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Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries Of Patty Bartlett Sessions Donna Toland Smart, Carol Cornwall Madsen

BYU Studies

Donna Toland Smart, ed. Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions. Logan: Utah State University Press, 1997. xiv; 402 pp. Illustrations, appendices, notes, index. Hardbound, $29.95; paperback, $19.95.

The History Of Louisa Barnes Pratt: Being The Autobiography Of A Mormon Missionary Widow And Pioneer S. George Ellsworth, Andrew H. Hedges

BYU Studies

S. George Ellsworth, ed. The History of Louisa Barnes Pratt: Being the Autobiography of a Mormon Missionary Widow and Pioneer. Logan: Utah State University Press, 1998. xxviii; 420 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $29.95.

Moses Thatcher And Mormon Beginnings In Mexico, Kenneth W. Godfrey

BYU Studies

Moses Thatcher, Apostle and first president of the Mexican Mission, carried on an informative correspondence with his family during his mission and, after his release, continued to write to his successors, offering encouragement and advice.

The Shell In Silk, Nancy Baird

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In A Time Of Fall Plowing, Dixie Partridge

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Brief Notices, Marvin E. Wiggins, Terry Dahlin, Larry W. Draper, Jed L. Woodworth

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End Matter, Byu Studies

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Jared Diamond. Guns, Germs, And Steel: The Fates Of Human Societies., Laina Farhat-Holzman

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Tobacco-Related Cancers In Utah Compared To The United States: Quantifying The Benefits Of The Word Of Wisdom, Ray M. Merrill, Gordon B. Lindsay, Joseph L. Lyon

BYU Studies

And again, tobacco is not for the body, neither for the bell, and is not good for man, but is an herb for bruises and all sick cattle, to be used with judgment and skill. (D&C 89:8)

"Islands Of Peace, Of The Blessed", Janet Garrard-Willis

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If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?

—A. Solzhenitsyn

Haeremai: A Maori Welcome, Norma S. Bowkett

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Classic Maya Religion: Beliefs And Practices Of An Ancient American People, Stephen D. Houston

BYU Studies

Though difficult to decipher, Maya religion permeated a complex ancient world with an overriding sense of the sacral nature of all things and reveals much about how those people lived and why they vanished.

Index, Byu Studies

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Utah's Black Hawk War John Alton Peterson, Ronald O. Barney

BYU Studies

John Alton Peterson. Utah's Black Hawk War. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1998. xi; 432 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. Hardbound, $59.95; paperback, $19.95.

Joseph Smith Portraits: A Search For The Prophet's Likeness Ephraim Hatch, Robert O. Davis

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Ephraim Hatch. Joseph Smith Portraits: A Sear for the Prophet's Likeness. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998. viii; 112 pp. Illustrations, index. $18.95.

When Children Sang, Donnell Hunter

BYU Studies

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Shaping The Stones: Lorenzo Snow's Letters To Priesthood Leaders Of The London Conference, November 1842, Andrew H. Hedges, Jay G. Burrup

BYU Studies

On the afternoon of Sunday, July 23, 1837, in Preston's Vauxhall Chapel, Heber C. Kimball preached the first Latter-day Saint sermon to be delivered in England. Heber presided over England's first baptisms one week later, after which he and his six companions parted company to cover more territory. People flocked to hear the missionaries' message, and by the time Elder Kimball left England nine months later, over fifteen hundred people had been baptized in and around Preston. A more fertile land for missionary work could hardly be imagined.

Full Issue, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Special Reports On The 1999 Sahs Annual Meetings, Simon Netzle, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Review

This year the Swiss members of the SAHS held their traditional meeting on Saturday, October 9, 1999 in St. Gallen's Washington House. Despite the first signs of winter - windy conditions and low temperatures characteristic for the region at this time - Dr. Marcel Mayer of the City Archive of St. Gallen first took some thirty guests on a tour of St. Gallen's merchant houses typical of the City's 19th and 20th centuries' textile industry. After the American Civil War the textile merchants began to trade successfully with the United States and built for themselves luxurious and richly decorated houses, …

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Swiss American Historical Society Review

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The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, And Historic Context Of The Kirtland Temple Elwin C. Robison, Paul L. Anderson

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Elwin C. Robison. The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, and Historic Context of the Kirtland Temple. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1997. xv; 216 pp. Illustrations, index, $21.95.

"No Man's Land": The Place Of Latter-Day Saints In The Culture War, Frederick Mark Gedicks

BYU Studies

Recent political developments in the United States find Latter-day Saints in an isolated but distinctive position, aligned with neither the religious right nor the progressive left.

Sizing Up The Divide: Reviews And Replies, Matthew R. Connelly, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

Craig L. Blomberg and Stephen E. Robinson. How Wide the Divide? A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1997. 228 pp. Paperback, $11.99.

Minerva Teichert's Manti Temple Murals, Doris R. Dant

BYU Studies

President Gordon B. Hinckley's initiative to build many more temples around the world underscores how far many Latter-day Saints reside from their sacred buildings. In particular, travel to Utah's pioneer temples is frequently prohibitive. In the spirit of making temples accessible to all Latter-day Saints, this article brings to Saints worldwide an appreciative view of some of the Manti Temple murals.

In Defense Of Capitalism: Church Leaders On Property, Wealth, And The Economic Order, Phillip J. Bryson

BYU Studies

Church leaders have consistently presented a positive view of capitalism and a free market system, while recognizing that the system is vulnerable to greed and oppression by the wicked.

End Matter, Byu Studies

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Understanding The Book Of Revelation Jay A. Parry And Donald W. Parry; The Book Of Revelation: Plain, Pure, And Simple Mick Smith, Robert L. Maxwell

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Jay A. Parry and Donald W. Parry. Understanding the Book of Revelation. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1998. viii; 358 pp. Appendixes, bibliography, indexes. $19.95.

Mick Smith, The Book of Revelation: Plain, Pure, and Simple. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1998. xiv; 306 pp. Bibliography, index. $19.95.

Front Matter, Byu Studies

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Green Rain, Marilyn Bushman-Carlton

BYU Studies

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"A Plea For The Horse": George Q. Cannon's Concern For Animal Welfare In Nineteenth-Century America, Aaron R. Kelson

BYU Studies

Taking a position somewhat unusual for his time, President George Q. Cannon actively taught respect for animals as a matter of religious principle.