[…] smile when she calls me hermana, her “sister.” Her reference to me signifies a dual meaning: I am not only like a family member to her, but additionally, the term hermana is used among […]
[…] — the one denoting strictly an ecclesiastical body, the other a political organization intended to prepare the world for a literal, political government of Christ during the Millennium — originated with Joseph Smith, who […]
[…] the purpose and significance of their mission: The Saints in Turkey, as in other parts of the world, have a strong desire to gather with their co-religionists, but as it is understood that emigration […]
[…] are some of the things on which the foundation rests secure. 1. Joseph Smith came before the world with a “scenario,” arresting, original, satisfying. Because of that alone he couldn’t lose. Consider: he had […]
[…] you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand.” By inspired strategem—the confusion caused by smashing lamps and breaking pitchers—rather than by Israelite superiority in armaments or animals of war, or numbers of fighting men, […]
[…] quarter century, the Church has experienced tremendous growth in Latin America and elsewhere in the so-called Third World, a relatively sudden surge that has received little scholarly attention (Grover n.d.). In the following essay, […]
[…] Although Mormon proselyting was initiated in the nineteenth century here, most countries received full-time missionaries only after World War II, and some significantly later. After an initially slow start, church growth jumped sharply in […]
[…] question which is the central question for this study: “Faced with ever-louder cries for help from the world, how do we determine where to focus our efforts?” Posed somewhat more elaborately, the question is […]
[…] It was an opportunity to think seriously about our faith and explore its dialogue with the larger world. It was empowering to see people trying to live reflective lives that honestly integrated their scholarship […]
[…] that he had now arrived for it to be brought to light, for the benefit of the world at large; and, if he would strictly follow his directions, he would direct him to where […]