[…] was coming for the purpose of massacring us, and in a short time after we got the news, we saw them coming over the hills and coming down onto what was called Goose Creek. […]
[…] mirror (captoptromancy) was employed. K. Illness Illness was thought to be caused in some cases by the breaking of taboos. Confession of sin was believed to bring about a cure of illness. L. Snake […]
[…] trying to smile, to laugh; trying to mimic the Pied Piper and convert embarrassment into humor. But breaking down, hollering at them: “Get the hell out! Get the hell out of here! All of […]
[…] 36). We are united that we might “know” each other, meaning in Hebrew to fully comprehend and share our being (Whittaker 1980, 36). The highest model for marriage, then, established in the garden and […]
[…] back. “I needed to get away from the house.” She turned toward the papers. “It’s a lonesome world, isn’t it?” Her voice was flat. She moved away from him, her head up, moving proudly […]
[…] during the translation process of hiding the plates from inquisitive neighbors—actually former treasure-hunting partners looking for their share in the find of the golden plates treasure—are equally as adventurous, as well as the trials […]
[…] the joy the gospel promises, as church membership becomes an intolerable burden and they finally reach a breaking point and begin to slip away. At that stage they are in danger of being judged […]
[…] town, it was dark. There are no street lights. The three of us locked arms, spoke no English, and had our mace ready. Actually, I felt very safe. April 6,1996 We don’t do much […]
[…] or Latter-day Saints, Examined and Exposed,” reprinted in The Essential Orson Pratt, 61-108. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Co. “The Earth and Man,” reprinted in James P. Harris, ed., The Essential James E. […]
[…] though the revelation never had an official title during Smith’s lifetime, it was published in the Deseret News as “The Principle and Doctrine of Having Many Wives and Concubines, A Revelation to Joseph Smith, […]