[…] his strength.” Then on 9 December 1842, William defended the Nauvoo Charter with uncommon eloquence as representative for Hancock County in the Illinois legislature. In August 1845, W. W. Phelps designated William “the Patriarchal […]
[…] Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The First Presidency of the Church is responsible for administering the laws and policies of the church as approved by its World Conferences (Rules of […]
[…] bandaged fingers warm on the hot, gray rubber. I am, without much hope, watching the river’s edge for beavers. Across from me Rob is sunbathing on the raftside. Sunbathing, that is, in a plastic […]
Jack slowed down, looking for a sign. Seeing none, he sped on down the highway, grumbling to himself. Dean could have given more specific directions — or better, first-hand instructions, not this friend-of-a-friend nonsense. […]
[…] Erasmus published the first Greek New Testament in 1516. His edition was based on only six manuscripts, dating from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries, and these in turn came essentially from a single […]
[…] their stamina and their mental as well as physical health. Usually these people are too tired for dating and social engagements. To stay active in the Church they also must suppress their natural sexuality. […]
[…] one period this question so haunted him that he refused to keep a rope in the house for fear he might throw it over a rafter and hang himself. Yet by his late sixties, […]
[…] consider it perfectly appropriate for women to remind any Latter-day Saint man who violates gospel principles in dating that he holds the priesthood and should act accordingly. 5. There is a misconception that it […]
[…] to counter the explosion of sexual information they receive from larger society and likewise prepares them for dating and, eventually, marriage. Furthermore, an affirming sexual culture will likely prevent, and even eliminate, sexual problems […]
Even under the best of circumstances, life in the mid-nineteenth century was not easy for Mormon women. Often repeatedly uprooted from their homes, they left behind family, friends, neighbors, and community to pursue their […]