[…] Family Patterns,” “The Nineteenth Century Ward,” and “Mormon Sisterhood: Charting the Changes” are social history, replete with human foibles and frailties. Plural marriage receives more attention than in Allen-Leonard or earlier general histories; it […]
[…] subsequent exposure to the gospel, we read of a simple man who speaks the truth about universal human experiences. No attempt is made to shape his experience or the Church to fit idealized preconceptions. […]
[…] editor has employed rigorous standards of accuracy, both in content and execution. Proofreading is uniformly careful, though human error could not be totally avoided in the finished product. The work is well organized and […]
Ruth Benedict perceptively observed: “The first lesson of history . . . is that when any group in power wishes to persecute or expropriate another group, it uses as justification, reasons which are familiar and…
[…] Inc., 1979. Folklore Graham, Joe Stanley. The Dream Mine: A Study in Mormon Folklore. New Haven: Connecticut: Human Relations Area Files, Inc., 1977. Homosexuality Prologue: An Examination of the Mormon Attitude Towards Homosexuality. Salt […]
[…] powerful advertisements for many members of the Church who are unable to distinguish between the inspired and human words and practice of Church leaders. Additionally, the ecclesiastical good standing of practitioners who are Mormon […]
[…] me that are in there. One of them, I hope, will be worth something—I mean in a human way, the way that one of Father’s lamb chops gave people something they could sink their […]
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 we might make entry with our missionaries. Since then many people have been to China and much interest has been shown. Let us ask our Heavenly Father to grant our petition and permit this great neighbor, China, to join the great family of nations now bowing to the Lord Jesus Christ.
[…] Pratt and his companions arrived in French Polynesia, there were still living many warriors who had tasted human flesh. Although the social systems of the various Polynesian peoples were often complex, the fact remains […]
Mormons of the present generation, with their legacy of tenacity and perseverance as both a guide and a challenge, are attempting to offer “every nation, kindred, tongue, and people” an opportunity to hear the gospel…