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A History Of Formal Religious Instruction By The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In Alberta, 1890-1960, Phyllip G. Redd Jul 1961

A History Of Formal Religious Instruction By The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In Alberta, 1890-1960, Phyllip G. Redd

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to bring to light and to assemble the history of formal religious instruction by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alberta, Canada, for the period 1890 to 1960.


A Study Of Drop-Outs From Twelve Seminaries In Utah Conducted During 1960-61, Roy Fearnley Hatch Jan 1961

A Study Of Drop-Outs From Twelve Seminaries In Utah Conducted During 1960-61, Roy Fearnley Hatch

Theses and Dissertations

Public educators are using drop-out studies as a means of improving the curriculum and increasing the holding power of the schools. The public educators are attempting to prepare man for life and the religious educators are attempting to prepare man for eternity. There have been many studies concerning the public school drop-outs, but this is the first one concerning seminary drop-outs.

The purpose of this study has been to determine why some students drop-out of seminary before graduation. After learning the reasons for the students dropping out, it is important that changes be made to increase the enrollment and holding …


An Historical Study Of The Factors Influencing The Organization Of Education In Washington County, 1852-1915, Robert H. Moss Jan 1961

An Historical Study Of The Factors Influencing The Organization Of Education In Washington County, 1852-1915, Robert H. Moss

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to trace the development of education in Washington County from its beginnings as a small district system to its present status as a free public school system within a county administrative unit.


A Study Of The Attitudes Toward And Understandings Of Temple Marriage Of A Selected Group Of Seminary Students In The Alpine School District (Utah), Jerald Ray Johansen Jan 1961

A Study Of The Attitudes Toward And Understandings Of Temple Marriage Of A Selected Group Of Seminary Students In The Alpine School District (Utah), Jerald Ray Johansen

Theses and Dissertations

The objective of most religious teachings and concepts is to change the student's attitude that desirable behavior may follow. The measurement of attitudes and the way people feel about certain religious concepts are, to an extent, determinative of their behavior. This realization has brought about a steady growth within the educational field of attitude and opinion measurement. It has also influenced religious educators to investigate this field in their efforts to get people to attain desirable religious goals.

The problem, investigated in the present research, was concerned with whether the youth of seminary age in the Church of Jesus Christ …


Relative Importance Of And Adherence To Church Standards Of Lds Youth, F. Weldon Thacker Jan 1961

Relative Importance Of And Adherence To Church Standards Of Lds Youth, F. Weldon Thacker

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not LDS seminary teachers are aware of (1) the Church standards with which their students feel they themselves are failing as far as adherence and understanding is concerned and (2) to what degree decree the students adhere to and understand the Church standards and principles.


A Study Of Childhood Experiences Of Physicists, Lds Seminary Teachers And Outstanding Competitive Athletes, A. Garr Cranney Jr. Jan 1961

A Study Of Childhood Experiences Of Physicists, Lds Seminary Teachers And Outstanding Competitive Athletes, A. Garr Cranney Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

Theories of vocational choice are of current and vital interest to the counseling profession. Roe's theoretical work based on the Freudian assumption that occupational choice is related to family atmostphere has particularly stimulated recent research in this area. This study similarly follows her theory and employs Dr. Nachmann's techniques who tested comparable hypotheses with different groups in 1957.

The problem of this study was to determine if there were certain differences in the childhood experience of physicists, L.D.S. seminary teachers, and outstanding competitive athletes. Fifteen B.Y.U. students were interviewed in each group, the interviews following the items of a questionnaire. …


The Ogden Tabernacle Choir: Its History And Contributions To The Cultural History Of Utah, Merlin Ray Sorensen Jan 1961

The Ogden Tabernacle Choir: Its History And Contributions To The Cultural History Of Utah, Merlin Ray Sorensen

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to present a history of the Ogden Tabernacle Choir, to ascertain the extent to which it developed musically, and to include any contributions that were made by the various conductors in attaining that degree of artistry achieved by this musical organization. Inasmuch as the choir was disbanded in 1949, this study will encompass its complete history. It will also include a biography of its conductors. Because the choir rehearsed and performed primarily in the Pioneer Tabernacle, a short history of this building and the Ogden Tabernacle Organ will be included, as well.


A Study Of Problems Relative To The Fulfillment Of Selected Prophecies In The Book Of Mormon: With Particular Reference To The Prophetic View From 1830 Onward, Ross William Warner Jan 1961

A Study Of Problems Relative To The Fulfillment Of Selected Prophecies In The Book Of Mormon: With Particular Reference To The Prophetic View From 1830 Onward, Ross William Warner

Theses and Dissertations

Prophecy appears to play an important role in the Book of Mormon. The prophets evidently felt it necessary to include a considerable amount of prophetic material in this modern book of scripture.
Three general divisions of book of mormon prophecy can be made: (1) prophecies which relate to the period of time prior to the year 421 A.D., the approximate date of the final writing on the plates of Mormon, (2) prophecies which relate to the period 421 to 1830, the publication date of the Book of Mormon, and (3) prophecies which relate to the period 1830 onward.
The first …


A Study Of The Reactions Of Latter-Day Saint Youth To The Thirteen Fireside Programs Given In The Winter Of 1960, Emerson Roy West Jan 1961

A Study Of The Reactions Of Latter-Day Saint Youth To The Thirteen Fireside Programs Given In The Winter Of 1960, Emerson Roy West

Theses and Dissertations

This is a study of certain high school and college students to the thirteen Fireside Programs given under the direction of the General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the first three months of 1960. The purposes of this study are twofold: (1) to study the reactions to the fireside program and (2) to study the change in conduct of the audience through the addresses and discussions.


A Circumspection Of Ten Formulators Of Early Utah Art History, Tom Leek Jan 1961

A Circumspection Of Ten Formulators Of Early Utah Art History, Tom Leek

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis was to study the efforts of ten Utah artists who played significant roles in formulating early Utah art history.


A Survey And Analysis Of Utah's Weekly Newspaper Publishers And Their Publications, Martin Bradley Munn Jan 1961

A Survey And Analysis Of Utah's Weekly Newspaper Publishers And Their Publications, Martin Bradley Munn

Theses and Dissertations

This study was made to determine the similarities and dis-similarities of Utah's weekly newspaper publishers who belong to the Utah State Press Association and to analyze the publications which they publish each week. It was done to give insight and to make recommendations to those who head and to those extremely interested in community journalism in the Beehive State.


Charles Ora Card, Pioneer And Colonizer, A. James Hudson Jan 1961

Charles Ora Card, Pioneer And Colonizer, A. James Hudson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to give a biographical account of the life and labors of Charles Ora Card in order to show his contributions to the idle history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in particular to the Latter-day Saint communities of Logan, Utah, and Cardston, Alberta.

This work is based upon information found in journals kept by Charles Ora Card, supplemented with information from books, newspapers, manuscripts, diaries, and interviews to enrich and amplify the account.


The Life And Contributions Of Samuel Harrison Smith, Dean Jarman Jan 1961

The Life And Contributions Of Samuel Harrison Smith, Dean Jarman

Theses and Dissertations

Samuel H. Smith lived at a period of time when American society was undergoing great change in its economic, religious, and social institutions. Increased transportation facilities provided new opportunities for the common man. There was increased mobility on the part of Americans and the West offered many new opportunities. A renewed interest in religion and the repudiation of existing Christian institutions were characteristic of that period of time.


A History Of Preston, Idaho, Clarence G. Judy Jan 1961

A History Of Preston, Idaho, Clarence G. Judy

Theses and Dissertations

Preston, Idaho, a small agricultural community in northern Cache Valley, in early times was a hunting ground for Indians who camped nearby. The first white men to visit the area were trappers, immigrants and explorers. Mormon settlers had pushed to its borders by 1860.

Unlike most communities of Cache Valley, the greater Preston area, known then as Worm Creek, was settled by individual enterprise. In 1868 Dennis W. Winn became the first settler in that part of Worm Creek known as the "Flat" or "Sandridge" which later became Preston. Other settlers located along Worm Creek to the east.

The Utah …


A Textual Comparison Of The Isaiah Passages In The Book Of Mormon With The Same Passages In The St. Mark's Isaiah Scroll Of The Dead Sea Community, Wayne Ham Jan 1961

A Textual Comparison Of The Isaiah Passages In The Book Of Mormon With The Same Passages In The St. Mark's Isaiah Scroll Of The Dead Sea Community, Wayne Ham

Theses and Dissertations

The Book of Mormon contains twenty-one chapters of the Book of Isaiah: two through fourteen, twenty-nine, and forty-eight through fifty-four. The language is primarily that of the King James Version with some variations. The King James Version itself has been translated from the Massoretic Hebrew Text. It is a fair assumption that the variations in the Book of Mormon represent an older, more accurate text than the Massoretic Text.

Textual critics are anxious to find ancient texts and versions of the scriptures in the hope that some of these texts may contain readings closer to the original than does the …


History Of The Construction Of The Salt Lake Temple, Wallace Alan Raynor Jan 1961

History Of The Construction Of The Salt Lake Temple, Wallace Alan Raynor

Theses and Dissertations

The construction of the Salt Lake Temple is an in-extricable element of Utah and Mormon history. From the moment of its inception in 1847 until its completion forty-six years later its development coincides closely with the political and economic history of the territory. Its history epitomizes the faith of the Mormon people, attests to the strength of their conviction and serves as a monument to their efforts.
It has been a rewarding experience to write the history of the construction of an edifice which has had, and continues to have, such a marked impact on Utah culture.


The Life Of Amos Milton Musser, Karl Brooks Jan 1961

The Life Of Amos Milton Musser, Karl Brooks

Theses and Dissertations

For more than half a century Amos Milton Musser was a conspicuous figure in the social, religious, and business life of Utah.

Amos Milton Musser, the second son and fourth child of Samuel and Anna Barr Musser, was born in Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1830. When he was four years old, his father died. after three years of widowhood, his mother remarried, but her husband, Abraham Bitner, soon died, leaving her with two additional children.

During her second widowhood, times were so hard that Mrs. Bitner had to ask for help in supporting her children. John Neff, …


An Exploratory Study Of The Effects Of The Divorce Process And Postdivorce Readjustment On The Lds Person, Everett Louis Hagerty Jan 1961

An Exploratory Study Of The Effects Of The Divorce Process And Postdivorce Readjustment On The Lds Person, Everett Louis Hagerty

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to gain an increased understanding of what the L.D.S. person feels during the process of divorce and postdivorce readjustment by (1) developing an interview guide to obtain the necessary data on divorce, (2) determining how strong the feelings of failure, guilt, and trauma were at different phases of the divorce process, (3) determining how the feelings of failure, guilt, and trauma were related to membership in the L.D.S. Church, its teachings, and contacts with Church authorities, and (4) gaining insights which might provide a basis for later investigation.


An Historical Study Of The All-Church Softball Tournament Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Gordon Norman Oborn Jan 1961

An Historical Study Of The All-Church Softball Tournament Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Gordon Norman Oborn

Theses and Dissertations

This study involves the history of one of the largest softball tournaments in the world. Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Tournament has become one of the greatest athletic events in the Church.

The problem is limited to an analysis of the motives, influences, and events which has been of greatest importance in the origin and development of this Tournament.


Uncle Jesse: The Story Of Jesse Knight, Miner, Industrialist, Philanthropist, Gary Fuller Reese Jan 1961

Uncle Jesse: The Story Of Jesse Knight, Miner, Industrialist, Philanthropist, Gary Fuller Reese

Theses and Dissertations

Jesse Knight was born in 1845 near Nauvoo, Illinois, the son of Newel and Lydia G. Knight, early converts to the Mormon faith. In 1850, with his widowed mother, Jesse traveled by wagon across the plains to Salt Lake City where the family remained until 1858 when orders came to move south ahead of the Utah Expedition.
Jesse spent the rest of his childhood and his teen years in Provo, Utah, where he lived with his mother and later with an older brother. He worked as a teamster in most of the jobs he had and grew to young manhood …