[…] sons of Israel.” Not so familiar is the doctrine of literal biological descent of Mormons of European stock. I have experienced vehement objections and incredulity when I mentioned the doctrine to younger Mormons, who […]
[…] policy ideal), rather than focusing on those remaining dependent on government assistance. The comprehensive welfare program of today does not even try to compete with government programs. Yet its multi-faceted approach to acute need, […]
There are significant differences between historical investigation of controversial issues and the polemical use of history. Jeff D. Blake’s essay is a textbook example of polemics impersonating as history. First, he employs the classic […]
[…] a few years ago, faster almost than we can respond. It has also made us the target of anti- American sentiment and violence. Yet, in spite of all, church membership has now reached nine million.
[…] maybe, especially when she was surrounded by the kind of high-powered executives she dealt with. But this news was a shock. After a small silence, Catherine said, “I’ve already got a church. I thought […]
[…] Ralph V. Chamberlin’s 1925 biography, The Life and Philosophy of W. H. Chamberlin (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press). E. E. Ericksen, one of Chamberlin’s students who became head of the philosophy department of […]
[…] The father would live! The second was an ironic poem by L. A. Cowles clipped from the news paper: CALL THE BISHOP If your baby’s got the colic, Call the bishop; If your son’s […]
[…] the Jews would be persecuted? Was that a justification for death camps. We think we corner the market on truth, but the other day as we were leaving Brother Yazzie’s, a rattlesnake coiled up […]
[…] to the bishop’s house on June 9, 1978. It was the bishop’s wife who told us the news, weeping: “El prof eta ha recibido una revelation! Todos los hombres di gnos pueden recibir el […]
[…] my opportunities for continuation or advancement here.” 1. “I can honestly say that being sensitive to the politics of the administration was far more an issue for me in my previous faculty position than […]