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Charter For Statehood: The Story Of Utah's State Constitution Jean Bickmore White, Wayne K. Hinton Apr 1997

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.


1997 Morehead First Christian Church Echo Newsletter, First Christian Church Echo (Morehead, Ky.) Jan 1997

1997 Morehead First Christian Church Echo Newsletter, First Christian Church Echo (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Newsletter Archive

Morehead First Christian Church Echo Newsletter from 1997.


1997 Perihelion - Oru Yearbook, Holy Spirit Research Center Oru Library Jan 1997

1997 Perihelion - Oru Yearbook, Holy Spirit Research Center Oru Library

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Ancient Scrolls From The Dead Sea: Photographs And Commentary On A Unique Collection Of Scrolls, Miles Gerald Bradford Jan 1997

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 Jan 1997

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 Jan 1997

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 …


Brief Notices, Byu Studies Jan 1997

Brief Notices, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Ammon's Rehearsal, Byu Studies Jan 1997

Ammon's Rehearsal, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Full Issue, Byu Studies Jan 1997

Full Issue, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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End Matter, Byu Studies Jan 1997

End Matter, Byu Studies

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 Jan 1997

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

BYU Studies

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.


Front Matter, Byu Studies Jan 1997

Front Matter, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Outward Bound: A Painting Of Religious Faith, Richard G. Oman Jan 1997

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 Jan 1997

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.


Sleeping Out At The Farm, Dixie Partridge Jan 1997

Sleeping Out At The Farm, Dixie Partridge

BYU Studies

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A Shepherd To Mexico's Saints: Arwell L. Pierce And The Third Convention, F. Lamond Tullis Jan 1997

A Shepherd To Mexico's Saints: Arwell L. Pierce And The Third Convention, F. Lamond Tullis

BYU Studies

National pride, local suspicion, and perceptions of insensitivity were overcome as a group of Mexican Saints were lovingly returned to the fold.


Popular And Literary Mormon Novels: Can Weyland And Whipple Dance Together In The House Of Fiction?, John Bennion Jan 1997

Popular And Literary Mormon Novels: Can Weyland And Whipple Dance Together In The House Of Fiction?, John Bennion

BYU Studies

The two major streams in Mormon fiction seem to be radically at odds with each other, but an occasional dance together might lessen divisiveness.


Prisoners Of War: Minutes Of Meetings Of Latter-Day Saint Servicemen Held In Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany, Colleen Whitley Jan 1997

Prisoners Of War: Minutes Of Meetings Of Latter-Day Saint Servicemen Held In Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany, Colleen Whitley

BYU Studies

In spite of hardships and shortages, LDS prisoners of war faithfully held Church meetings and kept records of their religious activities.


Worth Their Salt: Notable But Often Unnoted Women Of Utah Colleen Whitley, Cherry B. Silver Jan 1997

Worth Their Salt: Notable But Often Unnoted Women Of Utah Colleen Whitley, Cherry B. Silver

BYU Studies

Colleen Whitley, ed. Worth Their Salt: Notable but Often Unnoted Women of Utah. Logan: Utah State University, 1996. xi; 308 pp. Photographs, notes, bibliography. Paperback, $19.95.


Rain Forest, Dixie Partridge Jan 1997

Rain Forest, Dixie Partridge

BYU Studies

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Another Marvelous Thing, Tessa Meyer Santiago Jan 1997

Another Marvelous Thing, Tessa Meyer Santiago

BYU Studies

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Hope House, R. A. Christmas Jan 1997

Hope House, R. A. Christmas

BYU Studies

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The Mormon Pioneer Odometers, Norman Edward Wright Jan 1997

The Mormon Pioneer Odometers, Norman Edward Wright

BYU Studies

This full account of the wooden machines that measured distances along the Mormon Trail documents interesting details and corrects old misconceptions.


Power From On High: The Development Of Mormon Priesthood, William G. Hartley Jan 1997

Power From On High: The Development Of Mormon Priesthood, William G. Hartley

BYU Studies

Gregory A. Prince. Power from On High: The Development of Mormon Priesthood. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1995. 231 pp. Index. $24.95.


The Visionary World Of Joseph Smith, Richard Lyman Bushman Jan 1997

The Visionary World Of Joseph Smith, Richard Lyman Bushman

BYU Studies

Several people around the time of Joseph Smith had visionary experiences, opening a way for some to hear and receive the Prophet's unique messages.