[…] from the earlier edition, quotations in this paper are from the 9th ed. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Steam Printing Establishment, 1874). Elders’ Journal of the Church of Latter Day Saints 1 (July 1838): […]
[…] Center in Kona, Hawaii, for instance, is one building that clearly bespeaks its island origin. Walls of black native lava rock, rather than familiar brick, and white stucco form a startling contrast with the […]
[…] the prophet. The practice of “applying the scriptures to ourselves” is quite legitimate and useful in a community of faith. Mormons such as Nyman are following a Judeo-Christian exegetical tradition evident among the Nephites, […]
[…] showers of sparks float shimmering and singly down through the warm, cricket-noisy air to melt in the black grass. Laurie sighed and rolled down the window a little, not quite enough to blow Carol’s […]
[…] have a different role? Before June 1978, we all readily understood that the denial of priesthood to black men was a serious deprivation. Singling out one race of men for priesthood exclusion was easily […]
[…] narrow lapels. Still, Gerard would not have imputed a sexual cast to his way of dressing. Marie’s black hair brushed her shoulders in luxuriant abundance; her lipstick and eyebrow pencil were scrupulously etched; the […]
[…] Federal-style, three-building complex on the corner of Kimball and Main Streets was used for retailing and small community gatherings, and served as a home as well. Here Rachel lived with James and his family […]
[…] Lake Valley, the emergency communal economy faded away and tithing was reinstated as a regular program, evidently dating from 8 October 1848. The bishops took in the produce for storage and distribution. The central […]
[…] States of New York and Pennsylvania, 1816-1831” (Ph.D. diss., Brigham Young University, 1971), pp. 154-276; Porter, “ Dating the Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood,” Ensign 9 (June 1979) : 5-10; Mario DePillis, “The Quest […]
[…] originated when a male guest once appeared in casual blue silk stockings rather than the more conventional black silk ones. The symbol well reflected the informal and democratic nature of their association. But in […]