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BYU Studies Quarterly

1996

Canada

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Introduction To “On Being Mormon In Canada And Canadian In Utah”, Nancy R. Lund Apr 1996

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.


On Being Mormon In Canada And Canadian In Utah, Maureen Ursenbach Beecher Apr 1996

On Being Mormon In Canada And Canadian In Utah, Maureen Ursenbach Beecher

BYU Studies Quarterly

Peter Gzowski, a name unpronouncable to Americans, is a byword to Canadians. Weekday mornings, CBC radio listeners hear his wry comments and sage interviews reflecting Canadian life on Morningside. In the mid-seventies, when Morningside was still This Country in the Morning, Gzowski ran a contest asking listeners to finish this sentence: "As Canadian as..." Entries poured in: "As Canadian as a toboggan" or "As Canadian as Diefenbaker." But the grand-slam winner was unforgettable: "As Canadian as possible, under the circumstances."