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Journal of Mormon History Volume 32 Issue 2 Article 1 2006 Journal of Mormon History Vol. 32, No. 2, 2006 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory Part of the Religion Commons Recommended Citation (2006) "Journal of Mormon History Vol. 32, No. 2, 2006," Journal of Mormon History: Vol. 32 : Iss. 2 , Article 1. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol32/iss2/1 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. 32, No. 2, 2006 Table of Contents CONTENTS LETTERS • --Dialogue Gala Levi Peterson, vi ARTICLES • --“The Making of a Steward”: Zion, Ecclesiastical Power, and RLDS Bodies, 1923–31 David J. Howlett, 1 • --Samuel Tyler Lawrence: A Significant Figure in Joseph Smith’s Palmyra Past Rich Troll, 38 • --“A Particular Favorite”: Sara Alexander of the Old Salt Lake Theatre Margaret Finlayson Maxwell, 87 • --Contest ing the LDS Image: The North American Review and the Mormons, 1881–1907 Matthew J. Grow, 111 • --Substance versus Superficiality: omenW ’s Prescribed Roles in Early Territorial Utah, 1850–70 Kami Wilson, 139 • --A Sacred Code: Mormon Temple Dedication Prayers, 1836–2000 Samuel Brown, 173 • --“Vindicating the Right . of the Twelve”: Elias Adams’s Letters Concerning Succession Robin Scott Jensen, 197 REVIEW ESSAYS • --Recent Mountain Meadows Publications: A Sampling Richard E. Turley Jr., 213 • --Biographers and the Mormon “Prophet Puzzle”: 1974 to 2004 D. Michael Quinn, 226 REVIEWS --Rich ard Lyman Bushman with the assistance of Jed Woodworth, Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling H. Nicholas Muller III, 246 --Edward Leo Lyman, The Overland Journey from Utah to California: Wagon Trail from the City of Saints to the City of Angels Robert A. Clark, 250 --Thomas Cottam Romney, The Mormon Colonies in Mexico Fernando R. Gomez, 252 --Fernando Rogelio Gomez Paéz, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Lamanite Conventions: From Darkness to Light Kent Larsen II, 255 --Special Collections and Archives, Utah State University Libraries, The Collected Leon ard Arrington Mormon History Lectures Val Hemming, 258 --Patricia Rushton, Lynn Callister, and Maile Wilson, comps. and eds., Latter-day Saint Nurses at War: A Story of Caring and Sacrifice Rick Jepson, 262 --Ronald O. Barney, ed., The Mormon Vanguard Brigade of 1847: Norton Jacob’s Record D vid L. Bigler, 265 --Gregory A. Prince and Wm. Robert Wright, David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism Boyd Jay Petersen, 267 --James L. Bradley, The Eternal Perspective of Zion’s Camp Samuel J. Passey, 272 BOOK NOTICE --Craig K. Manscill, ed., Sperry Symposium Classics: Doctrine and Covenants., 274 This full issue is available in Journal of Mormon History: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol32/iss2/ 1 JOUR NAL OF MOR MON HIS TORY SUM MER 2006 Mis sion State ment of the Mor mon His tory As so ci a tion The Mor mon His tory As so ci a tion is an in de pend ent or ga ni za tion ded i- cated to the study and un derstand ing of all as pects of Mor mon his tory. We wel come all who are in terested in the Mormon past, irre spec tive of reli - gious af fil i a tion, ac a demic train ing, or world lo ca tion. We pro mote our goals through schol arly re search, con ferences, awards, and pub li ca tions. COVER: Abstrac tion of the win dow trac ery, Salt Lake City Tenth Ward. De- sign by War ren Ar cher. 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Send manu scripts to the Journal of Mormon His tory, P.O. Box 581068, Salt Lake City, UT 84158-1068. iii JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY VOLUME 32, NO. 2 SUMMER 2006 CON TENTS LET TERS Di a logue Gala Levi Pe ter son vi AR TI CLES “The Mak ing of a Stew ard”: Zion, Eccle si as ti cal Power, and RLDS Bod ies, 1923–31 David J. Howlett 1 Sam uel Ty ler Law rence: A Sig nif i cant Fig ure in Jo seph Smith’s Palmyra Past Rich Troll 38 “A Par tic u lar Fa vor ite”: Sara Al ex an der of the Old Salt Lake Theatre Mar ga ret Finlayson Maxwell 87 Con test ing the LDS Im age: The North Ameri can Re view and the Mor mons, 1881–1907 Matthew J. Grow 111 Sub stance ver sus Su per fi ci al ity: Women’s Pre scribed Roles in Early Ter ri to rial Utah, 1850–70 Kami Wil son 139 A Sa cred Code: Mor mon Tem ple Ded i ca tion Prayers, 1836–2000 Sam uel Brown 173 “Vin di cat ing the Right . of the Twelve”: Elias Ad ams’s Let ters Con cern ing Suc ces sion Robin Scott Jensen 197 RE VIEW ES SAYS Re cent Moun tain Mead ows Pub li ca tions: A Sam pling Rich ard E. Turley Jr. 213 Bi og ra phers and the Mor mon “Prophet Puz zle”: 1974 to 2004 D.
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