Utah’s Peculiar Death Penalty
April 30, 2018[…] so unreasonably heinous that photographs of the body made grown men turn away. And we talked, this human butcher and I, from mid night until morning. I listened to his stories and he to […]
[…] so unreasonably heinous that photographs of the body made grown men turn away. And we talked, this human butcher and I, from mid night until morning. I listened to his stories and he to […]
[…] look more at symbols than behavior, see a much greater difference prevailing. Observers of Mormon artistic and humanistic life have often felt that a distinctive Mormon essence does exist, or at least ought to. […]
[…] that is likely to outlast my grandchildren; yet from it has come whatever sense I have of human continuity. Huntington lies at the west end of a large valley extending from the Wasatch Plateau, […]
[…] break through the sky in a surge of compassion: In the Milestones section of Time Magazine a few cramped words: “Died, Harold B. Lee, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints”
We Latter -day Saints not only declare that the Constitution of the United States was divinely inspired but also think of ourselves as standing ready to make a prophesied defense, perhaps even a rescue, […]
[…] year later he predicted the formation of a league of nations that would “establish an empire of humanity” by suppressing feelings of nationality. And in 1917, after America had entered the War, he assured […]
[…] it. Hope fully, we have been taught “correct principles” and we would usually govern ourselves reasonably and humanely. Such minor matters as being requested to work on a stake farm project which we may […]
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[…] goals, developing materials, and providing training? President Dyer organized a committee to write a manual on “ Human Maturation.” Hundreds of hours went into the manual’s preparation. This guide— designed primarily for those who […]
[…] Christ. Mormonism also tends to inspire its adherents with a positive outlook on life, with faith in human progress and an awareness of the goodness of God. With due allowance for human frailties, the […]