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Saying Goodbye, Josh Weed

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My mom was a beautiful, intelligent woman.

Feast Of Epiphany, John Alba Cutler

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Art Exhibition Review: From My Brother's Perspective: Two Artists Painting Gospel Themes, Herman Du Toit

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Chiloba Chirwa and J. Kirk Richards. From My Brother’s Perspective: Two Artists Painting Gospel Themes.

An exhibition at the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, September 2014.

Roads In The Wilderness: Conflict In Canyon Country, Brian Q. Cannon

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Jedediah S. Rogers. Roads in the Wilderness: Conflict in Canyon Country.

Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2013.

Elijah Abel: The Life And Times Of A Black Priesthood Holder, Matthew J. Harris

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W. Kesler Jackson. Elijah Abel: The Life and Times of a Black Priesthood Holder.

Springville, Utah: Cedar Fort, 2013.

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From The Editor, John W. Welch

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Dear Readers

Affinities And Infinities: Joseph Smith And John Milton, Rosalynde Welch

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This article is a lightly revised version of a talk prepared for a 2011 symposium organized in honor of Richard Bushman. Titled “Mormonism in Cultural Context: A Symposium in Honor of Richard Lyman Bushman on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday,” the conference was jointly sponsored by the Church History Department, Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, and the Religious Studies Center. Presenters were invited to examine Joseph Smith and the Restoration in relation to large cultural currents and to significant intellectual movements, with the aim of exploring Mormonism in its most expansive religious context.

"Hard" Evidence Of Ancient American Horses, Daniel Johnson

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The suggestion of horses and chariots in pre-Columbian America has long been an easy target for critics of the Book of Mormon. Those who believe in this unique book of scripture have been hard-pressed to defend this aspect of the record and some may have wavered in their faith while trying to circumnavigate this stumbling block. Finding proof of horses in the New World has been a goal for many scholars of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who have offered various theories as a means of explanation, yet hard evidence still remains elusive.

Stranded In The Stars, Sheldon Lawrence

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My wife asked me if I had the keys, but only after the car door locked shut, so her question was asked in suspense and hope—waiting to see what damage had been done to our trip to the sand dunes. I did not have the keys. I had left them in the car so they would not get lost in the sand. Our spontaneous trip to the dunes just got more interesting.

The Kirtland Safety Society And The Fraud Of Grandison Newell: A Legal Examination, Jeffrey N. Walker

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The Kirtland Safety Society has long been the source of research and debate within the historical community. Most commentators agree that the Safety Society was an imprudent venture. Some have even argued that its failure marked an almost fatal blow to Joseph Smith’s leadership. Charges of personal gain and illegality are sometimes included in their critique. In addition to the good work done by many scholars, there is more to be said about the legal history of the Kirtland Safety Society. This article seeks to provide a more thorough analysis of the legal establishment of the Society and the challenges …

Aliens, Susan Elizabeth Howe

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Brigham Young: Sovereign In America, Roger Terry

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David Vaughn Mason. Brigham Young: Sovereign in America.

Routledge Historical Americans Series. New York: Routledge, 2015.

All That Was Promised: The St. George Temple And The Unfolding Of The Restoration, Bruce C. Hafen

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Blaine M. Yorgason, Richard A. Schmutz, and Douglas D. Alder. All That Was Promised: The St. George Temple and the Unfolding of the Restoration.

Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2013.

Saints Observed: Studies Of Mormon Village Life 1850-2005; Four Classic Mormon Village Studies, Todd L. Goodsell

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Howard M. Bahr. Saints Observed: Studies of Mormon Village Life, 1850-2005.

Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2014.

Howard M. Bahr, ed. Four Classic Mormon Village Studies.

Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2014.

Dead Wood And Rushing Water: Essays On Mormon Faith, Culture, And Family, Mark Brown

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Boyd Jay Petersen. Dead Wood and Rushing Water: Essays on Mormon Faith, Culture, and Family.

Sandy, Utah: Greg Kofford Books, 2013.

Diary Of Two Mad Black Mormons: Finding The Lord's Lessons In Everyday Life, Sydney Hughes

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Diary of Two Mad Black Mormons: Finding the Lord’s Lessons in Everyday Life, by Zandra Vranes and Tamu Smith (Salt Lake City: Ensign Peak, 2014).

Conversations With Mormon Historians, Allyson Jones

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Conversations with Mormon Historians, edited by Alexander L. Baugh and Reid L. Neilson (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015).

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