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The Relationship Of Orthodoxy And Prejudice Among Seminary Students Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Donald Sorensen

Theses and Dissertations

Research of the relationship between orthodoxy and prejudice is not clear. Some studies report those who acknowledge church membership to be less tolerant than those who do not. Other investigators find either slight differences or no differences among the attitudes of members of different religions. Still others find important differences in acceptance of orthodox religious beliefs and attitudes toward minority groups.

Abraham Alonzo Kimball: A Nineteenth Century Mormon Bishop, Jerry C. Higginson

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Abraham Alonzo Kimball was born of Heber C. Kimball and his plural wife, Clarissa Cutler Kimball, in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois on April 16, 1846. At this time the Mormons were being expelled from Nauvoo so young Abe was taken to Winter Quarters with the major portion of the Mormon refugees. Clarissa Cutler Kimball refused to come West with the Mormons. Instead, she took her young son to Iowa to join a break-off church founded by her father, Alpheus Cutler, called the True Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Abe's mother died about three years later and he was …

A Study To Determine How Schools Should Conduct, Evaluate, And Administer Their Intramural Athletic Program, Robert P. O'Connor

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The Effects Of Sympathectomy On Vascular Catecholamine-Sensitivity, George R. Ward

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Comparison Of The Contributions Toward Physical Fitness Gained Through Participation Of Women In Three Required Service Courses As Measured By The American Association Of Health, Physical Education And Recreation Physical Fitness Test, Barbara Watson Bowman

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A Method For Simultaneous Catheterization Of The Major Hepatic Vessels Utilizing A Common Hepatic Vein, Allan C. Hoekzema

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The Absorption And Distribution Of L-Phenylalanine In The Small Intestine Of The Rat, Dale G. Makey

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Latter-Day Prophets And Present-Day Curriculum, Neil J. Flinders

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A gap exists between the religious ideals of human behavior and the common practices of man. Considerable effort has been expended in attempts to discover how to teach men to behave in ways that would be acceptable to society and still satisfy the ideals of the various religions. This problem is one of the major concerns of religious education.

In an effort to solve the above problem among its membership, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has established a program of week-day religious instruction, commonly referred to as the "Seminary program." This organization is currently engaged in an …

An Analysis Of The Theory And Practice Of Worship In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, John Franklin Heidenreich

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The concept of worship projected in this study is the broad Isaiah pattern of worship of awareness of God, restructuring of the life of the individual, and dedication of the worshiper in service. From this concept, standards of worship are set forth by which Latter-day Saint worship is evaluated.

Environmental Differences As Perceived By Students In Guidance And Non-Guidance Schools, Eugene C. Kasper

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A Determination Of K And L For Potato Substances, Ralph W. Leidholdt

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Inflation And The Economic Development Of Underdeveloped Countries, James S. Krough

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Psychological Distance In A Dyadic Interview As A Function Of Introversion-Extraversion, Anxiety, Social Desirability, And Stress, William D. Leipold

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A Study Of The Social And Economic Conditions Of A Sample Of The Blind Members Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, M. Lynn Cruser

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The purposes of this study were (1) to learn how many persons who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were blind, (2) to determine the social and economic conditions of these blind members, and (3) to learn what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has done to promote employment of blind members through its Welfare Program, and how this was accomplished.

Factors Relevant To Areas Of Knowledge Considered Important To Successful Marriage By Lds Seminary Students At Orem, Utah, Dee W. Hadley

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Purpose of the Study
1. To see what Latter-day Saint youth feel are the important factors that lead to a successful marriage; how adequate they feel their knowledge is in these matters, and what source they feel they are receiving their education from.
2. To determine if there is any relationship between the Latter-day Saint youth's feeling of what factors are important to successful marriage, how adequate he feels his knowledge is about the factors, and what he feels is the main source of his knowledge about these factors.

A Survey Of Administrative In School Health Instruction In Wisconsin Secondary Schools, Gordon C. Klein

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The French Fry Potato Processing Industry In The United States, Don G. Baken

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A Study Of The Requirements For Safety In Pupil Transportation: Review Of Practices In The United States And A Recommended Structure For North Dakota, Quinn Brunson

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A Comparison Of Dynamic Equilibrium Of Three Selected Ethnic Groups In The United States, James William Doyle

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Thirty male high school students were tested in an attempt to determine whether there were any significant differences in dynamic balance among selected American Negroes, American Indians and American Caucasians.

Subjects selected were seventeen years of age or older, with good eyesight and hearing, and with varied backgrounds in sports skills.

The Bass Test of Dynamic Balance was used as the instrument to measure dynamic equilibrium. The t test was used to test the null hypothesis, and the .01 level of significance was established as the criterion. The Indian subjects were tested during the summer of 1961, the Negroes in …

A Study Of The Status Of Gymnastics In The Required Physical Education Programs And Interscholastic Programs Of Minnesota Secondary Schools, Richard A. Bromley

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Arrobic Digestion Of Potato Waste, Emil D. Wahl

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In order to assess the feasibility of aerobic digestion for the disposal of potato waste effluents, a prepared potato waste stream was processed in an activated sludge system. The waste was contacted with oxygen in an aerator, effluent from which was discharged to a settling cone of equal volume. A dilute product was discharged from the cop of the cone and a concentrated sludge stream from the bottom was recycled to the aerator.

Wastes contain 1750 and 3500 milligrams per liter of potato solids were fed at rates of 2 and 4 times the aerator volume per day, with a …

Conflicting Opinions In Teaching The Slow Learner In Vocational Business Education--As Revealed In The Literature, Virgil D. Gehring

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The 1912 Presidential Election In Utah, C. Austin Wahlquist

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The purpose of this study is to determine why, in the light of local conditions and problems, Utah chose to support President Taft. Why Did Utah prefer the conservative policies of this nationally unpopular figure, while the rest of the nation favored the progressivism of Wilson or the progressivism of Roosevelt? What were the national issues which affected Utah? Who exercised political control in the state? What was the party alignment? How important was newspaper opinion? To what extent was personal friendship for Taft, on the part of local Republican leaders, a factor? Did a recent outbreak of Mormon-non-Mormon friction …

A Historical Study Of The Mormon Temple At Nauvoo, Illinois, Don F. Colvin

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The Nauvoo Temple was a unique structure, one which symbolized "Mormonism" in the early period of its history. In its time, the temple stood as the chief structure of the city of Nauvoo. It rivaled all buildings in Illinois and the West during its brief history.

This study reviews the entire history of the temple, from when it was first contemplated until its fateful destruction, and beyond. It sheds light on the setting in which the great edifice was built. Consideration is given to the struggles and sacrifices on the part of workmen and church members who freely gave to …

A Tactile Articulation Test For The Young Blind, Marylin H. Mueller

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A Proposal For Organizing And Administering A Secondary Schools' Athletic Association In The Province Of Manitoba, Bernard P. Zakaluk

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The Financial Equalization Of Educational Opportunity In North Dakota, Joseph Wax

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An Analysis Of The Knowledges Possessed By A Random Population In The City Of Crookston, Minnesota, Relative To The Fundamental Principles Of A Minimum Program Of Personal Insurance, Its Purchase And Use, Donald D. Myrold

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Lipid Phosphorylation In Mitochondria, Nuclei, And Microsomes Of Hela Cells With And Without Poliomyelitis Virus, Shuang-Shine Tsao

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Operation And Administration Of North Dakota Water Compacts, Stuart R. Ringham

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