[…] Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat” ( 6). This might refer merely to ritual cleanliness, yet it could as well suggest a character trait. […]
[…] exciting change in policy. Early LDS missionary work in Russia had been concentrated in large urban areas where most missionaries could enjoy such civilized luxuries as paved roads, frequent public transportation, telephone lines, and […]
<i>Dialogue 33. 3 (Fall 2000): 123–136</i><br> Hugo Oliaz intervews two important figures in LDS LGBTQ organzing, a former diretor of Affirmation and the founder of Gay LDS Youth, a group that briefly flourished in […]
[…] in the bastions of Nordic, Teutonic, British, and Celtic Europe—a region which supplied membership and leadership during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—will increasingly be among people of color not native to the European continent.
The bus to Sao Bento up through a complex development of valleys and mountainous jungle. The canopy of trees changes periodically during the slow ascent from the typical street-lining palms to heavier blocked rows […]
[…] of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began with a mission to restore the ancient church, but not for everyone at the same time. In its earliest days, the church was preoccupied with its mission […]
[…] thing about my life it would be this: when I was seven years old the mailman ran over my head” (13). Edgar then narrates his tale of hospital recovery, boarding school horrors, Mormon con […]
[…] liquor, there are pretty girls, and there are thousands who have barely survived their own debacles. They buy their chips and slide into defeat. After we cross the river, Bill nudges his horse to […]
[…] the Christ (Salt Lake City: The Deseret News, 1915), 634. Spencer W. Kimball, Area Conference, Bogota, Columbia, 6 March 1977, in Edward L. Kimball, ed., The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball (Salt Lake City: […]
[…] re quested a commandment from Joseph Smith, who then commanded Martin repeatedly in his various duties. On 6 April 1830, Harris was baptized by Oliver Cowdery at Manchester, New York. Trips to Kirtland, Ohio […]