[…] got its start in 1961 when the Office of Research and Projects at S.I.U., which grants money for faculty research, found itself near the end of a fiscal year with a considerable amount of […]
This small publication makes available in useable form the printing of two documents which deal with the first Masonic Lodge organized at Nauvoo and the rapidity with which it grew. At Nauvoo in 1841 […]
[…] lengthy histories of Utah and B. H. Roberts’ multi-volume his tory of the church still must suffice for broad and yet detailed overviews of the 1880’s and 1890’s. Not only are these works dated, […]
[…] belief that America was a land of divine destiny, and his international philosophy reflected a fundamental concern for the dignity and survival of this country. Here two scholars of international affairs present a cogent […]
[…] in 1861 with the publication in Cincinnati of The Hymnbook, edited by Emma Smith, a continuous ef fort has been made to keep the church’s hymnody up-to-date by its reflection and expression of spiritual […]
[…] is to present the truth. I feel sure that nothing but the truth can be good enough for the church to which I belong.” Not everyone shared this dedication to the truth, however, and […]
[…] the notion that “natural cures” are a part of the restored gospel and equivalent to God’s means for healing his children. This theme, that natural, herbal medicines are God’s medicines and that synthetically derived […]
[…] rejoice at the relative ease with which they exercise and express their faith. Frequently, however, the ef fortlessness of religious practice leads to a “taking for granted” of church programs, procedures, policies and principles. […]
[…] writings. Thus the LDS commentator potentially has a unique advantage in determining the meaning of Isaiah. Un fortunately, it is this very advantage—the additional light and knowledge resulting from modern revelation—which sets a trap […]
Section 82 of the Doctrine and Covenants, dated 26 April 1832, guided the formation of a united order in the Joseph Smith era. Until recently, code names were shown for the nine participants: Ahashdah […]