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The Church Of The Ancient Councils: The Disciplinary Work Of The First Four Ecumenical Councils Peter L'Huillier, Carl W. Griffin

BYU Studies

Peter L'Huillier. The Church of the Ancient Councils: The Disciplinary Work of the First Four Ecumenical Councils. Crestwood, N.Y.: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1996. xii; 340 pp. Index. Paperback, $19.95.

Three Women In Church, Ken Haubrock

BYU Studies

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Images Of Christ In Latter-Day Saint Visual Culture, 1900-1999, Noel A. Carmack

BYU Studies

The motivating impact that visual images of Christ have on members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cannot be overestimated. Such images often induce feelings of faith and devotion in responsive viewers. For example, Church member Lisa Gemperline of Kaysville, Utah, wrote to the Ensign saying:

Passing a local art gallery one day, I paused, struck by the beauty of painting of Jesus Christ on display. My heart was touched as I looked at the face of the Savior, and I wished I had had the painting in my own home. Afterward, I found myself thinking about …

That's Not My Jesus: An Artist's Personal Perspective On Images Of Christ, James C. Christensen

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When I was growing up, I was taught that we should not have pictures and statues of Christ on our homes or meetinghouses. Nothing was to come between us and the individual image each of us had of the Lord we worshipped. Now members of the LDS Church are expressing a need for a good image of the Savior that they can reflect upon. For artists, that shift becomes a major challenge as they work to create the desired imaged.

"What Think Ye Of Christ?" An Art Historian's Perspective, Richard G. Oman

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In "Images of Christ," Noel Carmack has performed a real service on several fronts. In my response, I would like to suggest some modifications to his comments and, more importantly, discuss some features that I believe a great painting of Christ must have if it is to produce a spiritual change in the lives of its viewers.

Examining Six Key Concepts In Joseph Smith's Understanding Of Genesis 1:1, Kevin L. Barney

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Joseph Smith spent Sunday afternoon, April 7, 1844, in a grove behind the Nauvoo Temple. There he gave a funeral sermon, which lasted for over two hours, dedicated to a loyal friend named King Follett, who had been crushed by a bucket of rocks while repairing a well. Known today as the King Follett Discourse and widely believed to be the Prophet's greatest sermon, this address was Joseph's most cogent and forceful presentation of his Nauvoo doctrine on the nature of God, including the ideas of a plurality of Gods and the potential of a man to become as God. …

The Campaign And The Kingdom: The Activities Of The Electioneers In Joseph Smith's Presidential Campaign, Margaret C. Robertson

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In 1844, Joseph Smith, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ran for president of the United States. At the April 1844 LDS general conference, a call was made for volunteers to "electioneer for Joseph to be the next President," as Heber C. Kimball put it. Immediately, 244 elders volunteered. By the time the list of names was recorded in the records of the Church a week later, the number approached 340. Even more elders eventually volunteered or were called to take up the cause. As part of the campaign, the Quorum of the Twelve scheduled public …

Sagwitch: Shoshone Chieftain, Mormon Elder, 1822-1887 Scott R. Christensen, Larry Echohawk

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Scott R. Christensen. Sagwitch: Shoshone Chieftain, Mormon Elder, 1822-1887. Logan: Utah State University Press, 1999. xviii; 254 pp. Illustrations, maps, index. Hardback, $39.95; paperback, $19.95.

George Q. Cannon: A Biography Davis Bitton, William A. Wilson

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Davis Bitton. George Q. Cannon: A Biography. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999. xiv; 554 pp. Photos, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95.

The Rise Of Christianity: How The Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became The Dominant Religious Force In The Western World In A Few Centuries Rodney Stark, John W. Welch, Kathryn Worlton Pulham

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Rodney Stark. The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1996; San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1997. xiv; 215 pp. Illustrations, index, bibliography. $14.00.

The World At Its Gravest And Best, Nancy Hanks Baird

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Explanation, Marilyn Nelson

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A Biblical Sonnet: To Rachel, Marilyn Nelson

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Brief Notices, Gary P. Gillum, Andrew Hall

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End Matter, Byu Studies

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Full Issue, Byu Studies

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Out Of The Black Patch: The Autobiography Of Effie Marquess Carmack, Folk Musician, Artist, And Writer Noel A. Carmack And Karen Lynn Davidson, Brian D. Reeves

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Noel A. Carmack and Karen Lynn Davidson, eds. Out of the Black Patch: The Autobiography of Effie Marquess Carmack, Folk Musician, Artist, and Writer. Volume 4 in the Life Writings of Frontier Women series, ed. Maureen Ursenbach Beecher. Logan: Utah State University Press, 1999. xviii; 398 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $29.95.

Fawn Mckay Brodie: A Biographer's Life Newell G. Bringhurst, David J. Whittaker

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Newell G. Bringhurst. Fawn McKay Brodie: A Biographer's Life. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999. xviii; 350 pp. Photographs, bibliography, notes, index. $29.95.

Front Matter, Byu Studies

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Mourn With Those That Mourn…Comfort Those That Stand In Need Of Comfort: Dean Byrd's Diary Of The Kosovar Refugee Camps, Colleen Whitley

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The diary of a psychologist's work with Kosovar refugees revealed how LDS Charities responds to the emotional aftermath of trauma and reflects on how we can share each other's burdens.

Tomizo And Tokujiro: The First Japanese Mormons, Shinji Takagi

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In August 1901, Heber J. Grant and his companions arrived in Japan to open the first permanent mission in Asia and begin their difficult proselyting labors among the Japanese. It took them almost seven long months to claim the first fruit of their labors. On March 8, 1902, on the shore of Omori in Tokyo Bay, Hajime Nakazawa, a professed Shinto priest, was baptized, confirmed, and ordained an elder. This event was symbolic indeed. For one thing, Nakazawa was presumably affiliated with a religious sect whose roots went back to the ancient indigenous religion of Japan. For another, more interestingly, …

"Pleasing To The Eyes Of An Exile": The Latter-Day Saint Sojourn At Winter Quarters, 1846-1848, Jennifer L. Lund

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Early on the cold, clear morning of November 21, 1846, John D. Lee "arose from sleep," dressed, and "walked out" into the streets of Winter Quarters. Struck by his first view of daylight, he wrote:

I was astonished when I looked around and saw what serious enterprise and industry had brought to pass within 6 weeks past. A city of at least 400 houses had been erected in that short space of time, through the ingenuity and industry of the Saints. No other people but the Saints of God has ever been known to accomplish as much in so short …

The Dance Of First Beginnings: Contemporary Maya Creation Rituals In A World Context, Allen J. Christenson

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A nearly universal characteristic of ancient societies is to periodically carry out ceremonies and festivals intended to renew life, particularly in connection with the creation of the world. Many of these ceremonies are tied to New Year's celebrations, linking the start of the calendar year with the beginning of time itself. Such ceremonies reinforce the notion that when the world left the hands of deity at the time of its birth, it had greater power to sustain life and nurture its inhabitants. But as with all things, the passage of time and the wear and tear of day-to-day existence inevitably …

Statistics On Suicide And Lds Church Involvement In Males Age 15-34, Gilbert W. Fellingham, Kyle Mcbride, H. Dennis Tolley, Joseph L. Lyon

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Suicide rates among young adults in the United States have been on the rise in the past four decades, with white males at greatest risk. In 1897, Emile Durkheim proposed that religion provided a source of social integration that decreased the likelihood of suicide. His hypothesis was based on research of religious affiliation and suicide rates in Europe. Pope's reanalysis of Durkheim's data, using covariates such as economic status, casts doubt on Durkheim's interpretation of the data. However, others have suggested that religious affiliation is an important factor in the study of suicide, and studies including religious measures other than …

Three Reviews Of Mormon America: The Power And The Promise, Brian Q. Cannon, Alf Pratte, Marie Cornwall

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Richard N. Ostling and Joan K. Ostling. Mormon America: The Power and the Promise. New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 1999. xxvi; 454 pp. Map, illustrations, notes, appendices, index. $26.00.

What E'Er Thou Art, Act Well Thy Part: The Missionary Diaries Of David O. Mckay Stan Larson And Patricia Larson, Mary Jane Woodger

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Stan Larson and Patricia Larson. What E'er Thou Art, Act Well Thy Part: The Missionary Diaries of David O. McKay. Salt Lake City: Blue Ribbon Books, 1999. xlviii; 268 pp. Illustrations, introduction, essays, notes, glossary, index, bibliography. $24.95.

Confronting The Myth Of Self-Esteem: Twelve Keys To Finding Peace Ester Rasband, Wendy Watson Nelson

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Ester Rasband. Confronting the Myth of Self-Esteem: Twelve Keys to Finding Peace. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1998. ix; 134 pp. Index. $12.95.

New Photographs Of Wilford Woodruff's Trip To Alaska, 1895, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

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Continuing the photoarchival function of BYU Studies which commenced in the previous issue, this study presents rare photographs that have recently been uncovered.

The Least Of These, Kael Moffat

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Fire On Ice: The Conversion And Life Of Guðmundur Guðmundsson, Fred E. Woods

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In A.D. 1000, the Icelandic Parliament held their annual two-week summer session in Parliament's Field, a remote area of southwest Iceland where they had convened each year since A.D. 930. In this lush plain, where lava cliffs bear witness of fire meeting ice, Christianity was adopted as the official religion of the entire Icelandic nation. The year 2000 marks the millennial anniversary of this event. It is also a year of reflection for Latter-day Saints, as the first LDS chapel in Iceland will be dedicated in the summer of 2000.