[…] remains is available only to the few who are willing to search reel after reel of microfilm for that elusive article someone vaguely remembers seeing somewhere. Few of America’s dailies publish indices or have […]
[…] Lee as a non-Mormon could court the Church freely. In an enduring career as mayor of Price for 12 years, governor of Utah for 8 years and mayor of Salt Lake City for 12 […]
[…] which he called “historical data,” show that those who persecuted the prophet met grotesque and untimely deaths. For example, in an interview with Lundwall, George C. King of Garland, Utah, reported the gruesome details […]
[…] possible that the two women might have met during one of the frequent gatherings Mrs. Cumming held for members of the local gentry. Both the journal and the letters are written by intelligent and […]
[…] but have confined myself to one room. At any rate, that’s how I felt after visiting Nauvoo for the dedication of the Monument to Women. Having been born Mormon, of pioneer (and yes, polygamous) […]
[…] one thus feels are the best guide to ultimate religious truth. Pietists, Mead argued, cared much more for the heart than the head. Like John Wesley, it was more important to them that one’s […]
[…] person who reads it.” Against this standard, those who write on Mormon topics fare quite well. Today, for the most part, Mormons and Mormonism are looked upon with a professionalism and objectivity that only […]
[…] the old. They appropriated ancient Israel’s sentiments and traditions, and its special status as God’s covenant people. For a Christian group, Mormons had an unusual affinity for the Old Testament. But did their use […]
[…] bestowed upon you, you would be filled with the Holy Ghost, and it would be as impossible for any man to deceive and lead you to destruction as for a feather to remain unconsumed […]
[…] every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. Meat makes me sluggish. We are also told not to eat fat or blood. […]