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A Study Of The Factors Affecting Lds Institute Enrollment Among Students From Homes Of Parents Who Are Inactive In The Lds Church, Boyd Leslie Robertson Jan 1970

A Study Of The Factors Affecting Lds Institute Enrollment Among Students From Homes Of Parents Who Are Inactive In The Lds Church, Boyd Leslie Robertson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine if there are differences in characteristics of home environment, school environment, or within the students themselves, between college students enrolling in classes taught at the LDS Institute of Religion, who come from homes where both parents are "inactive" in the LDS church, and a similar group of students who do not enroll.

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Benchmarks For Various Industry Classes In Counties, B. Delworth Gardner Jan 1970

Benchmarks For Various Industry Classes In Counties, B. Delworth Gardner

Faculty Publications

In a recent study, the impact of federal employment on the distribution of economics activity and population among counties and multi-county planning regions in Utah was investigated.A by-product of this study are some data which reveal basic characteristics of the industrial structure of counties and multi-county planning regions in Utah.

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The Role Of The Seminary Teacher As A Counselor As Judged By Stake Presidents, Bishops, And Seminary Teachers, George M. Peacock Jan 1970

The Role Of The Seminary Teacher As A Counselor As Judged By Stake Presidents, Bishops, And Seminary Teachers, George M. Peacock

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the counseling role of the seminary teacher. Answers to the following were sought:
1. Are there significant differences in the counseling role of the seminary teacher as seen by members of stake presidencies and bishops, and as seen by seminary teachers themselves?
2. Is there a consensus among teachers and Church leaders concerning the counseling role of the seminary teacher?
3. What is the counseling role of the seminary teacher?

The following conclusions were drawn:
1. There were significant differences on six of the twenty-five items. No pattern of difference was shown. …

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A History Of The Deseret Alphabet, Larry Ray Wintersteen Jan 1970

A History Of The Deseret Alphabet, Larry Ray Wintersteen

Theses and Dissertations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the years 1852-1877, introduced to its membership a form of rhetoric (writing system) called the deseret alphabet (phonetic alphabet). This experiment was intended to alleviate the problem of non-communication which was created by the great influx of foreign speaking Saints into the great Salt Lake Valley.
The alphabet was developed and encouraged by the Prophet Brigham Young and a few followers. Much to their dismay the members of the Church did not have the same vision of its workability as did its promoters.
This new alphabet appears not to have met …

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A Readership Study Of The Instructor Magazine, Vern Maeser Young Jan 1970

A Readership Study Of The Instructor Magazine, Vern Maeser Young

Theses and Dissertations

"The Instructor" magazine of The Deseret Sunday School Union of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1966. In a message of congratulations to the publication, the First Presidency of the Church pointed to the unique role "The Instructor" performs today in promulgating effective religious teaching. The message stated, "The articles contained therein, the editorials, and the Sunday School supplemental lesson material, have contributed much to the gospel training in the Church. It is a very superior magazine, being unsurpassed by any in its field." Because of this 100th anniversary and the unique role …

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The Dream Mine: A Study In Mormon Folklore, Joe Stanley Graham Jan 1970

The Dream Mine: A Study In Mormon Folklore, Joe Stanley Graham

Theses and Dissertations

In September of 1894, John Hyrum Koyle, Jr., said that he was shown in a dream or vision a large, rich deposit of gold and an underground storehouse of artifacts hidden by people of Ancient America. This dream was the beginning of a mining venture which has never produced anything of value, has been opposed vigorously by both officials of the LDS Church and the State, yet has claimed supporters numbered in the thousands.

The mine has profoundly affected (and continues to affect) the lives of many families who have come into the sphere of its influence. The lore of …

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Form-Function Relationships In The Development Of Lds Church Architecture, Ebbie Lavar Davis Jan 1970

Form-Function Relationships In The Development Of Lds Church Architecture, Ebbie Lavar Davis

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the functions: ordinances, meetings, programs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the development of the physical plant. Inversely, the effect of Church house forms on the development of Church function was investigated. It was found that:
1. In Latter-day Saint Church development, form has always followed function.
2. Function has influenced form to a great extent. Priesthood, meeting, or other program needs are a prime factor in changing the form and design of Church buildings.
3. Form has influenced function only insofar as the physical …

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The Contributions Of George A. Smith To The Establishment Of The Mormon Society In The Territory Of Utah, C. Kent Dunford Jan 1970

The Contributions Of George A. Smith To The Establishment Of The Mormon Society In The Territory Of Utah, C. Kent Dunford

Theses and Dissertations

This study is an examination of the contributions made by George A. Smith (1817-1875) to the Mormon society in the Utah Territory. It is an historical exposition and appraisal of his work as a Church leader, colonizer, historian, military leader, and politician.

George A. Smith was one of the most distinguished Mormon leaders during Brigham Young's administration as Church President. He played a vital role in aiding the exiled saints living in Iowa to complete the long exodus to Utah. The first colonizing mission to venture south of Utah Valley was led by George A. Smith. He acted as an …

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Three Mormon Actresses: Viola Gillette, Hazel Dawn, Leora Thatcher, Mavis Gay Gashler Jan 1970

Three Mormon Actresses: Viola Gillette, Hazel Dawn, Leora Thatcher, Mavis Gay Gashler

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to recreate the theatrical lives of three Mormon actresses through an appraisal of the critical reviews of the press, the primary source of available material.

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An Investigation Of The Use Of Home Study Materials Within The Classroom As An Aid To The Part-Time, Non-Professional Lds Seminary Teacher, Weston F. Killpack Jan 1970

An Investigation Of The Use Of Home Study Materials Within The Classroom As An Aid To The Part-Time, Non-Professional Lds Seminary Teacher, Weston F. Killpack

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of seminary home study materials within the early morning seminary classroom as a supplementary aid to the teacher, measuring changes in student's attitude, church activity, and knowledge of the New Testament.

The sample consisted of 130 students in experimental and control groups in six early morning seminary classes in the San Diego, California area during the 1968-69 school year. Six teachers participated in the study and an instrument was used as a pre and a post test to evaluate progress. The data was tabulated by an IBM computer.

It was …

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The Principles And Nature Of Consecration And Stewardship As Taught In The Bible And Modern Scripture And By The Prophets, Seers, And Revelators Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Edward J. Brandt Jan 1970

The Principles And Nature Of Consecration And Stewardship As Taught In The Bible And Modern Scripture And By The Prophets, Seers, And Revelators Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Edward J. Brandt

Theses and Dissertations

This study analyzes the intent and primary bases of the L.D.S. concepts of Zion, consecration, and stewardship as it applies to the individual. Only the scripture and the statements of the Prophets, Seers, and Revelators of the L.D.S. Church are considered. An exhaustive history of consecration or stewardship is not provided. No attempt is made to establish Church doctrine.

Major conclusions are: (1) the most important definition of Zion is the "pure in heart" who, when a community, are the perfect society; (2) the concept of consecration is to wholly love God, and is achieved through the gospel of Jesus …

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Orson Hyde And The Carson Valley Mission, 1855-1857, Albert R. Page Jan 1970

Orson Hyde And The Carson Valley Mission, 1855-1857, Albert R. Page

Theses and Dissertations

The Mormon Church has for years been given credit by historians for the settlement of Carson Valley. Prior to 1854 the LDS Church actually had no connection with that valley except that it was part of the Utah Territory, which the Church controlled. When political dissension against the Mormons developed in Carson Valley, Brigham Young decided to organize the area into a county in 1854. The following year he sent Orson Hyde and other officials there to organize the county government. Within a year Hyde so influenced Young that he agreed to send 250 colonists to Carson Valley in order …

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The School Of The Prophets: Its Development And Influence In Utah Territory, John R. Patrick Jan 1970

The School Of The Prophets: Its Development And Influence In Utah Territory, John R. Patrick

Theses and Dissertations

Four separate and distinct Schools of the Prophets were organized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph Smith Jr. organized the first school in the spring of 1833, and it functioned periodically until 1837. Brigham Young organized the second school in December 1867, as a part of the University of the State of Deseret. It functioned until August of 1872 when Brigham Young disbanded it because members failed to adhere to its rules. Three months later he reorganized on a limited basis a third school in Salt Lake City. This school existed until the summer of 1874 …

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An Analysis Of Byu 1963 Women Graduates' Present Status As Mothers In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Phyllis Ann Roundy Jan 1970

An Analysis Of Byu 1963 Women Graduates' Present Status As Mothers In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Phyllis Ann Roundy

Theses and Dissertations

This study was conducted to survey the practices and feelings of a selected group of young mothers concerning: (1) their family life and (2) their activity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Appleton Milo Harmon - Builder In Zion, Guy E. Stringham Jan 1970

Appleton Milo Harmon - Builder In Zion, Guy E. Stringham

Theses and Dissertations

As a builder, policeman, missionary, wagonmaster and militiaman Appleton Milo Harmon, during his eventful life, took part in many of the important events of early Mormondom. Through him one is able to relive the events of Nauvoo and the exodus to Winter Quarters. He participated in the destruction of the Expositor Press, and in the building of Mt. Pisgah, Winter Quarters, the famous roadometer and the Platte River Ferry.

After a mission to England, Appleton returned to Salt Lake to build sawmills in Emigration Canyon and to help in the erection of many buildings in the Salt Lake area. During …

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A Study Of Teacher, Principal, Coordinator Perception Of The Role Of A Latter-Day Saint Seminary Principal, Richard A. Vehar Jan 1970

A Study Of Teacher, Principal, Coordinator Perception Of The Role Of A Latter-Day Saint Seminary Principal, Richard A. Vehar

Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to determine the perceptions of teachers, principals and coordinators in the LDS Seminaries along the Wasatch Front of Utah as they relate to (a) the role of the seminary principal and (b) the actual performance of seminary principals.

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History Of The Davis County Clipper From Its Inception In 1891 To The Present 1970, Cammon I. Arrington Jan 1970

History Of The Davis County Clipper From Its Inception In 1891 To The Present 1970, Cammon I. Arrington

Theses and Dissertations

To write a descriptive history of the Davis County Clipper and its editors was the purpose of this study.

The first person involved with the newspaper was Lamoni Call who had been printing a small brochure to advertise his business. He asked John Stahle, Sr. to join him in printing some news along with the advertisments.

Regular publication began early in 1891 under the name of the The Little Clipper. Dissolution of the partnership came in 1894. Mr. Stahle maintained the editorial side of the newspaper his entire life. His son John Stahle, Jr. lived and loved the printing …

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Attitudes Of Lds Seminary Students Toward Different Methods Of Grading, Rex L. Coles Jan 1970

Attitudes Of Lds Seminary Students Toward Different Methods Of Grading, Rex L. Coles

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was twofold: to determine the attitudes of students toward different parts and methods of grading in LDS Seminary, and to determine if significant differences exist in attitudes of students toward their class and teacher when using different methods of grading including a suggested method.

The study reported the areas most preferred by students about grading and the areas least preferred. It reported the evaluation of the suggested method of grading including those areas of most value to the students and those of least value.

The suggested method of grading helped to raise the subjects' grades …

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The St. Louis Museum Of The 1850'S And The Two Egyptian Mummies And Papyri, Walter L. Whipple Jan 1970

The St. Louis Museum Of The 1850'S And The Two Egyptian Mummies And Papyri, Walter L. Whipple

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

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Excitement In The Classroom, B. Carmon Hardy Jan 1970

Excitement In The Classroom, B. Carmon Hardy

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

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Rainflowers Marilyn Mcmeen Miller, Veneta Nielsen Jan 1970

Rainflowers Marilyn Mcmeen Miller, Veneta Nielsen

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls, 1947-1969 Edmund Wilson, Richard Lloyd Anderson Jan 1970

The Dead Sea Scrolls, 1947-1969 Edmund Wilson, Richard Lloyd Anderson

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

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A Study Of Basic Philosophies Of Seminary Teachers Determined By The Ames Philosophical Belief Inventory, V. Mack Sumner Jan 1970

A Study Of Basic Philosophies Of Seminary Teachers Determined By The Ames Philosophical Belief Inventory, V. Mack Sumner

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not there were differences in the basic philosophies of Seminary Teachers who were ranked highest and lowest by experienced coordinators. It also sought to determine which philosophical background was associated with the most successful teachers, and which with the least successful.

Seminary teachers of three districts were surveyed by the Ames Inventory, and each coordinator identified his ten most successful and least successful teachers. The results of the Inventory and the teacher rankings were tabulated and compared, using Chi Square analysis to determine if differences were significant.

The findings indicated …

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A Theoretical Framework For Analyzing Residence Shifts Of Farm Families, B. Delworth Gardner Jan 1970

A Theoretical Framework For Analyzing Residence Shifts Of Farm Families, B. Delworth Gardner

Faculty Publications

The ever-changing composition of the American rural population is an established fact and has been the subject of much research. Urban families are moving o the ''country" to escape the noise and congestion of the city, While the migration of people from the farm to urban centers continues . The net result is a decrease in rural population relative to that classified as urban, although in absolute terms the rural population is increasing also. In 1969 less than 30 per cent of all American were classed as rural residents compared to 60 percent in 1900 and 95 percent in 1790.

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Perceived Parent-Child Interaction And Boys Self-Esteem In Two Cultural Contexts, Viktor Gecas, Darwin L. Thomas, Andrew Weigert Jan 1970

Perceived Parent-Child Interaction And Boys Self-Esteem In Two Cultural Contexts, Viktor Gecas, Darwin L. Thomas, Andrew Weigert

Faculty Publications

The problem under consideration in the present paper deals with the relationship between parent-child interaction patterns and the child's self esteem. The relationship between these variables will be examined in the context of samples drawn from two societies: Saint Paul, Minnesota and San Juan, Puerto Rico.1 It is hoped that a cross-cultural investigation of the effects of parent-child interaction on the child's self esteem will enable us to make a more precise statement about the nature of this relationship.2

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Qualitative Behavior Of A Pupfish (Cyprinodon Atrorus) In Differing Environments, Murray Itzkowitz, W. L. Minckley Dec 1969

Qualitative Behavior Of A Pupfish (Cyprinodon Atrorus) In Differing Environments, Murray Itzkowitz, W. L. Minckley

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

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Index [And Table Of Contents] To Volume 29 Dec 1969

Index [And Table Of Contents] To Volume 29

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

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End Matter, Vol. 29 No. 4 Dec 1969

End Matter, Vol. 29 No. 4

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

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List Of Insect Type Specimens In The Entomological Collection Of The Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, No. Iv, Vasco M. Tanner, Don R. Harris Dec 1969

List Of Insect Type Specimens In The Entomological Collection Of The Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, No. Iv, Vasco M. Tanner, Don R. Harris

Great Basin Naturalist

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Front Matter, Vol. 29 No. 4 Dec 1969

Front Matter, Vol. 29 No. 4

Great Basin Naturalist

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