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Journal of Mormon History Volume 38 Issue 2 Article 1 2012 Journal of Mormon History Vol. 38, No. 2, Spring 2012 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory Part of the Religion Commons Recommended Citation Journal of Mormon history. Vol 38, Winter 2012: Iss. 2. 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. 38, No. 2, Spring 2012 Table of Contents CONTENTS LETTERS --Augusta Adams Cobb Young: Priesthood Holder Connell O’Donovan, vii PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS --“Not as a Stranger”: A Presbyterian Afoot in the Mormon Past William P. MacKinnon, 1 TANNER LECTURE --Mormon Stories: A Librarian’s Perspective George A. Miles, 47 ARTICLES --From Doctor to Disciple: Willard Richards’s Journey to Mormonism Devery S. Anderson, 67 --New Ways In: Writing Interdisciplinary Mormon History Introduction Rachel Cope, 99 --Shifting the Plot: Possibilities in Mormon Women’s History Rachel Cope, 100 --History through Liturgy: What Worship Remembers Matthew Bowman, 108 --A Shared Historicist Enterprise: Mormon History through a Literary Lens Amy Easton-Flake, 114 --Mormon History and “Lived Religion” Ryan G. Tobler, 119 --“Where Nothing Is Long Ago”: Childhood and Youth in Mormon History Rebecca de Schweinitz, 125 --Religion in a Recipe Kate Holbrook, 139 Conclusion Rachel Cope, 143 --Eleven Witnesses Behold the Plates Gale Yancey Anderson, 145 --Joseph Smith’s Personal Polygamy Brian C. Hales, 163 REVIEWS --Mark T. Decker and Michael Austin, eds., Peculiar Portrayals: Mormons on the Page, Stage, and Screen David W. Scott, 229 --David L. Bigler and Will Bagley, The Mormon Rebellion: America’s First Civil War, 1857–1858 Polly Aird, 233 --J. Kenneth Davies and Lorin K. Hansen, Mormon Gold: Mormons in the California Gold Rush Contributing to the Development of California and the Monetary Solvency of Early Utah Edward Leo Lyman, 240 --William Logan Hebner, ed., Southern Paiute: A Portrait Todd M. Compton, 244 --R. Jean Addams, Upon the Temple Lot: The Church of Christ’s Quest to Build the House of the Lord Steven L. Shields, 249 --Nathaniel R. Ricks, ed., “My Candid Opinion”: The Sandwich Islands Diaries of Joseph F. Smith, 1856–1857 John J Hammond, 252 --Stephen C. Taysom, Dimensions of Faith: A Mormon Studies Reader Blair Dee Hodges, 260 --Brandon G. Kinney, The Mormon War: Zion and the Missouri Extermination Order of 1838 Richard A. McFarlane, 264 --Kim Östman, The Introduction of Mormonism to Finnish Society, 1840–1900 Paul Wilson, 267 BOOK NOTICES George W. Givens and Sylvia Givens, 500 Little-Known Facts about Nauvoo, 271 Benjamin G. Bistline, Colorado City Polygamists: An Inside Look for the Outsider, 272 Richard Clothier, 150 Years of Song: Hymnody in the Reorganization, 1860–2010, 274 Tiffany Fletcher, Mother Had a Secret, 275 This full issue is available in Journal of Mormon History: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol38/iss2/ 1 JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY SPRING 2012 Cover illustration: “Salt Lake Route, First Road Crossing North of Lehi,” May 24, 1917, glass plate negative by Harry Shipler, Utah State Historical Society. The Mormon History Association The Mormon History Association (www.mormonhistoryassociation.org) is an independent non-profit 501(c)3 organization devoted to all aspects of the Mor- mon past. It strives to be the preeminent catalyst and forum worldwide for en- couraging the scholarly study of Mormon history. It pursues its mission by spon- soring annual conferences; encouraging the highest quality research and publica- tion; and awarding book, article, and other prizes. Its official periodical, the Journal of Mormon History, fosters the publication of independent, scholarly re- search. Membership in the Association is open to all. © 2012 Mormon History Association. Printed in the United States of America. ISSN 0194–7342 Copies of articles may be made for teaching and for research purposes free of charge and without securing permission, as permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of U.S. Copyright Law. For other uses, permission must be obtained from the au- thor(s). All statements of opinion are the authors’ own and not necessarily those of the Mormon History Association, its officers, directors, editors, and/or members. Authors alone are responsible for the factual accuracy of their articles, including quotations, citations, and all other uses of source materials. Articles are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life, published by ABC-CLIO. The Journal of Mormon History is published by the Mormon History Association and is distributed to association members. Annual dues are: Regular, $55; Spouse/ Partner, $65; Student, $25; Institution, $75; Sustaining, $125; Patron, $250; and Donor, $500. For subscriptions outside the United States, DVDs of back issues, in- dividual back issues, and all questions, see www.mormonhistoryassociation.org, or contact (801) 521–6565. Digital copies of back issues are available at EBSCO and Utah State University Digital Commons: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ mormonhistory. Members are asked to notify the association immediately if they change their membership mailing address, including their email address. The Journal of Mormon History Publisher: Mormon History Association (founded 1965) President: RichardL.Jensen President-Elect: Glen M. Leonard Past President: William P. MacKinnon Executive Director: Ronald O. Barney Executive Director/Business Manager: Marilyn S. Barney Directors: Curtis Atkisson (2012) Andrea Radke-Moss (2012) Christopher C. Jones (2013) Grant Underwood (2013) Barbara Walden (2013) Polly Aird (2014) Gary James Bergera (2014) Executive Staff Production Staff Editor: Martha Taysom Copy Editor: Lavina Fielding Anderson Board of Editors: Production Manager: Brent Corcoran Ruth Knight Bailey Art Director: Thayne Whiting Matthew Bowman Book Review Editor: Boyd Jay Petersen Keith A. Erekson Advertising Manager: Steve Eccles Scott C. Esplin Editorial Staff: Sarah Barringer Gordon Elizabeth Ann Anderson David Hall Laura Compton David J. Howlett Linda Wilcox DeSimone Hollis R. Johnson Sherman Feher Jennifer L. Lund Zachary R. Jones Susanna Morrill Linda Lindstrom Christopher A. Newton Craig Livingston Jonathan A. Stapley H. Michael Marquardt Rene Romig Jerilyn Wakefield Manuscripts dealing with any aspect of the Mormon past are welcome. Pri- mary consideration is given to manuscripts that make a significant contribution to the knowledge of Mormon history through new interpretations and/or new in- formation. Acceptance is based on originality, literary quality, accuracy, and rele- vance. Reprints and simultaneous submissions are not accepted. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] in Word. The author’s name and contact information should be located on a page separate from the manuscript. All illustrative materials, including maps, charts, and graphs, should be attached in a separate file(s), and not embedded in the elec- tronic document. All such illustrative materials must be supplied by the author. The Journal’s style guide, based on the Chicago Manual of Style and the LDS Style Guide, including specifications for illustrative materials, is available at www. mormonhistoryassociation.org. The peer-reviewed evaluation process usually takes three to six months. JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY VOLUME 38, NO. 2 SPRING 2012 CONTENTS LETTERS Augusta Adams Cobb Young: Priesthood Holder Connell O’Donovan vii PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS “Not as a Stranger”: A Presbyterian Afoot in the Mormon Past William P. MacKinnon 1 TANNER LECTURE Mormon Stories: A Librarian’s Perspective George A. Miles 47 ARTICLES From Doctor to Disciple: Willard Richards’s Journey to Mormonism Devery S. Anderson 67 New Ways In: Writing Interdisciplinary Mormon History Introduction Rachel Cope 99 Shifting the Plot: Possibilities in Mormon Women’s History Rachel Cope 100 History through Liturgy: What Worship Remembers Matthew Bowman 108 A Shared Historicist Enterprise: Mormon History through a Literary Lens Amy Easton-Flake 114 Mormon History and “Lived Religion” Ryan G. Tobler 119 iv CONTENTS v “Where Nothing Is Long Ago”: Childhood and Youth in Mormon History Rebecca de Schweinitz 125 Religion in a Recipe Kate Holbrook 139 Conclusion Rachel Cope 143 Eleven Witnesses Behold the Plates Gale Yancey Anderson 145 Joseph Smith’s Personal Polygamy Brian C. Hales 163 REVIEWS Mark T. Decker and Michael Austin, eds., Peculiar Portrayals: Mormons on the Page, Stage, and Screen David W. Scott 229 David L. Bigler and Will Bagley, The Mormon Rebellion: America’s First Civil War, 1857–1858 Polly Aird 233 J. Kenneth Davies and Lorin K. Hansen, Mormon Gold: Mormons in the California Gold Rush Contributing to the Development of California and the Monetary Solvency of Early Utah Edward Leo Lyman 240 William Logan Hebner, ed., Southern Paiute: A Portrait Todd M. Compton 244 R. Jean Addams, Upon the Temple Lot: The Church of Christ’s Quest to Build the House of the Lord Steven L. Shields 249 Nathaniel R. Ricks, ed., “My Candid Opinion”: The Sandwich Islands Diaries of Joseph F. Smith, 1856–1857 John J Hammond 252 Stephen C. Taysom, Dimensions of Faith: A Mormon Studies Reader Blair Dee Hodges 260 Brandon G. Kinney, The Mormon War: Zion and the Missouri Extermination Order of 1838 Richard A. McFarlane
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