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Zane Grey In Zion: An Examination Of His Supposed Anti-Mormonism, Gary Topping
Zane Grey In Zion: An Examination Of His Supposed Anti-Mormonism, Gary Topping
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Zane Grey And James Simpson Emmett, Graham St. John Stott
Zane Grey And James Simpson Emmett, Graham St. John Stott
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Does Family Size Affect Academic Achievement?, Phillip R. Kunz, Evan T. Peterson, Gail W. Peterson
Does Family Size Affect Academic Achievement?, Phillip R. Kunz, Evan T. Peterson, Gail W. Peterson
BYU Studies Quarterly
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Mischievous Puck And The Mormons, 1904-1907, Davis Bitton, Gary L. Bunker
Mischievous Puck And The Mormons, 1904-1907, Davis Bitton, Gary L. Bunker
BYU Studies Quarterly
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Mormon Bibliography 1977, Chad J. Flake
Mormon Poor Relief: A Social Welfare Interlude, Betty L. Barton
Mormon Poor Relief: A Social Welfare Interlude, Betty L. Barton
BYU Studies Quarterly
There has been considerable scholarship about the law of consecration in the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and about the more recent Church welfare plan, but there has been relatively little written about Mormon welfare in the period roughly between 1850 and 1930. Many of the early pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley faced starvation, so President Brigham Young created public works projects in order to give people jobs, acting under the belief that it is better to help people help themselves than to simply give them handouts. Unlike much of American society of …
An Analysis Of The Speaking Style Of Heber C. Kimball: Mormon Leader, James Francis O'Connor
An Analysis Of The Speaking Style Of Heber C. Kimball: Mormon Leader, James Francis O'Connor
Theses and Dissertations
The primary function of this thesis was to determine, through the analysis of three randomly selected speeches, the speaking style of Heber C. Kimball. The selected speeches were presented in three different utah locations, and they covered a span of nine years (1856-65). All three speeches were presented to a Mormon audience and were religious in nature.
Seven elements of style have been used for the analysis of the three speeches. They are: accuracy, clarity, propriety, economy, force, striking quality, and liveliness. It was determined that President Kimball's speaking style was weak in the areas of accuracy and clarity. In …