[…] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a schizophrenic church. Its ultimate concern is with th ings beyond—life after death, justice-in-judgment, salvation, exaltation—and with their earthly preparation—baptism, repentance, endowment. But at the same […]
The year was 1856. Times were bad, economic ally, in Europe and particularly in England. In Utah, as in most developing economies, the need for human resources was high. Emigration committees were formed and […]
[…] I’m not as perceptive about certain things in life as I was when I was a stu dent; however in some ways I am more perceptive. When I was nineteen, during the depression, after […]
The two follow ing commentaries on O. Kendall White’s “The Transformation of Mormon Theology” (Summer 1970) were received as Letters to the Editor, but due to their length we felt they would receive more […]
[…] congregation. Unfortunately, volume one, which would probably give the exact date the Smiths joined, has been miss ing since at least 1932. The minutes of the sessions from March 3 through March 29 of […]
[…] English Protestant scholars planned a major Bible translation, conceived in concern for their age of apathy and dedicated to the proposition that contemporary language was essential. Millions of copies of the New Testament of […]
[…] Autumn 1968 Dialogue. In my article I tried to make the point that Mormons should become increas ingly involved in efforts to improve the quality of urban life. I limited the scope of my […]
When I was a girl our Wardhouse appeared in booklets showing architectur al oddities of Salt Lake City. We were proud that it looked so little like a Church. It was squat and white […]
“I’m sure th at you wouldn’t be interested in the only position I have to offer you. We do need a teacher in our Negro school but the problems are insurmountable. The children are […]
[…] youngest. I was a tow headed, barefoot youngster dressed in a plain little dress of heavy shirt ing and a pair of bloomers, slipping out of the blazing summer sunshine into the rustling green […]