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Bending The Arc Of Politics Toward Zion Voices From Mormon Women For Ethical Government, Jennifer Walker Thomas, Emma Petty Addams
Bending The Arc Of Politics Toward Zion Voices From Mormon Women For Ethical Government, Jennifer Walker Thomas, Emma Petty Addams
BYU Studies Quarterly
At the conclusion of the Montgomery bus boycott in 1956, Martin Luther King Jr. paraphrased the words of Theodore Parker to situate small battles for justice within a larger movement toward God’s ideal
world. Parker, a Boston abolitionist, beautifully described the ache of discipleship that results when spirits reach for worlds they cannot quite see: “I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight; I can divine it by conscience.
And from what I …
The Early Development Of Latter-Day Saint Women’S History An Interview With Jill Mulvay Derr, Cherry Bushman Silver
The Early Development Of Latter-Day Saint Women’S History An Interview With Jill Mulvay Derr, Cherry Bushman Silver
BYU Studies Quarterly
This piece is half of an interview conducted by Cherry B. Silver on August 8, 2019, in the BYU Studies offices. The second half of the interview was published in BYU Studies Quarterly 59, no. 3. Many thanks to Laurel Barlow for transcribing the recording.
Using Women’S Voices In Teaching History And Doctrine, Jennifer Reeder
Using Women’S Voices In Teaching History And Doctrine, Jennifer Reeder
Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
In early July 1830, shortly following her baptism, Emma Smith received a revelation through her husband, Joseph Smith, about her position and responsibilities in the new Church of Christ. In the revelation (now known as section 25 of the Doctrine and Covenants), the Lord described Emma as an “elect lady” and charged her to “expound scriptures and exhort the church according as it shall be given thee by my spirit.” The responsibilities were weighty: the 1828 American Webster dictionary defines exhort as “to encourage, to embolden, to cheer, to advise, to excite or to give strength, spirit, or courage.” Likewise, …
Pioneer Women Of Arizona, Hannah Charlesworth
Pioneer Women Of Arizona, Hannah Charlesworth
BYU Studies Quarterly
Pioneer Women of Arizona, by Roberta Flake Clayton, Catherine H. Ellis, and David F. Boone, 2d ed. (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017)
Wise Or Foolish: Women In Mormon Biblical Narrative Art, Jennifer Champoux
Wise Or Foolish: Women In Mormon Biblical Narrative Art, Jennifer Champoux
BYU Studies Quarterly
Visual imagery is an inescapable element of religion. Even those groups that generally avoid figural imagery, such as those in Judaism and Islam, have visual objects with religious significance.1 In fact, as David Morgan, professor of religious studies and art history at Duke University, has argued, it is often the religions that avoid figurative imagery that end up with the richest material culture.2 To some extent, this is true for Mormonism. Although Mormons believe art can beautify a space, visual art is not tied to actual ritual practice. Chapels, for example, where the sacrament ordinance is performed, are built with …
A House Full Of Females: Plural Marriage And Women's Rights In Early Mormonism, 1835-1870, Lowell C. Bennion
A House Full Of Females: Plural Marriage And Women's Rights In Early Mormonism, 1835-1870, Lowell C. Bennion
BYU Studies Quarterly
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Women And Mormonism: Historical And Contemporary Perspectives, Alison Palmer
Women And Mormonism: Historical And Contemporary Perspectives, Alison Palmer
BYU Studies Quarterly
Kate Holbrook and Matthew Bowman, eds., Women and Mormonism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2016)
Helping Female Students Rise To Their Spiritual Privileges, Barbara Morgan Gardner
Helping Female Students Rise To Their Spiritual Privileges, Barbara Morgan Gardner
Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel
Recently, I asked my class of fifty Doctrine and Covenants students if they felt confident with their knowledge of the doctrines, principles, and practices associated with the priesthood. Apparently all did! I was so happy at that moment thinking that we would save several hours of class time on the topic. In the silence of my office following class, however, I began to wonder how it was that they knew everything about the priesthood when I myself, and even Church leaders, were struggling to understand and explain some of the fundamentals. During the next class, therefore, I had them answer …
The First Fifty Years Of Relief Society, Karen Lynn Davidson
The First Fifty Years Of Relief Society, Karen Lynn Davidson
BYU Studies Quarterly
Jill Mulvay Derr, Carol Cornwall Madsen, Kate Holbrook, and Matthew J. Grow, eds. The First Fifty Years of Relief Society.
Salt Lake City: Church Historian's Press, 2016.
A Faded Legacy: Amy Brown Lyman And Mormon Women's Activism, 1872-1959, Lisa Olsen Tait
A Faded Legacy: Amy Brown Lyman And Mormon Women's Activism, 1872-1959, Lisa Olsen Tait
BYU Studies Quarterly
Dave Hall. A Faded Legacy: Amy Brown Lyman and Mormon Women's Activism, 1872-1959.
Salt Lake City: University of Utah, 2015.
Mormon Women In Memoir, Angela Hallstrom, Jacqueline S. Thursby, Rosalyn Collings Eves, Amy A. Easton-Flake, Amy Isaksen Cartwright
Mormon Women In Memoir, Angela Hallstrom, Jacqueline S. Thursby, Rosalyn Collings Eves, Amy A. Easton-Flake, Amy Isaksen Cartwright
BYU Studies Quarterly
Heaven Is Here: An Incredible Story of Hope, Triumph, and Everyday Joy, by Stephanie Nielson (New York: Hyperion, 2012)
My Story, by Elizabeth Smart with Christopher Stewart (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2013)
Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray, and Still Loving My Neighbor, by Jana Riess (Brewster, Mass: Paraclete Press, 2011)
The Place of Knowing: A Spiritual Autobiography, by Emma Lou Warner Thayne (Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, 2011)
The Book of Mormon Girl: A Memoir of an American Faith, by Joanna Brooks (New York: Free Press/Simon and Schuster, 2012)
Global Mom: Eight Countries, Sixteen Addresses, …
Helen Andelin And The Fascinating Womanhood Movement, Mary Jane Woodger
Helen Andelin And The Fascinating Womanhood Movement, Mary Jane Woodger
BYU Studies Quarterly
Julie Debra Neuffer. Helen Andelin and the Fascinating Womanhood Movement.
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2014.
"As A Bird Sings": Hannah Tapfield King, Poetess And Pioneer, Leonard Reed
"As A Bird Sings": Hannah Tapfield King, Poetess And Pioneer, Leonard Reed
BYU Studies Quarterly
Hannah Tapfield King (1807-1886), converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850 in Cambridge, England, and emigrated with her family to Utah. She was a prolific and popular writer of poetry, essays, and educational pieces for Utah's newspapers, and she had a reputation as a woman of refinement. From her autobiography one can see her complete devotion to the Church. She and her family sacrificed a comfortable middle class life in England running the family farm, and they suffered considerably in Utah's desert. Her husband, Thomas King, eventually joined the Church but was never active or …
Pedestals And Podiums: Utah Women, Religious Authority, And Equal Rights. By Martha Sonntag Bradley, Andrea G. Radke-Moss
Pedestals And Podiums: Utah Women, Religious Authority, And Equal Rights. By Martha Sonntag Bradley, Andrea G. Radke-Moss
BYU Studies Quarterly
Martha Sonntag Bradley. Pedestals and Podiums: Utah Women, Religious Authority, and Equal Rights. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2005
“Give Up All And Follow Your Lord”: Testimony And Exhortation In Early Mormon Women's Letters, 1831–1839, Janiece Johnson
“Give Up All And Follow Your Lord”: Testimony And Exhortation In Early Mormon Women's Letters, 1831–1839, Janiece Johnson
BYU Studies Quarterly
Women composed a significant portion of the early converts who would follow Joseph Smith over hundreds of miles and through the fires of persecution. Lucy Mack Smith, Rebecca Williams, Phebe Peck, and Melissa Dodge represent well the dedication and testimony of such early Latter-day Saint women. Despite separation from loved ones and the dangers and difficulties they would face as Church members, religion was the guiding factor in their lives. These women testified of the value of their experiences and exhorted others to "give up all and follow your Lord" regardless of the trials that were required of them.
Worth Their Salt: Notable But Often Unnoted Women Of Utah Colleen Whitley, Cherry B. Silver
Worth Their Salt: Notable But Often Unnoted Women Of Utah Colleen Whitley, Cherry B. Silver
BYU Studies Quarterly
Colleen Whitley, ed. Worth Their Salt: Notable but Often Unnoted Women of Utah. Logan: Utah State University, 1996. xi; 308 pp. Photographs, notes, bibliography. Paperback, $19.95.
Introduction To “On Being Mormon In Canada And Canadian In Utah”, Nancy R. Lund
Introduction To “On Being Mormon In Canada And Canadian In Utah”, Nancy R. Lund
BYU Studies Quarterly
As part of the Asael and Maydell Palmer Lecture Series, Canadian Studies at Brigham Young University presented a program on March 14, 1996, entitled "Three Mormon Women: Reflections and Perspectives." The program featured three outstanding LDS women, all born Canadian—Elaine L. Jack, Ardeth Greene Kapp, and Maureen Ursenbach Beecher.
“But Then Face To Face”: Women's Issues, Mormon Culture, And Doctrine In Eight Pregnancy Narratives, Angela Ashurst-Mcgee
“But Then Face To Face”: Women's Issues, Mormon Culture, And Doctrine In Eight Pregnancy Narratives, Angela Ashurst-Mcgee
BYU Studies Quarterly
For a Mormon woman, pregnancy can augment her agency, build charity, and transcend stereotypes. Sharing her narrative can help her organize and own her experience.
In Their Own Words: Women And The Story Of Nauvoo By Carol Cornwall Madsen, Michelle Stott
In Their Own Words: Women And The Story Of Nauvoo By Carol Cornwall Madsen, Michelle Stott
BYU Studies Quarterly
Carol Cornwall Madsen. In Their Own Words: Women and the Story of Nauvoo. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994. xii; 266 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $14.95.
Audacious Women: Early British Mormon Immigrants By Rebecca Bartholomew, Paula Harline
Audacious Women: Early British Mormon Immigrants By Rebecca Bartholomew, Paula Harline
BYU Studies Quarterly
Rebecca Bartholomew. Audacious Women: Early British Mormon Immigrants. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1995. xv; 288 pp. Bibliography, index. Paperback, $18.95.
Woman To Woman: Selected Talks From The Byu Women's Conferences Edited By Maren M. Mouritsen; A Heritage Of Faith: Talks Selected From The Byu Women's Conferences Edited By Mary E. Stovall And Carol Cornwall Madsen; As Women Of Faith: Talks Selected From The Byu Women's Conferences Edited By Mary E. Stovall And Carol Cornwall Madsen; Women Of Wisdom And Knowledge: Talks Selected From The Byu Women's Conferences Edited By Marie Cornwall And Susan Howe; Women And The Power Within—To See Life Steadily And See It Whole: Talks Selected From The 1990 Byu Women's Conference Edited By Dawn Hall Anderson And Marie Cornwall; Women Steadfast In Christ: Talks Selected From The 1991 Women's Conference Co-Sponsored By Brigham Young University And The Relief Society Edited By Dawn Hall Anderson And Marie Cornwall; Women And Christ—Living The Abundant Life: Talks Selected From The 1992 Women's Conference Sponsored By Brigham Young University And The Relief Society Edited By Dawn Hall Anderson, Susette Fletcher Green, And Marie Cornwall; Women In The Covenant Of Grace: Talks Selected From The 1993 Women's Conference Sponsored By Brigham Young University And The Relief Society Edited By Dawn Hall Anderson And Susette Fletcher Green, Kathryn H. Shirts
BYU Studies Quarterly
Maren M. Mouritsen, ed. Woman to Woman: Selected Talks from the BYU Women's Conferences. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1986. viii; 215 pp. Index. $9.95.
Mary E. Stovall and Carol Cornwall Madsen, eds. A Heritage of Faith: Talks Selected from the BYU Women's Conferences. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1988. ix; 198 pp. Index. $10.95.
Mary E. Stovall and Carol Cornwall Madsen, eds. As Women of Faith: Talks Selected from the BYU Women's Conferences. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1989. xi; 257 pp. Index. $10.95.
Marie Cornwall and Susan Howe, eds. Women of Wisdom and Knowledge: Talks …
“Tryed And Purified As Gold”: Mormon Women's “Lives”, Maureen Ursenbach Beecher
“Tryed And Purified As Gold”: Mormon Women's “Lives”, Maureen Ursenbach Beecher
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Women's Rights In Old Testament Times By James R. Baker, Camille S. Williams
Women's Rights In Old Testament Times By James R. Baker, Camille S. Williams
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
“The Power Of Combination”: Emmeline B. Wells And The National And International Councils Of Women, Carol Cornwall Madsen
“The Power Of Combination”: Emmeline B. Wells And The National And International Councils Of Women, Carol Cornwall Madsen
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Women Of Covenant: The Story Of Relief Society By Jill Mulvay Derr, Janath Russell Cannon And Maureen Ursenbach Beecher; Women And Authority: Re-Emerging Mormon Feminism Edited By Maxine Hanks; Natural Allies: Women's Associations In American History By Anne Firor Scott, Mary Stovall Richards
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Sisters Under The Skin: Utah's Mormon And Non-Mormon Women And Their Publications, Sherilyn C. Bennion
Sisters Under The Skin: Utah's Mormon And Non-Mormon Women And Their Publications, Sherilyn C. Bennion
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Native Women On The Utah Frontier, Ronald W. Walker
Native Women On The Utah Frontier, Ronald W. Walker
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Profiling Women Of Nauvoo: An Essay In Black On White, Frank W. Jackson
Profiling Women Of Nauvoo: An Essay In Black On White, Frank W. Jackson
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Juanita Brooks: Mormon Woman Historian Levi S. Peterson, Maureen U. Beecher
Juanita Brooks: Mormon Woman Historian Levi S. Peterson, Maureen U. Beecher
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Juanita Brooks: Mormon Woman Historian Levi S. Peterson, Louis C. Midgley
Juanita Brooks: Mormon Woman Historian Levi S. Peterson, Louis C. Midgley
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.