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Journal of Mormon History Vol. 30, No.1, 2004 Journal of Mormon History Volume 30 Issue 1 Article 1 2004 Journal of Mormon History Vol. 30, No.1, 2004 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory Part of the Religion Commons Recommended Citation (2004) "Journal of Mormon History Vol. 30, No.1, 2004," Journal of Mormon History: Vol. 30 : Iss. 1 , Article 1. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol30/iss1/1 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Mormon History by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Journal of Mormon History Vol. 30, No.1, 2004 Table of Contents CONTENTS ARTICLES PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS • --A Personal Odyssey Revisited: My Continuing Encounter with Mormon History Lawrence Foster, 1 TANNER LECTURE • --"Faith in the Religion of Their Fathers": Passing Mormonism from One Generation to the Next Randall Balmer, 37 • --A "Goodly Heritage" in a Time of Transformation: History and Identity in the Community of Christ W. Grant McMurray, 59 • --The Hymns of Kirtland: A Festival of Hymns and History Richard Clothier, 76 • --"Lest We Forget:" The Meaning of Kirtland's History in the Present D. Todd Christofferson, 105 • --The Restoration of Historic Kirtland: A Panel A History of Restoring Historic Kirtland Steven L. Olsen, 120 --Recreating Kirtland's Physical Past: How Well Did We Do? Donald L. Enders, 128 --Interpreting Kirtland's Historic Sites Jennifer L. Lund, 139 --Digging in the Documents Mark L. Stoker, 148 --Grandison Newell's Obsession Dale W Adams, 159 • --The Widow and the Lion of the Lord: Sarah Ann Cooke vs. Brigham Young Patricia Lyn Scott, 189 REVIEWS --Glen M. Leonard, Nauvoo: A Place of Peace, A People of Promise Alma R. Blair, 213 --Robert V. Remini, Joseph Smith Thomas G. Alexander, 219 --Dean C. Jessee, comp and ed., Personal Writings of Joseph Smith Ronald E. Romig, 221 --Armand L. Mauss, All Abraham's Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage Bron B. Ingoldsby, 224 --Donna Toland Smart, ed., Exemplary Elder: The Life and Missionary Diaries of Perrigrine Sessions, 1814-1893 Carol Cornwall Madsen, 228 --Jeffrey S. O'Driscoll, Hyrum Smith: A Life of Integrity Richard K. Behrens, 231 --Don S. Colvin, Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith William Shepard, 234 --James B. Allen, Ronald W. Walker, and David J. Whittaker, Studies in Mormon History, 1830-1997: An Indexed Bibliography; with a Topical Guide to Published Social Science Literature on the Mormons [by] Armand L. Mauss and Dynette Ivie Reynolds John C. Thomas, 237 --Leland Homer Gentry, A History of the Latter-day Saints in Northern Missouri from 1836 to 1839 Donald Q. Cannon, 240 --Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, eds., American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon Paul M. Edwards, 243 --LaMar C. Berrett, general editor, Sacred Places: Ohio and Illinois, A Comprehensive Guide to Early LDS Historical Sites Lachlan Mackay, 245 --A. E. Cannon, Charlotte's Rose Lyndia McDowell Carter, 247 --Craig L. Foster, Penny Tracts and Polemics: A Critical Analysis of Anti-Mormon Pamphleteering in Great Britain, 1837-1860 James B.Allen, 250 --Robert D. Anderson, Inside the Mind of Joseph Smith: Psychobiography and the Book of Mormon, and William D. Morain, The Sword of Laban: Joseph Smith, Jr. and the Dissociated Mind Kyle R. Walker and Douglas E. Craig, 253 --Colleen Whitley, ed., Brigham Young's Homes Martha Sonntag Bradley, 261 --Edward Leo Lyman and Larry Lee Reese, The Arduous Road: Salt Lake to Los Angeles, the Most Difficult Wagon Road in American History Will Bagley, 264 --Reid L. Neilson, ed. The Japanese Missionary Journal of Elder Alma O. Taylor 1901-10 Kenneth W. Godfrey, 265 --Alexander L. Baugh, A Call to Arms: The 1838 Mormon Defense of Northern Missouri Ronald E. Romig, 269 This full issue is available in Journal of Mormon History: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol30/iss1/ 1 JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY SPRING 2004 JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY SPRING 2004 CORRECTION: In the Fall 2003 issue, p. 150, Fanny Murray Young is misidentified. The correct form of her name is Fanny Young Murray. Fanny Young, a sister of Brigham Young, married Roswell Gould Murray Sr., the widowed father of Vilate Murray Kimball. Fanny is therefore the step-mother of Vilate Murray Kimball, who is misidentified as Fanny Young's stepmother-in-law. CORRECTION: The book notice on Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, A History of Utah County (Fall, 2003): 262, comments incorrectly that the author failed to note that Clint Larson, a BYU athlete broke track and field records, "went on to teach English at BYU and became one of Mormonism's most prolific and stylistically sophisticated poets." The poet was Clinton F. Larson, son of athlete Clint Larson. COVER: Abstraction of the window tracery, Salt Lake City Tenth Ward. Design by Warren Archer. Articles appearing in this journal are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life, published by ABC-CLIO, and in Religion Index One: Periodicals, published by the American Theological Library Association. © 2004 Mormon History Association ISS 0194-7342 The Mormon History Association assumes no responsibility for contributors' statements of fact or opinion. Staff of the Journal of Mormon History Editor: Lavina Fielding Anderson Executive Committee: Lavina Fielding Anderson, Will Bagley, Sherilyn Cox Bennion, G. Kevin Jones, Carol Cornwall Madsen, Kahlile Mehr, Patricia Lyn Scott Editorial Staff: Linda Wilcox DeSimone, Henry H. Goldman, Janet Jenson, Linda Lindstrom, H. Michael Marquardt, Murphy S. Mathews, Stephen R. Moss Editorial Manager: Patricia Lyn Scott Book Review Editor: Tom Kimball Indexer: Marjorie Newton Business Manager: G. Kevin Jones Compositor: Brent Corcoran Designer: Warren Archer Board of Editors Polly Aird, Seattle, Washington Douglas D. Alder, St. George, Utah Gregory P. Christofferson, Irvine, California Todd Compton, Santa Monica, California Paul M. Edwards, Independence, Missouri Janet Burton Seegmiller, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah Gregory A. Prince, Potomac, Maryland John C. Thomas, BYU—Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho Mission Statement of the Mormon History Association The Mormon History Association is an independent organization dedicated to the study and understanding of all aspects of Mormon history. We welcome all who are inter- ested in the Mormon past, irrespective of religious affiliation, academic training, or world location. We promote our goals through scholarly research, conferences, awards, and publications. The Journal of Mormon History is published semi-annually by the Mormon History Association, 581 S. 630 East, Orem, UT 84097,1-888-642-3678, {[email protected]}. It is distributed to members upon payment of annual dues: regular membership: $35; joint/spouse membership: $45; emeritus/retired membership: $30; student member- ship: $20; institutional membership: $45; sustaining membership: $100; patron member- ship: $250; donor membership: $500. For subscriptions outside the United States, please add $10 for postage, in U.S. currency, VISA, or Mastercard. Single copies $20. Prices on back issues vary; contact Larry and Alene King, executive directors, at the address above. The Journal of Mormon History exists to foster scholarly research and publication in the field of Mormon history. Manuscripts dealing with all aspects of Mormon history are welcome, including twentieth-century history, regional and local history, women's his- tory, and ethnic/minorities history. First consideration will be given to those that make a strong contribution to knowledge through new interpretations and/or new information. The Board of Editors will also consider the paper's general interest, accuracy, level of in- terpretation, and literary quality. Thejournal does not consider reprints or simultaneous submissions. Papers for consideration must be submitted in triplicate, typed and double-spaced throughout, including all quotations. Authors should follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (see a recent edition of thejournal) and be prepared to submit accepted manuscripts on computer diskette, IBM-DOS format preferred. Send manuscripts to the Journal of Mormon History, P.O. Box 581068, Salt Lake City, UT 84158-1068. JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY VOLUME 30, No. 1 SPRING 2004 CONTENTS ARTICLES PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS A Personal Odyssey Revisited: My Continuing Encounter with Mormon History Lawrence Foster 1 TANNER LECTURE "Faith in the Religion of Their Fathers": Passing Mormonism from One Generation to the Next Randall Balmer 37 A "Goodly Heritage" in a Time of Transformation: History and Identity in the Community of Christ W. Grant McMurray 59 The Hymns of Kirtland: A Festival of Hymns and History Richard Clothier 76 "Lest We Forget:" The Meaning of Kirtland's History in the Present D. Todd Christofferson 105 The Restoration of Historic Kirtland: A Panel A History of Restoring Historic Kirtland Steven L. Olsen 120 Recreating Kirtland's Physical Past: How Well Did We Do? Donald L. Enders 128 Interpreting Kirtland's Historic Sites Jennifer L. Lund 139 Digging in the Documents Mark L. Stoker 148 Grandison Newell's Obsession Dale W Adams 159 The Widow and the Lion of the Lord: Sarah Ann Cooke vs. Brigham Young Patricia Lyn Scott 189 REVIEWS Glen M. Leonard, Nauvoo: A Place of Peace, A People of Promise Alma R. Blair 213 Robert V. Remini, Joseph Smith Thomas G. Alexander 219 Dean C. Jessee, comp and ed., Personal Writings of Joseph Smith Ronald E. Romig 221 Armand L. Mauss, All Abraham's Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage Bron B. Ingoldsby 224 CONTENTS Donna Toland Smart, ed., Exemplary Elder: The Life and Missionary Diaries of Perrigrine Sessions, 1814-1893 Carol Cornwall Madsen 228 Jeffrey S. O'Driscoll, Hyrum Smith: A Life of Integrity Richard K. Behrens 231 Don S. Colvin, Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith William Shepard 234 James B. Allen, Ronald W. Walker, and David J. Whittaker, Studies in Mormon History, 1830-1997: An Indexed Bibliography; with a Topical Guide to Published Social Science Literature on the Mormons [by] Armand L.
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