[…] 1977. Roberts, Ruth Ann. “The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon—A Creative Project in Film Costume Design.” M.A., Brigham University, 1976. Education Baird, Gareth Maughan. LD5 Church Educational System Needs When Establishing Released […]
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. Nothing…
[…] that may cease aching but never disappear completely. There is occasional bad writing. The format and cover design make the book look regrettably like a manual. And perhaps most frustrating, there doesn’t seem to […]
[…] sketches of nineteen Mormon apostates further underscores the book’s organizational problems. While such biographical information has a human interest value, Simmonds does not indicate his reasons for including this material or for selecting the […]
[…] however, a quiet battle would not be fun to watch. A more serious error is the biological design of the Banthas, the animals ridden by the Sand People: a beast so huge must require […]
Joseph Smith once wrote of the Bible: “I believe the Bible as it ought to be, as it came from the pen of the original writers.”[1] Unfortunately, none of the manuscripts penned or dictated by…
[…] things or even ideas, but with the impress of things and ideas, of personal forces upon the human soul. In Vol. 1, no. 1, Eugene England’s “The Possibility of Dialogue: A Personal View” spoke […]
[…] Brother Lyon’s twinkling-eyed lectures that changed the people of Mormondom from larger-than-life cardboard dolls to truly inspiring human beings, models with lessons to teach. My interest in those people and their times has never […]
[…] study of comparative religion, of extensive historical study, of sound scholarship. Ed was not ignorant of the human element in our history. He knew that a people as well as individuals can err. Church […]
[…] sites we saw physical objects and were told a story, but the places seemed to lack the human element. Nauvoo was the only place where people were alive so we could relate to them. […]