Had Brigham Young adhered to Sam Brannan’s advice and settled in California, San Francisco might have become the Mecca of Mormonism. Young stopped in the Great Salt Lake Valley and San Francisco had to […]
[…] me in Logan asking clearance for another printing. I immediately called President McKay for an appointment in order to ascertain his specific concerns before proceeding with the second edition. During our meeting, in a […]
[…] that the state constitution included progressive measures because of outside pressure to conform to national standards in order to achieve statehood and national approbation. Beyond the fact that the substance of such a charge […]
[…] also lead us into a program of study that is concerned with the problems of mankind, in order that we may more proficiently perform our duties in behalf of the Master of men. This […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sees both God and man in a temporal, that i§^ historical,’ context, but it has developed no authoritative, systematic statement of the philosophical implications of […]
I drove to the city to see “The Godfather.” I worried about it because it had an “R” rating. By way of comparison, “The Graduate” is now rated only “PG,” despite those lurid bed […]
This poignant observation by Dale L. Morgan was written even before World War II, and the erstwhile Utah sons and daughters spoken of are themselves now grandparents. Moreover, it is doubtful that anyone any […]
[…] become virtuoso musicians. Besides, if everyone were committed to denying every other facet of their lives in order to be able to throw a discus 198’8″, or design lunar landing components or medical computers, […]
[…] that Salt Lake grocer and his son and that the I.W.W. did cynically exploit Hillstrom’s execution in order to make him a martyr and strike a blow at the “system” they abhorred. What troubled […]
[…] plateau was comfortable and acceptable, but deceiving. Where is the power to self-motivation without the crisis of despair? Must a man lose his soul in order to save it? I began to take long walks.