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A History Of Brigham Young's Indian Superintendency (1851-1857): Problems And Accomplishments, Fred R. Gowans
A History Of Brigham Young's Indian Superintendency (1851-1857): Problems And Accomplishments, Fred R. Gowans
Theses and Dissertations
The problem of this study was two-fold: first, to determine the accomplishments of the Utah Territorial Indian Superintendency during Brigham Young's term in office; and second, to study the difficulties which hindered this superintendency from functioning in a manner which would be most beneficial to the Indian people. These difficulties fit into three major groups: friction within the superintendency, Indian depredations, and lack of cooperation on the part of the Federal Government.
The main sources of information for this study were the official letters sent by the superintendency to the Indian Commission in Washington. Letters sent from Washington to the …
A Study To Determine The Influence Of Ward Education Committees On Non-Release Time Seminary Enrollment, Gordon Scott Loosle
A Study To Determine The Influence Of Ward Education Committees On Non-Release Time Seminary Enrollment, Gordon Scott Loosle
Theses and Dissertations
There was a lack of concrete information concerning the influence of the ward education committee on enrolling students in seminary. Therefore, a study which would evaluate the influence of ward education committees on seminary enrollment was undertaken. This study attempted to determine the influence of ward education committees on enrollment of non-released time seminaries.
Marriage Role Expectations Of Latter-Day Saint Adolescents In Utah County, Gary P. Mcbride
Marriage Role Expectations Of Latter-Day Saint Adolescents In Utah County, Gary P. Mcbride
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis is a study of the degree of relationship that marriage role expectations of adolescents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has to sex, church activity, parent's education, employment of mother, and ordinal position.
The major objectives were: (a) to determine if male adolescents would have a higher traditional score than female adolescents on the marriage role expectation inventory; and (b) to determine if marriage role expectations of adolescents are related to sex, church activity, parent's education, employment of mother, and ordinal position.
A Book Of Mormon Course Of Study For Indian Students In Released-Time Seminaries, Robert Lee Hales
A Book Of Mormon Course Of Study For Indian Students In Released-Time Seminaries, Robert Lee Hales
Theses and Dissertations
This course has been written to present a simplified version of the Book of Mormon for use with students whose reading skills are below average. It was specifically designed for released-time Indian seminary students. The Indian students often find it very hard to compete with white students in seminary. Where this problem exists teachers have found it advisable to form all-Indian classes.
Released-time Indian seminary classes are a recent addition to the L.D.S. Seminary system. In the 1962-63 school year two such classes were held. The future holds promise that many more will be instituted. Teaching the Book of Mormon …
The Effectiveness Of Home Night As A Supplement To Lds Seminary Instruction, Joseph L. Allen
The Effectiveness Of Home Night As A Supplement To Lds Seminary Instruction, Joseph L. Allen
Theses and Dissertations
This study was undertaken for the purpose of determining the effectiveness of L.D.S. Seminary-oriented home night program. The home night program consisted of an experimental group of students holding weekly home nights with their parents, following discussion of gospel principles in Seminary during the school hours. A control group was established which supplemented its program writing weekly summaries instead of directing a home night.
Suggested Inspirational Devotionals To Accompany The Church History And Doctrine Course Prescribed By The Department Of Education Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, G. Osmond Dunford
Theses and Dissertations
The Seminaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were organized to provide religious education for high school and junior high school students. Inspirational devotional programs are a part of the class procedure in the Seminaries designed to create a spiritual tone in this religious education. Objectives of these devotional periods are:
1. To encourage students to reflect and meditate on spiritual subjects.
2. To provide opportunities and experiences for student participation in planning and presenting inspirational devotional programs.
3. To establish in the classroom an atmosphere or setting which will stimulate the study of scripture and sacred …
Factors Relevant To Areas Of Knowledge Considered Important To Successful Marriage By Lds Seminary Students At Orem, Utah, Dee W. Hadley
Factors Relevant To Areas Of Knowledge Considered Important To Successful Marriage By Lds Seminary Students At Orem, Utah, Dee W. Hadley
Theses and Dissertations
Purpose of the Study
1. To see what Latter-day Saint youth feel are the important factors that lead to a successful marriage; how adequate they feel their knowledge is in these matters, and what source they feel they are receiving their education from.
2. To determine if there is any relationship between the Latter-day Saint youth's feeling of what factors are important to successful marriage, how adequate he feels his knowledge is about the factors, and what he feels is the main source of his knowledge about these factors.
An Analysis Of The Theory And Practice Of Worship In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, John Franklin Heidenreich
An Analysis Of The Theory And Practice Of Worship In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, John Franklin Heidenreich
Theses and Dissertations
The concept of worship projected in this study is the broad Isaiah pattern of worship of awareness of God, restructuring of the life of the individual, and dedication of the worshiper in service. From this concept, standards of worship are set forth by which Latter-day Saint worship is evaluated.
A Study Of The Influence Of Seminary Teachers On Seminary Enrollment In The Twenty-Seven One-Teacher Seminaries Of The State Of Utah, Hal Loren Taylor
A Study Of The Influence Of Seminary Teachers On Seminary Enrollment In The Twenty-Seven One-Teacher Seminaries Of The State Of Utah, Hal Loren Taylor
Theses and Dissertations
Teachers in general have a great deal of interest in the well-being of their students. This is especially true of the seminary teacher whose subject matter is designed to not only prepare his student for life, but for eternity. The purpose of this study is two-fold: (1) to determine the influence of the seminary teacher on seminary enrollment statistics as compared with other major influential groups in the twenty-seven one-teacher seminaries in the State of Utah, and (2) to consider the correlation of highly rated teachers to high enrollment percentages.
A Biographical Study Of Leonard John Nuttall, Private Secretary To Presidents John Taylor And Wilford Woodruff, Clarence G. Jensen
A Biographical Study Of Leonard John Nuttall, Private Secretary To Presidents John Taylor And Wilford Woodruff, Clarence G. Jensen
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to provide a biography of Leonard John Nuttall. Special emphasis has been given to his contributions to Church and civic affairs.
A History Of The Latter-Day Settlement Of Star Valley, Wyoming, Ray Mccord Hall
A History Of The Latter-Day Settlement Of Star Valley, Wyoming, Ray Mccord Hall
Theses and Dissertations
The Latter-day Saints were good colonizers, possibly because they were repeatedly forced by persecution to seek new homes in the wilderness. Having established themselves in Salt Lake Valley (1847), they began almost immediately to expand their domain. Their Prophet, Brigham Young, sent groups of Mormons to colonize the surrounding valleys, and within a few years there were many Mormon settlements beyond the bounds of Salt Lake Valley. Bear Lake Valley in southeastern Idaho and northern Utah was one of these early settlements.
Star Valley--thus named by Moses Thatcher, an Apostle in the Church who thought it was a "star among …
The Relationship Of Empathy And Seminary Teachers' Effectiveness, Chet W. Harris
The Relationship Of Empathy And Seminary Teachers' Effectiveness, Chet W. Harris
Theses and Dissertations
This study was conducted for the primary purpose of discovering the relationship of two personal variables to effective seminary teaching.
It was hypothesized that:
(1) There is no significant difference between seminary teachers whom the department considers as very effective (high-rated) and seminary teachers whose teaching effectiveness is questioned by the department (low-rated) in their ability to empathize with the self concept of their students.
(2) there is no significant difference between seminary teachers who are high-rated and seminary teachers who are low-rated in their ability to sociempathise (perceive student's social status among peers).
Relative Importance Of And Adherence To Church Standards Of Lds Youth, F. Weldon Thacker
Relative Importance Of And Adherence To Church Standards Of Lds Youth, F. Weldon Thacker
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not LDS seminary teachers are aware of (1) the Church standards with which their students feel they themselves are failing as far as adherence and understanding is concerned and (2) to what degree decree the students adhere to and understand the Church standards and principles.
A Study Of Childhood Experiences Of Physicists, Lds Seminary Teachers And Outstanding Competitive Athletes, A. Garr Cranney Jr.
A Study Of Childhood Experiences Of Physicists, Lds Seminary Teachers And Outstanding Competitive Athletes, A. Garr Cranney Jr.
Theses and Dissertations
Theories of vocational choice are of current and vital interest to the counseling profession. Roe's theoretical work based on the Freudian assumption that occupational choice is related to family atmostphere has particularly stimulated recent research in this area. This study similarly follows her theory and employs Dr. Nachmann's techniques who tested comparable hypotheses with different groups in 1957.
The problem of this study was to determine if there were certain differences in the childhood experience of physicists, L.D.S. seminary teachers, and outstanding competitive athletes. Fifteen B.Y.U. students were interviewed in each group, the interviews following the items of a questionnaire. …
The Life Of Amos Milton Musser, Karl Brooks
The Life Of Amos Milton Musser, Karl Brooks
Theses and Dissertations
For more than half a century Amos Milton Musser was a conspicuous figure in the social, religious, and business life of Utah.
Amos Milton Musser, the second son and fourth child of Samuel and Anna Barr Musser, was born in Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1830. When he was four years old, his father died. after three years of widowhood, his mother remarried, but her husband, Abraham Bitner, soon died, leaving her with two additional children.
During her second widowhood, times were so hard that Mrs. Bitner had to ask for help in supporting her children. John Neff, …
A Study Of Drop-Outs From Twelve Seminaries In Utah Conducted During 1960-61, Roy Fearnley Hatch
A Study Of Drop-Outs From Twelve Seminaries In Utah Conducted During 1960-61, Roy Fearnley Hatch
Theses and Dissertations
Public educators are using drop-out studies as a means of improving the curriculum and increasing the holding power of the schools. The public educators are attempting to prepare man for life and the religious educators are attempting to prepare man for eternity. There have been many studies concerning the public school drop-outs, but this is the first one concerning seminary drop-outs.
The purpose of this study has been to determine why some students drop-out of seminary before graduation. After learning the reasons for the students dropping out, it is important that changes be made to increase the enrollment and holding …
The Role And Function Of The Seventies In Lds Church History, James N. Baumgarten
The Role And Function Of The Seventies In Lds Church History, James N. Baumgarten
Theses and Dissertations
Joseph Smith organized a group called Seventies in the Mormon Church early in 1835. They are one of three primary groups in the Higher or Melchizedek Priesthood. They were said to be Elders with a special calling to preach the Gospel among the nations of the earth. Their calling was said to be apostolic because they were to assist the Twelve Apostles in preaching the Gospel and administering Church affairs under their direction. They were a general Church Quorum, and not considered a part of stake organization.
The Seventies were established in their calling as missionaries in the time of …
History Of The Southern States Mission, 1831-1861, Lamar C. Berrett
History Of The Southern States Mission, 1831-1861, Lamar C. Berrett
Theses and Dissertations
The "History of the Southern States Mission, 1831-1861," traces the development of a system of proselyting in the southeastern United States, and its effect on the lives of both missionaries and converts who embraced the principles of the restored gospel taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
This study includes an examination of twenty-eight personal missionary journals, and consequently gives a valid picture of Latter-day Saint objectives and the sacrifices necessary to achieve them. Their objectives were to carry the message to the world and build up the Kingdom of God.
To reach their goal, the Mormons …
Early History Of Malad Valley, Glade F. Howell
Early History Of Malad Valley, Glade F. Howell
Theses and Dissertations
The Malad Valley is geographically located in a unique position in the Pacific Northwest. The Bear River and its main affluent, the Malad River, are the only rivers in the Pacific Northwest that drain into the Great Basin, whereas the other streams and rivers of the states of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon empty eventually into the Pacific Ocean. It is also characterized for being the northern end of prehistoric Lake Bonneville, and eventually it was through this valley that an outlet opened to drain the lake. The soil deposits from this lake left a fertile valley, capable of producing most …
A Comparative Study Of The Group Guidance Teaching Method And The Traditional Teaching Method In The Seminary System, Garth P. Monson
A Comparative Study Of The Group Guidance Teaching Method And The Traditional Teaching Method In The Seminary System, Garth P. Monson
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this project was to determine if there was a difference between two methods of teaching seminary: (1) the traditional, authoritative, teacher-centered method, and (2) the group-guidance, student-centered method, with regard to helping the students in solving their problems and becoming better adjusted in their personal and social problems.
An Analysis Of The Development And Use Of Objectives For The Seminary Teachers In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, John Paul Fugal
An Analysis Of The Development And Use Of Objectives For The Seminary Teachers In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, John Paul Fugal
Theses and Dissertations
The literature on educational problems and procedures gives considerable emphasis to objectives. Sometimes called aims, goals, or values, the objectives have been variously formulated according to the philosophy and environment of their authors. Great variation is found in the many codes of objectives which have existed and which now are used in education.
In examining the code of general objectives which has been published and circulated throughout the Latter-day Saint Seminary System since 1943, the writer was of the opinion that these objectives were not fully used by the seminary teachers and that they may not be those really desired …
A Comparative Study And Evaluation Of The Latter-Day Saint And "Fundamentalist" Views Pertaining To The Practice Of Plural Marriage, Dean C. Jessee
A Comparative Study And Evaluation Of The Latter-Day Saint And "Fundamentalist" Views Pertaining To The Practice Of Plural Marriage, Dean C. Jessee
Theses and Dissertations
Since the issuance of the Manifesto by President Wilford Woodruff on September 25, 1890, discontinuing the practice of plural marriage by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, intensive efforts have been made by dissenters to show that authority to practice polygamy has secretly continued to the present day. Claiming that the Church departed from its original teachings when it discontinued the practice of plural marriage and that the Manifesto was adopted merely as an act of appeasement, "fundamentalists" have attempted to show that the doctrine of plural marriage was revealed to the Latter-day Saints as an irrevocable decree, …
A History Of The Federal And Territorial Court Conflicts In Utah, 1851-1874, Clair T. Kilts
A History Of The Federal And Territorial Court Conflicts In Utah, 1851-1874, Clair T. Kilts
Theses and Dissertations
In 1847 the Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake valley, bringing with them their own court system, which was to be their main resource for litigation for the next two years. The Church courts which were set up after 1847 proved insufficient, and in 1849 a need was felt for civil courts which could be used in the litigation with Gentile emigrants that were passing through the valley. To solve this problem, the State of Deseret was formed on March 12, 1849, giving the valley a civil authority. This was to last less than two years, for on September …
The Theory And Practice Of The Political Kingdom Of God In Mormon History, 1829-1890, Klaus J. Hansen
The Theory And Practice Of The Political Kingdom Of God In Mormon History, 1829-1890, Klaus J. Hansen
Theses and Dissertations
The history of Mormonism reveals that almost from its beginning, the new church was to be not only a basis for an ecclesiastical Kingdom of God but for a temporal Kingdom as well. This temporal Kingdom, never fully realized, was to develop into a political state preparatory to the inauguration of the Apocalyptic Kingdom. Ultimately, this Kingdom was to rule the whole world.
Theory and practice did not always merge in the organization and administration of this Kingdom. When Joseph Smith organized the nucleus of a political government for the Kingdom of God in 1844 it became rather obvious that …
A Century Of Life In Nephi And Juab Valley 1851-1951, Keith N. Worthington
A Century Of Life In Nephi And Juab Valley 1851-1951, Keith N. Worthington
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis is concerned primarily with the settlement, growth, and development of Nephi, Utah. However, an understanding of the physical features of the valley in which it is located is important, as well as the Indian Inhabitants who lived here. All these are included in the first chapter.
A History Of The Missionary Activities Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In The Near East, 1884-1929, Rao H. Lindsay
A History Of The Missionary Activities Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In The Near East, 1884-1929, Rao H. Lindsay
Theses and Dissertations
In the wake of the Protestant penetration into the Near East, Jacob Spori was sent to Constantinople in 1884 to open a mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Turkey. Spori and later his companion, Joseph M. Tanner, preached first to the Europeans of Constantinople, then projected their efforts down into the major cities of Palestine. Among the German colonists, the missionaries found several valuable converts, most of whom emigrated to Utah.
Ferdinand F. Hintze gained the title "Father of the Armenian Mission" through his extensive preaching tours throughout the interior of Asia Minor. He found …
An Experimental Study Of Selected Group Guidance Techniques In The Seminary Classroom, Charles R. Hobbs
An Experimental Study Of Selected Group Guidance Techniques In The Seminary Classroom, Charles R. Hobbs
Theses and Dissertations
A major objective of the Unified Church School System is to facilitate improved student personal and social adjustment in the seminary program. Little research, as yet, has been completed in the area of seminary guidance services, yet these services offer a prodigious potential for student personal and social adjustment.
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent that seminary students of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would change in their problems of social adjustment during a nine-week period of seminary classroom attendance wherein selected group guidance techniques were used. It was hypothesized that some improvement …
History Of The Japan Mission Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, 1901-1924, Murray L. Nichols
History Of The Japan Mission Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, 1901-1924, Murray L. Nichols
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this work is of course to fulfill thesis requirements, but more important to me is a desire that those who read it may gain a greater understanding of the mission in Japan. The membership of the church seems to have shared the traditional American opinion that the Far East is of little consequence in our affairs, and have given the area little attention. Missionaries have been and still are reluctant to go there; feelings of failure have persisted because of the early experiences in Japan. However, those who have seriously given their attention to missionary labors in …
A Study Of General And Religious Personal Problems Of Tenth, Eleventh And Twelfth Grade Seminary Students, Wilson K. Andersen
A Study Of General And Religious Personal Problems Of Tenth, Eleventh And Twelfth Grade Seminary Students, Wilson K. Andersen
Theses and Dissertations
Because it seemed likely that teachers of adolescent Latter-day Saint boys and girls might benefit from an up-to-date view about what their students are personally concered, a need was felt for this particular kind of survey. A review of the related literature indicated a dearth of material in this area, particularly in connection with Latter-day Saint youth.
A Study To Determine The Ten Most Serious Problems Of Lds Seminary Students, And What The Seminary Is Doing To Help Students With These Problems, Ortho Christensen
A Study To Determine The Ten Most Serious Problems Of Lds Seminary Students, And What The Seminary Is Doing To Help Students With These Problems, Ortho Christensen
Theses and Dissertations
It was the purpose of this study to determine the ten most serious problems of L.D.S. Seminary students, and what the seminaries are doing to help students meet these problems.