Defend Your Families And Love Your Enemies: A New Look At The Book Of Mormon’S Patterns Of Protection,
2021
Brigham Young University
Defend Your Families And Love Your Enemies: A New Look At The Book Of Mormon’S Patterns Of Protection, J. David Pulsipher
BYU Studies
A primary purpose of the Book of Mormon, as described on its title page, is to show “what great things the Lord hath done.”1 The whole narrative serves that goal, being saturated with frequent examples of divine goodness and guidance. Then, in the book’s stunning climax, God’s presence is made most explicit through the personal appearance of the resurrected Lord, Jesus Christ, during which he displays the physical emblems of his compassion and redemption, heals broken bodies and souls, and invites everyone to become “even as I am” (3 Ne. 27:27). The power of divine love is clearly a central …
Moon To Moon Nights,
2021
Brigham Young University
Moon To Moon Nights, Dixie Partridge
BYU Studies
like time-lapse film, signify now a moment, now a lifetime. A bonedrift of stone shapes pale and rise like years along garden’s edge. . . .
Desert Harvest,
2021
Brigham Young University
Desert Harvest, Ben De Hoyos
BYU Studies
At last, it came, The cleansing rain at the fading Of this long, parched day.
Murder Among The Mormons: Reflections On The Docuseries— And On Its Historical And Theological Implications,
2021
Brigham Young University
Murder Among The Mormons: Reflections On The Docuseries— And On Its Historical And Theological Implications, J. B. Hawes
BYU Studies
You know that you’ve hit upon something when a docuseries you have produced soars to number two on Netflix’s weekly list of most-watched shows. That is the place where Jared Hess and Tyler Measom found themselves with their film Murder among the Mormons in mid- March 2021.1 Their retelling of the tragic deaths of Steven Christensen and Kathleen Sheets at the hands of Mark Hofmann—and the police investigation that exposed Hofmann as a forger and murderer—made for compelling television, and millions of Netflix customers agreed.
Trinity And Monotheism: A Historical And Theological Review Of The Origins And Substance Of The Doctrine,
2021
Brigham Young University
Trinity And Monotheism: A Historical And Theological Review Of The Origins And Substance Of The Doctrine, Jason Robert Combs
BYU Studies
The history of Christian beliefs about the nature of God is complex. It would be helpful for Latter-day Saints and other Christians to have a simple, straightforward introduction to this topic. A. Keith Thompson, professor of law and the associate dean at the Sydney School of Law of the University of Notre Dame Australia, who previously worked as international legal counsel for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, set out to write such a book. Motivated in part by his interfaith work and by his own religious beliefs as a Latter-day Saint, Thompson wrote Trinity and Monotheism to …
Watchman On The Tower: Ezra Taft Benson And The Making Of The Mormon Right Thunder From The Right: Ezra Taft Benson In Mormonism And Politics,
2021
Brigham Young University
Watchman On The Tower: Ezra Taft Benson And The Making Of The Mormon Right Thunder From The Right: Ezra Taft Benson In Mormonism And Politics, Roger Terry
BYU Studies
Although I was already fairly well acquainted with the activities and rhetoric of Ezra Taft Benson, a controversial twentieth-century Apostle, what surprised me when reading these two books about him was their relevance to what is happening in the United States today. Historian Matthew L. Harris authored the biography of Benson titled Watchman on the Tower and edited the anthology Thunder from the Right. They help explain not only Benson’s life and times but also political conservatism and paranoia about government conspiracy among American Latter-day Saints today.
Adopting And Adapting In Our Teaching,
2021
Brigham Young University
Adopting And Adapting In Our Teaching, Scott C. Esplin
Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
“We first adopt, then we adapt,” President Dallin H. Oaks once observed when answering a question about the balance in pursuing a prepared lesson and following a prompting to change from what may have been planned. “If we are thoroughly grounded in the prescribed lesson that we are to give, then we can follow the Spirit to adapt it.”
The Book Of Mormon: A Powerful Model For Distance Education,
2021
Arizona Institute of Religion
The Book Of Mormon: A Powerful Model For Distance Education, Adam R. Jardine
Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many within the Church Educational System to participate in online delivery for classroom instruction. Success has varied, and many teachers have faced not only the difficulties of a new and possibly unfamiliar delivery method but also the challenge of becoming online course designers. The realities of COVID-19 forced educational systems, both secular and religious, to pivot their educational strategy, causing online delivery to become the primary educational delivery method in many areas. What many educators initially experienced during the pandemic was not regular online delivery, but rather “emergency remote teaching.” Though the COVID-19 pandemic produced …
Scripture Note: Alma’S And Helaman’S Priestly Blessings, Jesus’S Divine Acts In 3 Nephi 19:25, 30,
2021
Brigham Young University Hawaii
Scripture Note: Alma’S And Helaman’S Priestly Blessings, Jesus’S Divine Acts In 3 Nephi 19:25, 30, Matthew L. Bowen
Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
A few years ago, Matthew J. Grey drew renewed attention to the language of 3 Nephi 19:25 as reflecting the language of Numbers 6:24–27,2 a text sometimes called the Priestly Blessing. As far as I am aware, no study has thus far examined the influence of the Priestly Blessing in the Book of Mormon beyond 3 Nephi 19. Nevertheless, it appears that such influence exists. In this brief study, I examine how the influence of the Priestly Blessing in the Book of Mormon extends beyond Mormon’s description of Jesus’s priestly ministration at the temple in Bountiful to at least three …
Accomplishing The Will Of The Father: A Historical And Theological Examination Of Doctrine And Covenants 19,
2021
Brigham Young University
Accomplishing The Will Of The Father: A Historical And Theological Examination Of Doctrine And Covenants 19, Ryan H. Sharp, Aaron Mark Coombs
Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
The year 1830 was an exciting time in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Five thousand copies of the Book of Mormon had just rolled off of the press in March, the first conference was held in April wherein the Church was officially organized, and the early members were thrilled that the Lord was again speaking to them through a chosen seer. The Doctrine and Covenants captures the revelations being poured out and the excitement, as well as the challenges, of early Church leaders. One of the early Saints who was immersed in these events, …
The Process And Power Of Hope,
2021
Brigham Young University
The Process And Power Of Hope, Kevin J. Worthen
Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
Welcome to the new school year—one unlike any other we have experienced. As we start the year, we face some challenges and problems that have never been encountered before on this campus, as evidenced by the unique setting for this devotional. The circumstances in both the world and in our personal lives sometimes seem daunting and difficult, especially in the midst of a pandemic. Each of us may wonder from time to time why we have to deal with such challenges and problems.
Entrenching A Fundamental: Use Of The First Vision In General Conference,
2021
Brigham Young University–Idaho.
Entrenching A Fundamental: Use Of The First Vision In General Conference, Ryan S. Gardner
Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
When President Gordon B. Hinckley declared in the October 2002 general conference that the strength of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “rests on the validity” of Joseph Smith’s First Vision, most people in the congregation likely felt that he was only affirming a basic tenet of the Restoration—but this unique theophany was not always so prominent. Not until the mid-1960s did scholars and historians affiliated with the Church begin a more thorough exploration of the historical emergence of Joseph Smith’s 1820 theophany, now known as the First Vision, and its subsequent elevation in the spiritual consciousness and …
Teachings Of Church Leaders On Christ’S Final Seven Statements,
2021
Brigham Young University
Teachings Of Church Leaders On Christ’S Final Seven Statements, John Hilton Iii, Megan Cutler, Emily K. Hyde
Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
In 1929 Reverend James Reid wrote about the Savior’s directive from the Sermon on the Mount to “pray for them that despitefully use you” (Matthew 5:44). Although many might feel this is an impossible task, Reid offers a reminder: “Yet the words stand, and challenge us today, because He who spoke them passed His own test, and passed it triumphantly. . . . For, as [Luke] tells us, when they crucified Him, and had done their devilish work on his poor body. . . . His first word [on the cross] was a literal prayer for His enemies, ‘Father, forgive …
Full Issue,
2021
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
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“Thou Wast Chosen Before Thou Wast Born”: An Egyptian Context For The Election Of Abraham,
2021
Catholic University of America
“Thou Wast Chosen Before Thou Wast Born”: An Egyptian Context For The Election Of Abraham, Stephen O. Smoot
Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
Arguably the most important doctrinal contribution of the Book of Abraham is its teaching about the premortal existence of humankind. As John Gee has recognized, “The largest effect that the Book of Abraham has had on Latter-day Saint thought is its concept of the premortal existence and the purpose of life. Although other Latter-day Saint scriptures discuss the premortal existence, the Book of Abraham provides the clearest explanation of this key Latter-day Saint doctrine.” The importance of the Book of Abraham’s teaching about the premortal existence is confirmed by surveying the LDS Scripture Citation Index, which reveals that General Authorities …
Clogs And Shawls: Mormons, Moorlands, And The Search For Zion,
2021
Brigham Young University
Clogs And Shawls: Mormons, Moorlands, And The Search For Zion, Amy Harris
BYU Studies
Born in turn-of-the-century Bradford, Yorkshire, the eight Whitaker sisters were raised as Latter-day Saints, all eventually immigrated to Utah, and all remained members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout their lives. Their lifelong faithfulness was an important cornerstone of their family story, a story Ann Chamberlin, a granddaughter of one of the sisters, situates within a larger narrative about their family culture—both its positive and negative elements and the parts that tipped into becoming family mythology.
Full Issue,
2021
Brigham Young University
Mezuzah On My Doorpost,
2021
Brigham Young University
Mezuzah On My Doorpost, Heather Thomson
BYU Studies
When my husband and I moved across the city into a Jewish community in Montreal four years ago, we discovered the previous owners of our newly purchased home had left their mezuzah on the front doorpost. I don’t remember now if I’d noticed it when we first stepped through the doorframe of the mid-century, red-brick bungalow on a Friday evening—so unused to the rhythms of Jewish religious observance were we then that we’d unwittingly requested a showing that fell just before sunset, the beginning of Shabbat. But we did see the mezuzah when we moved in a month later, on …
Mercy,
2021
Brigham Young University
Mercy, Elizabeth Smith
BYU Studies
I merge into surging highway wind, my backseat baby babbles to the Tim-Tams macaroni yogurt burger cookies and bananas, and a crackling alto announces the world this hour: buildings burst in a distant port, scoundrel stabs doctor in a clinic past the mountains, furious inferno feasts on trees, towns just south of here.
Review: Clyde A. Milner Ii And Brian Q. Cannon, Eds. Reconstruction And Mormon America. Norman: University Of Oklahoma Press, 2019.,
2021
Brigham Young University
Review: Clyde A. Milner Ii And Brian Q. Cannon, Eds. Reconstruction And Mormon America. Norman: University Of Oklahoma Press, 2019., Joshua Paddison
Mormon Studies Review
“Reconstruction seems to be getting bigger and bigger all the time,” observes Rachel St. John in her contribution to Reconstruction and Mormon America, a new collection of essays edited by Clyde A. Milner II and Brian Q. Cannon. Indeed, over the past two decades historians have steadily expanded the parameters of “Reconstruction,” both spatially and temporally. Traditionally used to describe the US government’s physical and political reconstruction of the former Confederacy during the years 1865 to 1877, scholars have now created a hemispheric vision of Reconstruction that stretches back in time to the US-Mexico War and forward in time to …
