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Pornography And Premarital Sexual Activity Among Lds Teenagers, Mark A. Harris Brigham Young University - Provo

Pornography And Premarital Sexual Activity Among Lds Teenagers, Mark A. Harris

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This study investigates the relationship between several independent measures and premarital sexual activity among 1,393 LDS teenagers living along the east coast. Results indicate that among these LDS teens, exposure to pornography is strongly and significantly related to the probability of having engaged in premarital sex. This holds true even when controlling for peer influence, family structure, religiosity, gender, and age. Teens who were exposed to pornography (1 to 24 exposures) are 2.6 times more likely to have engaged in sex as compared to those who report no exposure to pornography. Furthermore, those teens exposed to a higher amount of …

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"A Mother There": A Survey Of Historical Teachings About Mother In Heaven, David L. Paulsen, Martin Pulido Brigham Young University

"A Mother There": A Survey Of Historical Teachings About Mother In Heaven, David L. Paulsen, Martin Pulido

BYU Studies Quarterly

Since the 1840s, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) have taught that in addition to a Father in Heaven, we have a Mother in Heaven. This cherished doctrine has been an important, although relatively obscure, part of the Latter-day Saint understanding of the premortal origins and divine nature of humankind. The authors, a professor and a student of philosophy at Brigham Young University, present historical statements by Mormon leaders about Mother in Heaven. Contrary to criticism in some quarters, Church leaders have not relegated this deity to a confined role. Statements from the late 1840s …

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The Dead Sea Scrolls And The New Testament, Dana M. Pike Brigham Young University

The Dead Sea Scrolls And The New Testament, Dana M. Pike

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Since their initial discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have generated a great deal ofinterest, ranging from responsible scholarly inquiry to public sensationalism.1 During the years 1947–1956, local Bedouin and eventually archaeologists found scrolls and primarily scroll fragments (many thousands of them) in eleven caves proximate to the small archaeological site of Qumran, near the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. Stories of the initial discovery of major scrolls by Bedouin cousins in what is now called Qumran Cave 1 vary in certain details and have been often recounted, as have stories about the intrigue involved in the authentication …

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The Good Samaritan: A Type And Shadow Of The Plan Of Salvation, John W. Welch Brigham Young University

The Good Samaritan: A Type And Shadow Of The Plan Of Salvation, John W. Welch

BYU Studies Quarterly

Before modernity, Christians read this parable allegorically, with the Samaritan, for example, aptly typifying Christ. Such a reading becomes even stronger when enriched by the full plan of salvation.

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Seeking After The Good In Art, Drama, Film, And Literature, Travis T. Anderson Brigham Young University

Seeking After The Good In Art, Drama, Film, And Literature, Travis T. Anderson

BYU Studies Quarterly

Not long ago, kids in tow, I burst in unannounced on my parents and found them absorbed in some ubiquitous TV sitcom. While we peeled off our coats and the kids started chasing each other around the house, I jokingly chided my mom for wasting her time on such mindless drivel. In reply, she playfully denounced my elitist taste and defended her show as “good, wholesome entertainment.” Well, it may indeed have been entertaining. And being a show that originally aired back in the early eighties and even then was aimed at an older demographic, it was relatively free of …

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The Nature Of The Spirit World, As Taught In The Holy Scriptures And By The Prophets, Seers, And Revelators Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Roger T. Ralphs Brigham Young University - Provo

The Nature Of The Spirit World, As Taught In The Holy Scriptures And By The Prophets, Seers, And Revelators Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Roger T. Ralphs

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that there are several estates through which man must pass on his way to exaltation in the celestial kingdom. These estates consist of man as: (1) a pre-mortal spirit being, a literal offspring of God; (2) a mortal being having physical as well as spiritual parents; (3) a post-mortal spirit being, his spirit having withdrawn from his physical body at death; and (4) an immortal resurected personage over which physical death has no more power. The teachings concerning these estates form a goodly portion of the gospel plan as taught by …

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An Historical Analysis Of The Word Of Wisdom, Paul H. Peterson Brigham Young University - Provo

An Historical Analysis Of The Word Of Wisdom, Paul H. Peterson

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The Word of Wisdom was announced by Joseph Smith as a revelation from God in 1833. The revelation prohibited the use of alcohol, tobacco, tea, and coffee. Its pronouncement came at a time when temperance movements were conspicuous throughout America.

Interpretations and attitudes have changed toward the Word of Wisdom over the years. Before 1840 many Mormons considered abstinence important though Joseph Smith stressed moderation. Observance became lax as Mormons treked westward to settle Utah territory. Brigham Young stressed obedience to the revelation in the 1860's but never made observance obligatory. Under John Taylor in 1883, a Word of Wisdom …

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History Of The South African Mission Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, 1853-1970, Farrell Ray Monson Brigham Young University - Provo

History Of The South African Mission Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, 1853-1970, Farrell Ray Monson

Theses and Dissertations

The history of the South African Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1853-1970) describes the progress of the Church in South Africa from its inception until the present time. Missionary proselyting activities in the land are traced, and the major historical developments of the mission are discussed.

In 1853 three missionaries began Mormon proselyting activities in the Cape Province and within six months they had baptized forty-five persons, established two branches, and organized the first conference of the Church.

Despite mob violence and opposition from the clergy, civil authorities, and the press, the Church continued to …

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The Psalm 22:16 Controversy: New Evidence From The Dead Sea Scrolls, Shon Hopkin Brigham Young University

The Psalm 22:16 Controversy: New Evidence From The Dead Sea Scrolls, Shon Hopkin

BYU Studies Quarterly

Few verses in the Bible have produced as much debate and commentary as Psalm 22:16: “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.” The discussions center on the last character (reading right to left) of the Hebrew כארו‎ (“pierced/dug”), assumed to be the word from which the Septuagint Greek ὤρυξαν (“they have pierced”) was translated—assumed because the original Hebrew texts from which the Septuagint was translated are no longer extant. If the last character of the Hebrew word was a waw (ו), as the Greek seems to indicate, …

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The Not-So-Great Apostasy?: A Response To The Mormon Argument Of The Great Apostasy, Rylie Slone Ouachita Baptist University

The Not-So-Great Apostasy?: A Response To The Mormon Argument Of The Great Apostasy, Rylie Slone

Honors Theses

The research question to be presented is this: did the Great Apostasy claimed by the Latter-Day Saint church really happen? The hypothesis, to be tested by research using church history, church doctrine, and textual criticism, is that the Great Apostasy never happened. The hypothesis is that the loving, omniscient God of the universe would not allow his truth to be clouded and flawed by men and would instead preserve it. Jesus told Peter in Matthew 16:18, “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not …

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Full Issue, 2023 Brigham Young University

Full Issue

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

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Forthcoming Publications, 2023 Brigham Young University

Forthcoming Publications

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Abraham in Egypt, by Hugh W. Nibley, second edition, edited by Gary P. Gillum. This book duplicates the original 1981 volume published by Deseret Book but adds chapters from Nibley's "A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price" series that appeared in the Improvement Era from 1968 to 1970. Nibley examines discoveries that have shed light on Abraham and his times and that help confirm the authenticity of the Book of Abraham. Available in spring 2000.

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Byu Devotional Transcript On Ancient Records, 2023 Brigham Young University

Byu Devotional Transcript On Ancient Records

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Newly available from FARMS are transcripts of Daniel C. Peterson's BYU devotional address given on 3 August 1999. Peterson's remarks focused on BYU's role in the research and publication of ancient documents. "There is divine purpose in the things that I will treat today," Peterson began. "I believe that there is more going on here than our own merely human efforts can fully explain."

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Third Volume Of Islamic Translation Series Released, 2023 Brigham Young University

Third Volume Of Islamic Translation Series Released

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

With the release of a third volume, and with several more soon to follow, the continuity of the Islamic Translation Series is assured. The latest volume is an English translation of a newly prepared critical text of The Philosophy of Illumination, by Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi. Like the other books in the series, it belongs to a rich tradition of medieval Islamic philosophy and mysticism that has, until now, remained obscure in the Western world and largely unavailable in English translation.

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Farms Web Site Features Information On The Dead Sea Scrolls, 2023 Brigham Young University

Farms Web Site Features Information On The Dead Sea Scrolls

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The FARMS Web site now offers a link to material on the Dead Sea Scrolls. To access it from the Member Services section or the Free Services section of the FARMS Web site, click on the heading "Dead Sea Scrolls," found under "Links of Interest." Nine topics will appear, covering general information on the scrolls as well as information on the scroll exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago and the traveling scroll exhibit currently touring Latter-day Saint stake centers in the Midwest.

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Lds Church Sponsors Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit In Chicago, 2023 Brigham Young University

Lds Church Sponsors Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit In Chicago

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the principal sponsors of an exhibit on the Dead Sea Scrolls that opened on 10 March at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois. Running through 11 June 2000, the exhibit features 15 scroll texts and 80 artifacts excavated at Qumran, a site of ancient ruins located near the caves where the scrolls were first discovered.

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Questions On The Dead Sea Scrolls? A New Book Responds, 2023 Brigham Young University

Questions On The Dead Sea Scrolls? A New Book Responds

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

For more than 50 years the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused public curiosity. This discovery of ancient biblical texts and other writings at sites near the Dead Sea is no less intriguing for Latter-day Saints, whose scriptures speak of ancient records yet to come forth. A new book from FARMS, The Dead Sea Scrolls: Questions and Responses for Latter-day Saints, provides long-awaited answers to questions about the scrolls that Latter-day Saints commonly ask.

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Full Issue, 2023 Brigham Young University

Full Issue

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

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Benefits Of Subscription, 2023 Brigham Young University

Benefits Of Subscription

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Regular Subscription ($25 per year)

• The / NSIGHTS newsletter, twelve times per year

• Free one-year subscription to the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

• 20 percent discount on FARMS books and many others ordered through FARMS

• Access to the FARMS Reference Service for information on what has been published by FARMS

• Automatic mailing of all FARMS catalogs and notices of special sales

• Access to the Member Services section of the FARMS Web site

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Friend-Raiser, 2023 Brigham Young University

Friend-Raiser

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

People you know might like to receive this newsletter. You are our best means of letting others know about the services that the Foundation can provide, and it is a big help to all if you can send us the names of your friends who you think might be interested in the work of the Foundation. We will send them an introductory packet describing FARMS and extending an invitation to subscribe.

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Farms Order Form, 2023 Brigham Young University

Farms Order Form

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, 1999, 4-audiotape set, 240 min., vinyl case.

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New Audiotapes Feature Book Of Mormon Research, 2023 Brigham Young University

New Audiotapes Feature Book Of Mormon Research

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

FARMS has recently released two new audiotape sets on the Book of Mormon. The first, Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, is read by Lloyd D. Newell, voice of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's weekly "Music and the Spoken Word" broadcast. It features selections from the recent FARMS book of the same title, highlighting some of the most significant Book of Mormon research from the past decade. The audiotape set combines the INSIGHTS Updates of the 1990s with some similar short notes from the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies.

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Why Is Esther Missing From The Qumran Scrolls?, 2023 Brigham Young University

Why Is Esther Missing From The Qumran Scrolls?

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The book of Esther is conspicuously absent from the biblical Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in the Judean Desert caves. It is the only book of the Bible for which there are no scroll fragments. Martin Abegg Jr., Peter Flint, and Eugene Ulrich, three of the world's foremost Dead Sea Scrolls scholars, propose several possible reasons why Esther might have been deliberately excluded from the Dead Sea Scroll community at Qumran.

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Farms Web Site Offers Video Lectures, Periodicals In Member Services Section, 2023 Brigham Young University

Farms Web Site Offers Video Lectures, Periodicals In Member Services Section

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The newly designed FARMS Web site is divided into three · major sections: Free Services, FARMS Member Services, and Catalog. In the Member Services section, FARMS subscribers can access lectures on video, plus articles from the three periodicals published by FARMS, the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, FARMS Review of Books, and INSIGHTS. Member Services also contains all the items offered in the Free Services section but includes more content for each item.

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Reflections Of Nephi's Vision In His Psalm, John A. Tvedtnes 2023 Brigham Young University

Reflections Of Nephi's Vision In His Psalm, John A. Tvedtnes

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Second Nephi 4:16-35 comprises a beautiful psalm written by Nephi. Portions of the psalm suggest that he was contemplating his earlier vision of the tree of life and the future of his people, recorded in 1 Nephi 11-14. Among the elements common to both the psalm and the vision are the appearance of angels in visions, mention of the condescension of God, temptations, the devil (" evil one") and hell, and the straight path.

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Farms And Byu Participate In The 1999 Aar And Sbl Annual Meetings In Boston, 2023 Brigham Young University

Farms And Byu Participate In The 1999 Aar And Sbl Annual Meetings In Boston

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Since 1995 FARMS representatives have attended the joint annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). AAR and SBL are longstanding learned societies with members from colleges, universities, seminaries, and other academic institutions in the U.S. and abroad. Each year they jointly hold their annual meetings, which constitute the largest gathering of religion scholars in the world, offering sessions on subjects ranging from the history of Christianity and the study of Islam to biblical texts and their ancient contexts.

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New Book On Book Of Mormon Geography Provides Maps, Helpful Explanations, 2023 Brigham Young University

New Book On Book Of Mormon Geography Provides Maps, Helpful Explanations

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

As Mormon edited the Book of Mormon, he must have had a map in his mind of the places and physical features that were the setting for the events described in that book. In Mormon's Map, a new book from FARMS, John L. Sorenson attempts to reconstruct that mental map" Mormon's Map"-using information in the Book of Mormon text.

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Full Issue, 2023 Brigham Young University

Full Issue

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

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Your Year 2000 Membership Card, 2023 Brigham Young University

Your Year 2000 Membership Card

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Dear FARMS member,

Enclosed is your member discount card. Please use this card for a 20% discount at the LDS bookstores listed below. Your membership number printed on the outside envelope is good for accessing the Member Services portion of the FARMS Web site-http:/ /farms.byu.edu. To validate your card, please write that number on your membership card on the back side where indicated. We appreciate your support and look forward to another successful year of meaningful research and publication. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.

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Farms Order Form, 2023 Brigham Young University

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Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Hugh W. Pinnock, Finding Biblical Hebrew and Other Ancient Literary Forms in the Book of Mormon, 1999, 201 pp., hardbound.

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Mark Harris Brigham Young University - Provo

Dana Pike Brigham Young University

John Hilton Brigham Young University - Provo

Noel Reynolds Brigham Young University - Provo

J. Michael Hunter Brigham Young University - Provo

Kenneth Alford Brigham Young University - Utah

Rylie Slone Ouachita Baptist University

Dan Belnap Brigham Young University

Fred Woods Brigham Young University - Provo

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