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A Descriptive Study Of Welfare Services Audience, Allen B. Alexander
A Descriptive Study Of Welfare Services Audience, Allen B. Alexander
Theses and Dissertations
This study conducted an audience analysis investigating welfare attitudes for Welfare Services, a division of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The data and results of this study were used by Welfare Services to prepare and present its message to its Mormon and non-Mormon audience. The sample population consisted of 170 respondents (130 Mormons and 40 non-Mormons). The study examined three areas: (1) Where people go when in need of assistance; (2) Rights and obligations associated with assistance; (3) Attitudinal perspectives of welfare and assistance.
The findings of this study indicate that when in need, most people will …
A History Of Mormon Periodicals From 1830 To 1838, Richard G. Moore
A History Of Mormon Periodicals From 1830 To 1838, Richard G. Moore
Theses and Dissertations
The "Mormon" Church has published over one hundred different periodicals since the purchase of its first printing press in 1831. The early Latter-day Saint newspapers set many precedents for the myriad of Mormon publications that would follow. This is a study of the periodicals of the Church from its origin in 1830 to the exile of its members from missouri in 1839. It discusses the reasons and purposes behind early Mormon journalism and the effects of this printed material on Mormon history.
This work also gives a history of the five church periodicals published during the era mentioned above, specifically, …