[…] the presence of two card-carrying Gentiles—Donald Worster and Richard Etulain—whose fresh perspectives are sorely needed in the insular world of Mormon scholarship. Like most collaborative projects, the essays vary considerably. Many contain personal reminiscences of […]
[…] effectively presents Wood ruff as a devout follower of a nineteenth century Mormon religion which promoted “a world view that unified the temporal and spiritual realms in God’s kingdom and in the lives of […]
[…] there. Between the poised finger and thumb We could imagine The mechanical pencil, In our heads the world’s last wonder, And over the slack wrist, The watch with the seven hands . . . […]
[…] of the New Mormon History that has been writ ten by men and women who have since World War II brought professional credentials and LDS testimonies to the task. Other authors explore with varying […]
[…] task of healing were inspiring and a monument to the triumph of the human spirit. In a world where violence is omnipresent, it is refreshing to come in contact with those who seek no […]
[…] the land, members everywhere would lovingly escort their neighbors and friends to WardAmerica meetings. Any reluctance to share the gospel would melt away like the hoarfrost before the morning sun. The Church would soon […]
[…] women. Between 1830 and 1899, for example, 12,825 missionaries, most of them married, were set apart (Deseret News 1981, 214); their service, inevitably far from home, lasted from a few months to as long […]
[…] is the logical person to have written on that president of the church. D. Michael Quinn’s trail breaking works on post-Manifesto polygamy and magic world views in Joseph Smith’s day are slighted; he does […]
[…] it had been for years, was a little poem he had written before Suzette was born. He read it again, even though he knew it well. Me First Knowing that a thousand years are […]
At the baptismal Erma sings “Que grande es El,” her voice breaking, and the woman she has brought to Jesus, clothed in white on the front row, weeps.