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I discovered Ed Geary’s essays by chance — a friend happened to mention them to me: “You’ve got to read them; they’re about growing up in Utah, and they’re excellent.” Curious, but not so […]
[…] later associate said, he secured during his life but “small literary acquirements (Phelps to Howe, 1831). Reading, writing, and the basic mathematical skills necessary for farming were the frontier’s usual curriculum. Successful farming, of […]
[…] She has a bachelor’s in history and a master’s in English, both from Brigham Young University. Her writing has appeared in Exponent II, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, the Journal of Mormon History, […]
[…] the abstractions, the philosophical questions, the debates, the arguments I have pondered these past few weeks while writing this essay simply melted from my mind. For a moment, none of it mattered. I was […]
[…] She has a bachelor’s in history and a master’s in English, both from Brigham Young University. Her writing has appeared in Exponent II, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, the Journal of Mormon History, […]
[…] sing in the Tabernacle; I sing, sing, sing, and dance. Southern California Mormon Choir. “Hello, I’m a service rep.” Hurry, there’s a man. “What do you know about me? Would you like […]
[…] must be certain of his divine appointment, of his celestial ordination, and his authority to call to service, to ordain, to pass keys which fit eternal locks (Kimball 1970, 92-94). Kimball’s persuasive defense of […]
[…] nine does give a fascinating overview of various views of living the principle, mostly by women). It reviews various outside sources that may have influenced Joseph Smith’s ideas, looks at Mormon polygamy from its […]