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Dancing The Buckles Off Their Shoes In Pioneer Utah, Larry V. Shumway

BYU Studies

Endorsed by Mormon leaders as a healthy and uplifting activity, dancing served the important functions of revitalizing the pioneers' spirits and nurturing their sense of community.

Solomon Chamberlin's Missing Pamphlet: Dreams, Visions, And Angelic Ministrants, Larry C. Porter

BYU Studies

An 1829 pamphlet tells of the early experiences of a visionary man who was guided to Joseph Smith in Palmyra and who recognized the Restoration as the fulfillment of his spiritual quest.

Reading The Old Testament In Light Of The Restoration: A Comprehensive Bibliography Of Lds Writings On The Old Testament (1830-1997), David Rolph Seely

BYU Studies

The Prophet Joseph Smith described the Restoration as a bringing forth of treasures of "things new and old," and indeed modern revelation has shed great light on ancient truths. From Oliver Cowdery's commentary on Zephaniah published in The Evening and the Morning Star in 1833 to the present outpouring of publications in preparation for the Sunday School course of study on the Old Testament in 1998, Latter-day Saints have generated a wealth of writings on the Old Testament which examine anew this ancient book of scripture in light of the Restoration. Through the spectacles of the Restoration we are able …

Sweet Is The Word: Reflections On The Book Of Mormon—Its Narrative, Teachings, And People Marilyn Arnold, Daniel C. Peterson

BYU Studies

Marilyn Arnold. Sweet Is the Word: Reflections on the Book of Mormon—Its Narrative, Teachings, and People. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 1996. xv; 366 pp. Index. $15.95.

Old Testament Bibliography By Canonical Categories, David Rolph Seely

BYU Studies

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Doctrines Of Faith And Hope Found In Emma Smith's 1835 Hymnbook, Mary D. Poulter

BYU Studies

The first LDS hymnal contained a sensitive selection of traditional music along with an outpouring of original hymns celebrating the distinctive beliefs and practices of the early Saints.

The Mormons Of The Wisconsin Territory: 1835-1848, David L. Clark

BYU Studies

Upriver from Nauvoo, Wisconsin Territory became home to all kinds of Saints—faithful, independent, or apostate—who played interesting roles in the development of this frontier region.

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Brief Notices, John A. Tvedtnes, Audrey M. Godfrey, Joan Bitton, John W. Welch

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Old Testament Bibliography By Author, David Rolph Seely

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Old Testament Bibliography By Select Subject Categories, David Rolph Seely

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A Monument For Phyllis, Edward L. Hart

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The Large, The Small, And The Human Mind Roger Penrose, Abner Shimony, Nancy Cartwright, And Stephen Hawking, Hollis R. Johnson

BYU Studies

Roger Penrose, with Abner Shimony, Nancy Cartwright, and Stephen Hawking. The Large, the Small, and the Human Mind. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. 185 pp. $19.95.

Polish Religious Folk Art: Gospel Echoes From A Disparate Clime, Doris R. Dant

BYU Studies

Compelling testaments of faith and goodness, the Polish woodcarvings in the Whipple collection feature masterful compositions infused with an other-world spirit.

Youth And Beauty: The Correspondence Of Hugh Nibley, Boyd Petersen

BYU Studies

Personal letters written by Hugh Nibley during his youth show the fundamental consistency of his personality, style, beliefs, concerns, and penetrating perceptions throughout his lifetime.

Charter For Statehood: The Story Of Utah's State Constitution Jean Bickmore White, Wayne K. Hinton

BYU Studies

Jean Bickmore White. Charter for Statehood: The Story of Utah's State Constitution. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1996. xi; 156 pp. Appendix, notes, selected bibliography. $39.95.

Ancient Scrolls From The Dead Sea: Photographs And Commentary On A Unique Collection Of Scrolls, Miles Gerald Bradford

Maxwell Institute Publications

About the Scrolls M. Gerald Bradford Scrolls from Qumran The scrolls found at Qumran form a signi cant body of religious literature. Chief among them are many biblical manuscripts, along with a number of what could be called parabiblical manuscripts, texts that were circulating at the time but were not considered part of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). In addition, because they appear to describe the religious beliefs and practices of a speci c religious community—presumably the one centered at Qumran—many of the Qumran scrolls can best be described as sectarian in nature.

Feasting On The Word: The Literary Testimony Of The Book Of Mormon, Richard Dilworth Rust

Maxwell Institute Publications

Though the King James Version of the Bible has long been admired for the elegance and beauty of its language, its companion volume, the Book of Mormon, has only recently begun to be truly appreciated for its own literary merits.

In Feasting on the Word, Richard Rust shows the Book of Mormon to be not only a bounteous doctrinal storehouse but also a treasury of literary riches, bidding us to taste, touch, see, and hear in order to experience things of the Spirit. Rust explains that the text was planned purposefully and shaped artistically so that form and content …

Lds Perspectives On The Dead Sea Scrolls, Donald W. Parry, Dana M. Pike

Maxwell Institute Publications

Since the 1947 discovery of ancient scrolls hidden in caves along the shores of the Dead Sea, many Latter-day Saints have been intrigued to learn what these sacred writings contain and how they might relate to their own religious tradition.

Although the Dead Sea Scrolls do not contain the lost records that Latter-day Saints await, they do help answer some important questions related to the gospel: How has the Bible been transmitted to our day? What did the Jews believe between the end of the Old Testament and the time of Christ? How much of the full gospel was known …

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Ammon's Rehearsal, Byu Studies

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Having Authority: The Origins And Development Of Priesthood During The Ministry Of Joseph Smith Gregory A. Prince, Arnold K. Garr

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Gregory A. Prince. Having Authority: The Origins and Development of Priesthood during the Ministry of Joseph Smith. John Whitmer Historical Association Monograph Series. Independence, Mo.: Independence Press, 1993. 99 pp. Bibliography. Paperback, $6.00.

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Outward Bound: A Painting Of Religious Faith, Richard G. Oman

BYU Studies

In 1876, LDS artist George M. Ottinger uniquely and accurately depicted the January 1853 departure of the Mormon emigrant ship Golconda from the Liverpool harbor.

Weather, Disaster, And Responsibility: An Essay On The Willie And Martin Handcart Story, Howard A. Christy

BYU Studies

Arguably the most heroic and the most tragic episode of the westering experience, the handcart trek of late 1856 is a magnificent story of individual faith in the midst of serious mistakes.