,” judged the newspaper after more mature reflection, “is eminently a Gentile organ. . . . The Anglo Saxon has […]
[…] enough in the summer of 1935. The Barton family (Father, Mother, hired girl Lena, Wid, James, Katie and Davy) are closing their Salt Lake City home for the annual move to their cabin in […]
Wallace Alan Raynor, The Everlasting Spires: A Story of the Salt Lake Temple Helen B. Gibbons, Saint and Savage
Jousting with windmills is a bit out of fashion nowadays, insanity even more so. But every now and then some glittering-eyed individual comes by with an idea most people do best to ignore.
[…] subject matter of all literature, in any age or clime, deals both with the universe in which we live and with the predicament and exhaltation of human existence. Whether the characters have an unpronounceable Russian […]
Mormons have always had a passion for recording the experiences that shaped their lives—their dreams, ideals, intentions and conceptions of themselves. The sheer volume of their diaries, journals and other records stagger the imagination. […]
[…] quoted on the jacket). Most Mormon readers will be first interested in the character of Larry Boosinger and his language, because they, and not plot nor place, hold this book together. Character is perhaps […]
Institutions, structures and traditional roles provide necessary meaning, support and direction in people’s lives. Chaos occurs when they are wholly lost, and yet too much structure and constricting roles, out-of step with a changing […]