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Four Utah Mormon Artists As Authors, Roxie Dale Trimble Jan 1982

Four Utah Mormon Artists As Authors, Roxie Dale Trimble

Theses and Dissertations

In researching the literary and visual art forms of four Utah Mormon artists/authors, considerable evidence supports the prognosis that natural parallels do exist between the written and visual works of artists/authors. Recent as well as past historical data also confirms this hypothesis.

To implement research personal interviews and written questionnaires were submitted. The resultant data compiled supports the prognosis that this parallelism does exist.

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An Analysis Of The Speaking Style Of Heber C. Kimball: Mormon Leader, James Francis O'Connor Jan 1978

An Analysis Of The Speaking Style Of Heber C. Kimball: Mormon Leader, James Francis O'Connor

Theses and Dissertations

The primary function of this thesis was to determine, through the analysis of three randomly selected speeches, the speaking style of Heber C. Kimball. The selected speeches were presented in three different utah locations, and they covered a span of nine years (1856-65). All three speeches were presented to a Mormon audience and were religious in nature.

Seven elements of style have been used for the analysis of the three speeches. They are: accuracy, clarity, propriety, economy, force, striking quality, and liveliness. It was determined that President Kimball's speaking style was weak in the areas of accuracy and clarity. In …

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The Lectures On Faith: An Authorship Study, Alan J. Phipps Jan 1977

The Lectures On Faith: An Authorship Study, Alan J. Phipps

Theses and Dissertations

The Lectures on Faith, important since 1834 to the theology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are of disputed authorship. In an attempt to ascribe the lectures to their true author from five possible candidates, Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Parley P. Pratt, Oliver Cowdery, and W. W. Phelps, the use of 738 function and other words in the lectures was compared with the use of the same words in known writings of the candidates.

The study showed that Sidney Rigdon's use of function words corresponded very closely with that in Lectures One and Seven, and fairly well …

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Joseph Smith As A Jacksonian Man Of Letters: His Literary Development As Evidenced In His Newspaper Writings, Walter A. Norton Jan 1976

Joseph Smith As A Jacksonian Man Of Letters: His Literary Development As Evidenced In His Newspaper Writings, Walter A. Norton

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the newspaper writings of Joseph Smith Jr., the Mormon Prophet, traces his development as an American writer as evidenced in his newspaper publications, and notes the major concepts contained therein which demonstrate that Smith may deservedly be called a "Jacksonian Man of Letters."

Emerging from his youth lacking even rudimentary writing ability, Smith began his development with the translation of ancient scriptural records. Literary experiences with other scriptures, historical records, and even grammar classes augmented his development. Smith later turned his attention to frontier newspapers and served briefly as an editor. Jail confinement provided further stimulus to …

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The Evolutionary Hypothesis Sermon Outline, William Mardell Lynch Jan 1975

The Evolutionary Hypothesis Sermon Outline, William Mardell Lynch

William Mardell Lynch Papers

Outline for William Mardell Lynch's sermon entitled The Evolutionary Hypothesis. The Scripture readings for the sermon are Genesis 1-2:7 and Psalm 8. There are five pages of typewritten text. Date of creation is estimated.

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Conceptual Patterns Of Repetition In The Doctrine And Covenants And Their Implications, Richard Cottam Shipp Jan 1975

Conceptual Patterns Of Repetition In The Doctrine And Covenants And Their Implications, Richard Cottam Shipp

Theses and Dissertations

In laying a general foundation for this study, a brief survey of language, its origin and use by man, and its basic levels of structuring, will be presented. Patterns generated through language structuring and the inherent value of structure in language to convey meaning or esthetic qualities will also be considered. Finally, basic implications of patterns incorporated into language will be presented.

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Baccalaureate Address To 1973 Graduating Class, William Mardell Lynch May 1973

Baccalaureate Address To 1973 Graduating Class, William Mardell Lynch

William Mardell Lynch Papers

Baccalaureate address delivered by William Mardell Lynch to 1973 graduating class on the topic of spiritual warfare delivered at Altus, Oklahoma on 13 May 1973.

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Sermon Notes On The Holy Spirit, William Mardell Lynch Feb 1973

Sermon Notes On The Holy Spirit, William Mardell Lynch

William Mardell Lynch Papers

William Mardell Lynch's sermon outline for The Holy Spirit. The Scripture reading is John 14: 16-17. The sermon was preached in Altus on 18 February 1973.

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Possible Lexical Hebraisms In The Book Of Mormon: (Words Of Mormon - Moroni), Melvin Deloy Pack Jan 1973

Possible Lexical Hebraisms In The Book Of Mormon: (Words Of Mormon - Moroni), Melvin Deloy Pack

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis has been a study of possible lexical Hebraisms occurring in the Book of Mormon in the sections entitled "The Words of Mormon" through "Moroni." A Hebraism was defined as any word or phrase which appeared to be a literal rendering of a Hebrew lexicographic mode of speech, in that the English had a usage or connotation which was not normal; whereas, if translated literally into Hebrew it would represent standard usage.

Nearly two hundred such items were found, some one hundred twenty of which were discussed in the body of the thesis. Of these, nouns contributed over sixty …

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Sermon Outline For Is It Possible To Be Religious And Not Be A Christian?, William Mardell Lynch Feb 1969

Sermon Outline For Is It Possible To Be Religious And Not Be A Christian?, William Mardell Lynch

William Mardell Lynch Papers

William Mardell Lynch's sermon outline for Is it Possible to be Religious and not be a Christian? The Scripture reading is James 1:26-27. The sermon was first preached in Clovis, New Mexico on 2 February 1969.

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Uniting Conference Addresses, David Frederick Wertz Jan 1969

Uniting Conference Addresses, David Frederick Wertz

Uniting Conference Addresses

This volume contains 8 addresses by 4 speakers: the bishop of the West Virginia Area, the dean of the Duke Divinity School, the “minister of reconciliation” for the West Virginia Area, and the superintendent of the Buckhannon District.

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Sermon Outline For Thanksgiving 1968, William Mardell Lynch Nov 1968

Sermon Outline For Thanksgiving 1968, William Mardell Lynch

William Mardell Lynch Papers

William Mardell Lynch's sermon outline for Thanksgiving 1968. The Scripture readings are Psalm 26:6-7, 69:30, 95:2, 100:4-5, and I Chronicles 29:10-13. This sermon was preached at Retirement Ranch on 26 November 1968 and Clovis on 27 November 1968.

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Notes On The Attitude Of The Christian Toward Education, William Mardell Lynch Mar 1968

Notes On The Attitude Of The Christian Toward Education, William Mardell Lynch

William Mardell Lynch Papers

William Mardell Lynch's notes on an address delivered by Dr. John Stevens who was serving as the Assistant President at Abilene Christian College. The address was titled The Attitude of the Christian Toward Education and was delivered at Eastern New Mexico University on 28 March 1968.

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An Analysis Of The Speaking Style Of Hugh B. Brown, Mormon Orator, William E. Morgan Jr. Jan 1968

An Analysis Of The Speaking Style Of Hugh B. Brown, Mormon Orator, William E. Morgan Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

The main purpose of this study was to determine the elements of speech style which played the most dominant roles in five of Hugh B. Brown's addresses presented to the studentbody and faculty of the Brigham Young University.

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04 Taupule, A Woman From Tuvalu, Johnson Siota, Pita Sharples Dr, Priscilla Taulupo, Bill Donner Jan 1966

04 Taupule, A Woman From Tuvalu, Johnson Siota, Pita Sharples Dr, Priscilla Taulupo, Bill Donner

Sikaiana Oral Stories

This recording was made by Johnson Siota was part of linguistic research conducted by Dr. Pita Sharples among the Sikaiana people of the Solomon Islands n the 1960s. The transcription in Sikaiana is by Priscilla Taulupo and the rough translation is by Bill Donner. The story of Taupule was well known to Sikaiana people during my stays in the 1980s on Sikaiana. She came from the Tuvalu and was dropped off on Sikaiana by a trader during her pregnancy, sometime in the late 1800s. She warned traders that life would change from contact with Europeans. her descendants felt a certain …

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Trinity Church, Huntington, West Virginia: Something Of Its Story, James Rodgers Haworth Jan 1964

Trinity Church, Huntington, West Virginia: Something Of Its Story, James Rodgers Haworth

Atkinson, Robert Poland, 1927-2012

This is Chapter XVI of Haworth's history of Trinity Episcopal Church from its beginnings in 1869 through the early 1960s. The book focuses primarily on the rectors who have served the church over the years; there are also chapters with such titles as “The Building of the Church,” “The Vestrymen,” “The Women,” and “The Sunday School.”

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Trinity Church, Huntington, West Virginia: Something Of Its Story, James Rodgers Haworth Jan 1964

Trinity Church, Huntington, West Virginia: Something Of Its Story, James Rodgers Haworth

Tyler, S. Roger, 1878-1963

This is Chapters XI-XIV of Haworth's history of Trinity Episcopal Church from its beginnings in 1869 through the early 1960s. The book focuses primarily on the rectors who have served the church over the years; there are also chapters with such titles as “The Building of the Church,” “The Vestrymen,” “The Women,” and “The Sunday School.”

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Thoughts Ii, S. Roger Tyler Jan 1964

Thoughts Ii, S. Roger Tyler

Tyler, S. Roger, 1878-1963

According to the Preface, this book was “prepared in response to a number of requests which have come from Dr. Tyler’s friends and from those who have read the first volume, which was published in 1963” (p. v). Like its predecessor, it is a collection of articles published in two newspapers: the Advertiser in Huntington, West Virginia, and the Gazette in Charleston. Those articles were shortened versions of “sermons prepared and delivered by Dr. Tyler over a period of sixty years in the ministry.”

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Sermon Outline For Why Should I Give To The Lord And His Cause?, William Mardell Lynch Jan 1963

Sermon Outline For Why Should I Give To The Lord And His Cause?, William Mardell Lynch

William Mardell Lynch Papers

William Mardell Lynch's sermon outline for Why Should I give to the Lord and His Cause? The Scripture reading is Exodus 25:1-2; 35:20-21; and 36:5-7. Lynch first preached the sermon in Hobbs, New Mexico on 6 January 1963.

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Thoughts, S. Roger Tyler Jan 1963

Thoughts, S. Roger Tyler

Tyler, S. Roger, 1878-1963

According to the title page, the book is a collection of articles published in two newspapers: the Advertiser in Huntington, West Virginia, and the Gazette in Charleston. Those articles were “based on sermons prepared and delivered by Dr. Tyler over a period of sixty years in the ministry.”

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Sermons For Special Sundays, John Agee Holt Jan 1963

Sermons For Special Sundays, John Agee Holt

Holt, John Agee, 1920-2012

The 14 sermons in this collection “were first preached to…the Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church of Silver Spring, Maryland” (Preface). They were thus delivered outside Appalachia; they are included in the Library to help illustrate the full range of Holt's preaching.

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The Changing Plans For The Teaching Of Grammar And Their Relationships To The Teaching Of Written Composition, James Donald Quisenberry Aug 1962

The Changing Plans For The Teaching Of Grammar And Their Relationships To The Teaching Of Written Composition, James Donald Quisenberry

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Sermon Outline For A Bag With Holes!, William Mardell Lynch Apr 1962

Sermon Outline For A Bag With Holes!, William Mardell Lynch

William Mardell Lynch Papers

William Mardell Lynch's sermon outline for A Bag with HolesI The Scripture reading is Haggai chapter 1. The sermon was first preached in Hobbs, New Mexico on 29 April 1962.

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Sermon Outline For If Today Were My Last Day On Earth, William Mardell Lynch Mar 1962

Sermon Outline For If Today Were My Last Day On Earth, William Mardell Lynch

William Mardell Lynch Papers

William Mardell Lynch's sermon outline for If Today Were My Last Day on Earth?. The Scripture reading is II Kings 20:1. The sermon was first preached in Hobbs, New Mexico on 25 March 1962.

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Seven Words, John Agee Holt Jan 1961

Seven Words, John Agee Holt

Holt, John Agee, 1920-2012

According to the Preface, “This book is based on a series of pre-Easter messages first delivered to…the Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church of Washington, D. C.” They were thus preached outside Appalachia; they are included in the Library to help illustrate the full range of Holt's preaching.

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Restoration Review - Volume 2, No. 4, Leroy Garrett Oct 1960

Restoration Review - Volume 2, No. 4, Leroy Garrett

Leroy Garrett Documents

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Restoration Review - Volume 2, No. 3, Leroy Garrett Jul 1960

Restoration Review - Volume 2, No. 3, Leroy Garrett

Leroy Garrett Documents

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Restoration Review - Volume 2, No. 2, Leroy Garrett Apr 1960

Restoration Review - Volume 2, No. 2, Leroy Garrett

Leroy Garrett Documents

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Restoration Review - Volume 2, No. 1, Leroy Garrett Jan 1960

Restoration Review - Volume 2, No. 1, Leroy Garrett

Leroy Garrett Documents

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Restoration Review - Volume 1, No. 4, Leroy Garrett Oct 1959

Restoration Review - Volume 1, No. 4, Leroy Garrett

Leroy Garrett Documents

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