[…] 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 […]
<i>Dialogue 24.3 (Fall 1991): 43–57</i><br> Before the Manifesto was first read in conference, members and church leaders fully believed in plural marriage as being a commandment from God. Once the Manifesto was read, over […]
[…] came to the United States in the late 1960s. Already baptized, Rosalinda and her family attended an English-speaking ward, but because Rosalinda spoke only Spanish, her only church job was tending children in the […]
[…] to grow. Eliza R. Snow Smith, Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Co., 1884). A comprehensive history of the Italian mission has not been written. For a short […]
[…] from Greek mythology tells of the titan Prometheus who, alone among the gods, loved mortals enough to share with them the secret miracle of fire, “th choice flower … the bright glory of fire […]
[…] or the church authority who gave a moving but destructive sermon as a model. “Why didn’t some English teacher or critic or seminary instructor warn me to consider such ethical matters critically, raising important […]
[…] sets of component rites. Thus, the sacrament usually includes this essentially invariable sequence: (1) congregational singing; (2) breaking the bread, then kneeling (by the officiant) to bless the sacrament; (3) reciting the prayer of blessing […]
[…] Native Americans was central to their decision to change their life and accept baptism.” As a white, English-speaking, North American Mormon, Bailey is most likely telling the truth. For him, and those around him, […]
[…] grain fields to hunt ducks and geese. 1 paid my tuition, sixty bucks, and went for the English exam. To my surprise, I bypassed bonehead English, which Jon had had to take. Walking to […]
[…] governments; and the drivers for Brigham Young’s abrupt March 1858 change in strategy and tactics immediately following news of the Fort Limhi massacre. In Good Company A seventh lesson learned over the years is […]