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Desert Epiphany: Sariah And The Women In 1 Nephi, Camille Fronk

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Insights can be gained by considering the eight-year wilderness sojourn of Lehi’s company through the eyes of the women who were there. Leaving the comforts of civilization for the difficulties of the desert would have been very challenging. While the record in 1 Nephi mentions nine women, Sariah was the only one identified by name. Nephi records Sariah’s struggles as well as her testimony. The record of the women in 1 Nephi communicates much about the need to seek and receive one’s own witness of truth.

Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Volume 9 Issue 2, Neal A. Maxwell Institute For Religious Scholarship

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting understanding of the history, meaning, and significance of the scriptures and other sacred texts revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith.

"That's How I Imagine He Looks": The Perspective Of A Professor Of Religion, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

BYU Studies

"Images of Christ in Latter-day Saint Visual Culture" by Noel Carmack offers an outline of the history of the Latter-day Saint use of images depicting Christ, pointing out influences and tensions that Carmack argues directed the choice of these images from 1890 to 1999. My own approach to this historical pattern is a simpler one: the selection of images of Christ by most Latter-day Saints today is influenced more than anything else by the Saints' cultural background, which determines how they think Jesus would look; and the proliferation of these images is largely an economic issue and a result of …

Images Of Christ In Latter-Day Saint Visual Culture, 1900-1999, Noel A. Carmack

BYU Studies

The motivating impact that visual images of Christ have on members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cannot be overestimated. Such images often induce feelings of faith and devotion in responsive viewers. For example, Church member Lisa Gemperline of Kaysville, Utah, wrote to the Ensign saying:

Passing a local art gallery one day, I paused, struck by the beauty of painting of Jesus Christ on display. My heart was touched as I looked at the face of the Savior, and I wished I had had the painting in my own home. Afterward, I found myself thinking about …

A Gis Model To Predict The Location Of Fossil Packrat (Neotoma) Middens In Central Nevada, Scott A. Mensing, Robert G. Elston Jr., Gary L. Raines, Robin J. Tausch, Cheryl L. Nowak

Western North American Naturalist

Fossil packrat (Neotoma) middens provide an important source of paleoecologic data in the arid West. This study describes and tests a predictive GIS model that uses the eights-of-evidence method for determining areas with a high probability of containing fossil middens in central Nevada. Model variables included geology, elevation, and aspect. Geology was found to be the most important variable tested. We produced a map of 4 probability classes validated by field-checking 21 randomly selected 1-km² sites throughout the study area. Our high-probability category reduced the search area to only 3.5% of the total study area. Fossil middens …

Managing Livestock Grazing For Mule Deer (Odocoileus Hemionus) On Winter Range In The Great Basin, Dennis D. Austin

Western North American Naturalist

History and technical literature describing potential effects of livestock grazing on mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) populations and winter range habitat are reviewed. Recommendations for livestock grazing on winter ranges within the Great Basin are advanced.

Effects Of Cattle Grazing On North American Arid Ecosystems: A Quantitative Review, Allison Jones

Western North American Naturalist

A quantitative review was conducted of the effects of cattle grazing in arid systems on 16 response variables ranging from soil bulk density to total vegetative cover to rodent species diversity. Various studies from North American arid environments that used similar measures for assessing grazing effects on the same response variables were used for the review; each study was assigned to serve as a single data point in paired comparisons of grazed versus ungrazed sites. All analyses tested the 1-tailed null hypothesis that grazing has no effect on the measured variable. Eleven of 16 analyses (69%) revealed significant detrimental effects …

Importance Of Migrating Salmon Smolt In Ring-Billed (Larus Delawarensis) And California Gull (L. Californicus) Diets Near Priest Rapids Dam, Washington, Darryl L. York, John L. Cummings, John E. Steuber, Patricia A. Pochop, Christi A. Yoder

Western North American Naturalist

Ring-billed (Larus delawarensis) and California Gulls (L. californicus) have been implicated in depredations on migrating salmon smolt in the Columbia River. As part of a gull management program conducted in 1995 and 1996, we collected L. delawarensis (n = 120) and L. californicus (n = 45) near Priest Rapids Dam, Washington, and analyzed stomach contents to determine food habits and thus the importance of fish in gull diets. Percent volume measurements and index of relative importance rankings suggested a greater reliance on fish by L. californicus than by L. delawarensis. Peak percent consumption …

Sexual Reproduction Of Gambel Oak (Quercus Gambelii) Near Its Northeastern Limit, Jamie L. Reynolds, Timothy N. Feintstein, James J. Ebersole

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Vol. 60 No. 2

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Writing English With A Chinese Mentality, Julia Kit-Ching Ho

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Nl-Soar And Wordnet: Fitting The Lexicon Into A Cognitive Architecture, Anton Rytting

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Mormon Scandinavian Immigrants' Experiences Among English-Speaking Settlers, Beth Radmall Olsen

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Video-Anchored Distance Learning: The Professors Plus Model, Annela Teemant, M. Winston Egan, Stefinee Pinnegar, Melanie Fox-Harris

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

"Spiritual Roots Of Ethical Marital Therapy", Wendy Watson Nelson

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Marriage &. Families

Marriage and Families

No abstract provided.

A Short History Of Scavenging, Mary Downs, Martin Medina

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Factor Analysis Of Theological Constructs Related To Fatalism And Free Will, M. Ardell Broadbent

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

A questionnaire was used to determine to what degree members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints endorse doctrinal statements concerning foreknowldge and determinism. A factor analysis of the questionnaire results confirmed lay constructs about an apparent polarization between members who hold strictly literal interpretations of omniscience and omnipotence as opposed to those who hold interpretations further removed from mainstream Christendom but whose positions are validated by LDS doctrine. The relation of demographic variables to the constructs was explored. The existence of simultaneously held conflicting beliefs was confirmed. Some implications for LDS therapists are discussed. A historical overview …

Front Matter, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Invitation To An Enterprise: From Physics To World History To The Study Of Civilizations, Arthur Iberall, Frank Hassler, Harry Soodak, David Wilkinson

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Bense, Judith A. Archaeology Of The Southeastern United States. Paleoindian To World War I. Pauketat, Timothy R. The Ascent Of Chiefs, Cahokia And Mississippian Politics In Native North America. Welch, Paul D. Moundville's Economy. Rogers, J. Daniel, And Bruce D. Smith, Eds., Mississippian Communities Households. Dye, David H. And Cheryl Anne Cox, Eds., Town And Temples Along The Mississippi., John K. Hord

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Keiji Imamura. Prehistoric Japan: New Perspectives On Insular East Asia, Steman B. Noble

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

The Application Of Microcredit Technology To The Uk: Key Commercial And Policy Issues, Rosalind Copisarow

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

This article addresses the following issues: who needs microcredit in the UK, what is the extent of the unmet demand across the country, what are the precise terms and conditions required by microentrepreneurs, how repayment rates of at least 95% can be expected, and how an institution making microcredits can become self-financing within six years. The article also describes the main barriers faced by microcredit institutions in the UK and offers solutions to obtaining funds from the private, public, and voluntary sectors and to operating within a legal and regulatory framework that permits microcredit institutions to serve their clients with …

Vol. 02 No. 1 Journal Of Microfinance, Journal Of Microfinance

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.

Marital Status Does Count To Children Of God, Daniel Lapin

Marriage and Families

No abstract provided.

Mourn With Those That Mourn…Comfort Those That Stand In Need Of Comfort: Dean Byrd's Diary Of The Kosovar Refugee Camps, Colleen Whitley

BYU Studies

The diary of a psychologist's work with Kosovar refugees revealed how LDS Charities responds to the emotional aftermath of trauma and reflects on how we can share each other's burdens.

"Pleasing To The Eyes Of An Exile": The Latter-Day Saint Sojourn At Winter Quarters, 1846-1848, Jennifer L. Lund

BYU Studies

Early on the cold, clear morning of November 21, 1846, John D. Lee "arose from sleep," dressed, and "walked out" into the streets of Winter Quarters. Struck by his first view of daylight, he wrote:

I was astonished when I looked around and saw what serious enterprise and industry had brought to pass within 6 weeks past. A city of at least 400 houses had been erected in that short space of time, through the ingenuity and industry of the Saints. No other people but the Saints of God has ever been known to accomplish as much in so short …

The Dance Of First Beginnings: Contemporary Maya Creation Rituals In A World Context, Allen J. Christenson

BYU Studies

A nearly universal characteristic of ancient societies is to periodically carry out ceremonies and festivals intended to renew life, particularly in connection with the creation of the world. Many of these ceremonies are tied to New Year's celebrations, linking the start of the calendar year with the beginning of time itself. Such ceremonies reinforce the notion that when the world left the hands of deity at the time of its birth, it had greater power to sustain life and nurture its inhabitants. But as with all things, the passage of time and the wear and tear of day-to-day existence inevitably …

How The News Media Tell The Story Of The Yanomami: A Qualitative Study Of Narrative Coherence And The Ideal Audience, Tania H. Cantrell

Theses and Dissertations

The news media link anthropological discovery and the communications discipline. In this study, press stories about the Yanomami Indians of northern Brazil and neighboring Venezuela have been studied and narratively analyzed according to Narrative Paradigm Theory. While not an audience study, plausible interpretations of ideal audience member values and insights into the question of human identity are presented. It is argued that the media are storytellers who tell the audience about itself by telling it about others recursively.

Press coverage of the Yanomami is divided into eight general categories. These include the environment, effects of "civilization," warfare/violence, massacre, gold miners, …

Full Issue

Inscape

No abstract provided.