In this episode of Dialogue Book Report, we delve into the craft of writing and the nuanced world of engaging a Mormon audience with three distinguished authors: Alison Brimley, Jack Harrell, and William Morris. […]
[…] among intelligences not of his own making. God acquires the ability to predict our behavior only by getting to know us; when meeting an intelligence for the first time, as it were, God does […]
[…] healing of the sick (see Religion and Healing process). Burial of Fetus The Church has no official service for the burial of the fetus. What is done would depend upon the age and size […]
[…] first companion in Kingdom building, assisting the Prophet to translate the plates. Not until Oliver begins his service does Joseph use the first person plural to describe his activities in the Kingdom (v. 68). […]
[…] trances that led him to spend the last third of his life producing a prolific series of writing, including Heaven and Hell, from Things Heard and Seen. Beyond such cases, one cannot help speculating […]
[…] That God responded by confirming the rightness of what they had already concluded becomes apparent from the writings of Apostle Abraham H. Cannon, whose diaries bring additional insight to bear upon some very difficult […]
[…] conducting personal and communal fasts; (3) publishing a small religious book in defense of their beliefs; (4) writing an open letter of warning addressed to Heber J. Grant and “all those who are persecuting […]
[…] treat all his children as he would. This is at the center of King Benjamin’s message of service: we must be active stewards in setting the proverbial table of equality for the downtrodden, the […]
[…] children of African descent. BYU provided me with many more occasions to think about this history. In college, I was privileged to learn about beloved LDS pioneer Jane Manning James while participating in a […]
[…] Samuel represented his ward at monthly stake deacons quorum meetings. In January 1876, in appreciation for Samuel’s service in the ward, “A vote of thanks was unanimously rendered Br. Chambers for being so faithful […]