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Journal of Mormon History Vol. 37, No. 1, Winter 2011 Journal of Mormon History Volume 37 Issue 1 Winter 2011 Article 1 2011 Journal of Mormon History Vol. 37, No. 1, Winter 2011 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory Part of the Religion Commons Recommended Citation Journal of Mormon History: Vol. 37, Winter 2011: Iss. 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. 37, No. 1, Winter 2011 Table of Contents LETTERS --Hunting for Jefferson Hunt William P. MacKinnon, vii --Fascinating and Classic Ken Driggs, ix --Unmasking Another Hofmann Forgery Richard E. Turley Jr. and Brian D. Reeves, x ARTICLES --Female Ritual Healing in Mormonism Jonathan A. Stapley and Kristine Wright, 1 --Closing the Church College of New Zealand: A Case Study in Church Education Policy Scott C. Esplin, 86 --“The Moste Desert Lukking Plase I Ever Saw, Amen!” The “Failed” 1873 Arizona Mission to the Little Colorado River Kevin H. Folkman, 115 --Roundtable Discussion: Perspectives on Parley Pratt’s Autobiography Introduction Benjamin, E. Park, 151 --A “Truly Eventful Life”: Writing the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt Matthew J. Grow, 153 --Parley Pratt’s Autobiography as Personal Restoration and Redemption Benjamin E. Park, 158 --Parley Pratt’s Literary Impulse Ryan G. Tobler, 164 --Persecution, Memory, and Mormon Identity in Parley Pratt’s Autobiography David W. Grua, 168 --On the Poetics of Self-Knowledge: Poetry in Parley Pratt’s Autobiography Joseph M. Spencer, 173 --The Conversion of Parley Pratt: Investigating the Patterns of Mormon Piety Matthew Bowman, 178 --The Conjugal Relationships of Parley P. Pratt as Portrayed in His Autobiography Cheryl L. Bruno, 187 --Parley Pratt and the Problem of Separating Latin and Anglo America David C. Knowlton, 194 --Indians, Mestizos, and Parley P. Pratt’s Chilean Mission Jared Tamez, 200 --Nineteenth-Century Missiology of the LDS Bedfordshire Conference Ronald E. Bartholomew, 206 REVIEWS --John Longhurst, Magnum Opus: The Building of the Schoenstein Organ at the Conference Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City Blair Dee Hodges, 246 --Roger P. Minert, In Harm’s Way: East German Latter-day Saints in World War II Robert M. Hogge, 250 --William E. Lass, Navigating the Missouri: Steamboating on Nature’s Highway, 1819–1935 Larry E. Morris, 254 --Mark L. Grover, A Land of Promise and Prophecy: Elder A. Theodore Tuttle in South America, 1960–1965 Blair G. Van Dyke, 263 BOOK NOTICE --Robert S. McPherson, Comb Ridge and Its People: The Ethnohistory of a Rock, 269 This full issue is available in Journal of Mormon History: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol37/iss1/ 1 JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY WINTER 2011 ii The Journal of Mormon History Cover illustration: Relief Society Banner, 1905. The motto reads: “Bless the Sick. Soothe the Sad. Succor the Distressed. Visit the Widow and Fatherless.” The origi- nal banner was displayed in the “Something Extraordinary” Relief Society exhibit, May 2007–September 2009, LDS Church History Museum, Salt Lake City. Photo courtesy of the LDS Church History Museum. Mission Statement of the Mormon History Association The Mormon History Association is an independent organization dedi- cated to the study and understanding of all aspects of Mormon history. We welcome all who are interested in the Mormon past, irrespective of reli- gious affiliation, academic training, or world location. We promote our goals through scholarly research, conferences, awards, and publications. Articles appearing in this journal are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life, published by ABC-CLIO. © 2011 Mormon History Association ISSN 0194–7342 Copies of articles in this journal may be made for teaching and research purposes free of charge and without securing permission, as permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law. For all other purposes, per- mission must be obtained from the author. The Mormon History Associa- tion assumes no responsibility for contributors’ statements of fact or opinion. Staff of the Journal of Mormon History Editor: Martha Taysom Copy Editor: Lavina Fielding Anderson Editorial Staff: Elizabeth Ann Anderson, Laura Compton, Linda Wilcox DeSimone, Sherman Feher, Zachary R. Jones, Linda Lindstrom, Craig Livingston, H. Michael Marquardt, Rene Romig, Jerilyn Wakefield Book Review Editor: Boyd Jay Petersen Compositor: Brent Corcoran Art Director: Thayne Whiting Adversing Manager: Steve Eccles Board of Editors Polly Aird, Seattle, Washington Ruth Knight Bailey, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee Samuel Brown, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City Keith A. Erekson, University of Texas, El Paso David J. Howlett, University of Iowa, Iowa City Hollis R. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana Jennifer L. Lund, Salt Lake City Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Susanna Morrill, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon Christopher A. Newton, Terre Haute, Indiana Jonathan A. Stapley, Bellevue, Washington The Journal of Mormon History is published four times a year by the Mormon History Asso- ciation, 10 West 100 South, Suite 610, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 {[email protected]}, (801) 521–6565. It is distributed to members upon payment of annual dues: regular mem- bership: $55; joint/spouse membership: $65; student membership: $25; institutional membership: $75; sustaining membership: $125; patron membership: $250; donor mem- bership: $500. For subscriptions outside the United States, please add $20 for postage, in U.S. currency, VISA, American Express, Discover, or Mastercard. Single copies $15. Prices on back issues vary; contact Patricia Lyn Scott, executive director, at the address above. Also a fully digitized copy of all back issues through 2007 is available on DVD for $40 plus $2 for postage ($15 for international postage). Contact the MHA office. 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 and contemporary history, regional and lo- cal history, folklore, historiography, women’s history, 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 con- sider the paper’s general interest, accuracy, level of interpretation, and literary quality. The Journal does not consider reprints or simultaneous submissions. Papers for consideration must be submitted to Martha Taysom, Editor, Journal of Mormon History, at [email protected], preferably in Word. The auth- or’s name and contact information must be located on a page separate from the manu- script. Illustrative materials must be attached in a separate file, not embedded in the Word document. The Journal’s style guide, based on the Chicago Manual of Style and the LDS Style Guide, and specifications for photographs and other illustrative materials, are available on the Mormon History Association’s website {www.mhahome.org}. iii JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY VOLUME 37, NO. 1 WINTER 2011 CONTENTS LETTERS Hunting for Jefferson Hunt William P. MacKinnon vii Fascinating and Classic Ken Driggs ix Unmasking Another Hofmann Forgery Richard E. Turley Jr. and Brian D. Reeves x CONTENTS Female Ritual Healing in Mormonism Jonathan A. Stapley and Kristine Wright 1 Closing the Church College of New Zealand: A Case Study in Church Education Policy Scott C. Esplin 86 “The Moste Desert Lukking Plase I Ever Saw, Amen!” The “Failed” 1873 Arizona Mission to the Little Colorado River Kevin H. Folkman 115 Roundtable Discussion: Perspectives on Parley Pratt’s Autobiography Introduction Benjamin E. Park 151 A “Truly Eventful Life”: Writing the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt Matthew J. Grow 153 Parley Pratt’s Autobiography as Personal Restoration and Redemption Benjamin E. Park 158 Parley Pratt’s Literary Impulse Ryan G. Tobler 164 iv CONTENTS v Persecution, Memory, and Mormon Identity in Parley Pratt’s Autobiography David W. Grua 168 On the Poetics of Self-Knowledge: Poetry in Parley Pratt’s Autobiography Joseph M. Spencer 173 The Conversion of Parley Pratt: Investigating the Patterns of Mormon Piety Matthew Bowman 178 The Conjugal Relationships of Parley P. Pratt as Portrayed in His Autobiography Cheryl L. Bruno 187 Parley Pratt and the Problem of Separating Latin and Anglo America David C. Knowlton 194 Indians, Mestizos, and Parley P. Pratt’s Chilean Mission Jared Tamez 200 Nineteenth-Century Missiology of the LDS Bedfordshire Conference Ronald E. Bartholomew 206 REVIEWS John Longhurst, Magnum Opus: The Building of the Schoenstein Organ at the Conference Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City Blair Dee Hodges 246 Roger P. Minert, In Harm’s Way: East German Latter-day Saints in World War II Robert M. Hogge 250 William E. Lass, Navigating the Missouri: Steamboating on Nature’s Highway, 1819–1935 Larry E. Morris 254 Mark L. Grover, A Land of Promise and Prophecy: Elder A. Theodore Tuttle in South America, 1960–1965 Blair G. Van Dyke 263 CONTENTS vi BOOK NOTICE Robert S. McPherson, Comb Ridge and Its People: The Ethnohistory
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