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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)

By Study And Also By Faith: The Faculty At Brigham Young University Responds, Keith J. Wilson

BYU Studies

This article present significant statistical information about BYU faculty attitudes toward faith and scholarship gathered in a 1998 survey conducted at selected religious universities by researchers at Baylor University.

The Lord's University: Freedom And Authority At Byu Bryan Waterman And Brian Kagel, Kent P. Jackson

BYU Studies

Bryan Waterman and Brian Kagel. The Lord's University: Freedom and Authority at BYU. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1998. xii; 453 pp. Illustrations, index. $19.95.

After The Fall, Gina Clark

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Front Matter, Byu Studies

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Bowels Of Mercy, John Durham Peters

BYU Studies

Although perhaps too earthy for squeamish readers, the idea of the "bowels of mercy" is found frequently in the scriptures, reflecting ancient views about human emotions and offering powerful insights about divine compassion.

Rediscovering Ancient Christianity, C. Wilfred Griggs

BYU Studies

This Distinguished Faculty Lecture at BYU argues that diverse strands in early Christianity were excised by emerging orthodox leaders and that only a new paradigm based in revelation can recapture the original gospel of Jesus Christ.

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.

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

BYU Studies

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

Hoping To Establish A Presence: Parley P. Pratt's 1851 Mission To Chile, A. Delbert Palmer, Mark L. Grover

BYU Studies

The sacrament meeting in Santiago, Chile, was similar to most meetings held in July 1998 in LDS chapels throughout the world with one notable exception—not only the chapel was filled, but also the cultural hall, and people were standing around the edges of the seats. The ward obviously needed to be divided; however, five wards, equal in size, were already meeting in that same building. The Church simply could not build chapels fast enough to house its rapidly growing membership in Chile, one of the fastest growing LDS populations in the world. In fact, in 1999 one in every thirty-two …

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

BYU Studies

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.

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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

Haeremai: A Maori Welcome, Norma S. Bowkett

BYU Studies

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The Shell In Silk, Nancy Baird

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When Children Sang, Donnell Hunter

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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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Index, Byu Studies

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End Matter, Byu Studies

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Full Issue, Byu Studies

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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.

Adam's Song, James Richards

BYU Studies

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A Gentile Account Of Life In Utah's Dixie, 1872-73: Elizabeth Kane's St. George Journal Norman R. Bowen, Carol Cornwall Madsen

BYU Studies

Norman R. Bowen, ed. A Gentile Account of Life in Utah's Dixie, 1872-73: Elizabeth Kane's St. George Journal. Salt Lake City: Tanner Trust Fund, University of Utah Library, 1995. xxix; 184 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $24.95.

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.