[…] tension. “There seems to be general satisfaction and the cities and country seem progressive and prosperous.” The international situation was another matter. He knew that Germany’s peaceful demeanor at home did not prevent the […]
[…] voters in the South through the so-called “force bill,” and prospects were not at all good for breaking the Democratic grasp on the vote from that section. The West certainly appeared to hold more […]
[…] for greater uses. The message of the myth seems clear: listeners may find themselves in a heroic search for the boons of the material world and yet find heretofore unexplored paths to inner spiritual […]
[…] was told that under Smith’s direction a dog was sacrificed on the spot in the hope of breaking the charm that held the “pots of money.” According to Austin, the digging occurred before Smith […]
[…] Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1930), 1:218. Fawn M. Brodie, No Man Knows My History (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, […]
[…] translations newer than the Authorized Version—the King James Version, the official Bible of the LDS church in English—omit the Comma, almost without exception. For example, the official LDS translation of the Bible in German […]
[…] Creed Haymond “wanted the Elders to learn humility and faith thru these experiences.” Haymond told the Church News, “If this work did nothing else it made good missionaries.” Missionaries frequently referred to their experiences […]
[…] be, at least where the church is very young. As in any country where the church is breaking new ground and the first generation of missionaries is necessarily foreign, establishing a religion unbiased by […]
[…] the years trustees have named a number of buildings after living church authorities who presided at ground- breaking and dedication ceremonies, including the Heber J. Grant, David O. McKay, N. Eldon Tanner, and Spencer […]
[…] atmosphere of criticism, one might yet find acceptance from God’s leader(s) and congregation through obedience. Bending or breaking away from religion creates conflict, for one not only leaves the continued experience of symbolic parental love, […]