[…] be made subservient to the building up of Zion.” Even though its early practitioners are little read today—Nephi Anderson is the chief exception—the influence of home literature remains strong. It provides the guiding principles […]
[…] Idaho. On both sides of his family David Wright descended from strong Bear Lake Valley Mormon pioneer stock. His mother, Lenore Booth Rich, who still lives in Montpelier, is the great-granddaughter of Charles Coulson […]
Homespun suggests ways for women of today to practice pioneer crafts. Individual chapters on log-cabin cooking, preserving and drying foods, homemade remedies, needle arts, quilts, patchwork, dyeing, producing cloth and clothing, rug making, soapmaking, […]
[…] Smith proposing that the two of them exchange views in a public forum such as the Deseret News. Elder Smith replied that he would ask the First Presidency’s opinion on the matter. One week […]
[…] educational traditions have been followed, the graduates of LDS schools have found greater success in the job market. Island Saints take well to modern buildings and education, but what about basic priesthood responsibilities, such […]
[…] 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): […]
[…] of the problem, of course, is that there is a tradition that they must not meddle in politics. They must be dutiful wives and mothers and they must not speak out. One did speak […]
[…] covering the years 1805-1834); Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star (1842-1845, covering years 1805 to 1844); and the Deseret News (1851-1858, covering the years 1834-1844). The process of preparing these for publication in a multivolume bound […]
[…] of the rivalry between Corinne and Utah Mormondom was told on many fronts: in the arenas of politics, cultural development and economics. Gentiles constantly lobbied in Washington, D.C., to seek legislation which would destroy […]
[…] landed I called the hospital and found that Mother had died the hour before. I reported the news to my family in Delaware, and my husband said that there had been a letter from […]