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PHILIP L. BARLOW [email protected]
PHILIP L. BARLOW [email protected] EDUCATION Th.D. (1988) Harvard Divinity School, American Religious History & Culture M.T.S. (1980) Harvard, History of Christianity B.A. (1975) Weber State College, magna cum laude, History PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2017: Inaugural Neal A. Maxwell Fellow, Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, Brigham Young University (calendar year) 2007—present: inaugural Leonard J. Arrington Professor of Mormon History & Culture, Dept. of History, Religious Studies Program, Utah State University 2011–2014: Director, Program in Religious Studies, Dept. of History, Utah State University 2001—2007: Professor of Christian History, Hanover College, Dept. of Theological Studies; (Associate Professor: 1994-2000; Dept. Chair: 1997-99; Assistant Professor: 1990-1994) 2006—2007: Associate Research Fellow, The Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture (at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis) 1988—90: Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Rochester, Dept. of Religion & Classics 1979–1985: Instructor, LDS Institute of Religion, Cambridge, MA SELECTED SERVICE/ACTIVITIES/HONORS (see also honors under: PUBLICATIONS/BOOKS) Periodic interviews in print and on camera in various media, including Associated Press, NBC News, CNN, CNN Online, CBS News, PBS/Frontline, National Public Radio, Utah Public Radio, the Boston Globe, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, USA Today/College, Washington Post, Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, Mormon Times, and others, and news outlets and journals internationally in England, Germany, Israel, Portugal, France, and Al Jazeera/English. Board of Advisors, Executive Committee, Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, Brigham Young University (2017–present). Co-Director, Summer Seminar on Mormon Culture: ““Mormonism Engages the World: How the LDS Church Has Responded to Developments in Science, Culture, and Religion.” Brigham Young University, June–August 2017. -
The Secret Mormon Meetings of 1922
University of Nevada, Reno THE SECRET MORMON MEETINGS OF 1922 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History By Shannon Caldwell Montez C. Elizabeth Raymond, Ph.D. / Thesis Advisor December 2019 Copyright by Shannon Caldwell Montez 2019 All Rights Reserved UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL We recommend that the thesis prepared under our supervision by SHANNON CALDWELL MONTEZ entitled The Secret Mormon Meetings of 1922 be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS C. Elizabeth Raymond, Ph.D., Advisor Cameron B. Strang, Ph.D., Committee Member Greta E. de Jong, Ph.D., Committee Member Erin E. Stiles, Ph.D., Graduate School Representative David W. Zeh, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School December 2019 i Abstract B. H. Roberts presented information to the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in January of 1922 that fundamentally challenged the entire premise of their religious beliefs. New research shows that in addition to church leadership, this information was also presented during the neXt few months to a select group of highly educated Mormon men and women outside of church hierarchy. This group represented many aspects of Mormon belief, different areas of eXpertise, and varying approaches to dealing with challenging information. Their stories create a beautiful tapestry of Mormon life in the transition years from polygamy, frontier life, and resistance to statehood, assimilation, and respectability. A study of the people involved illuminates an important, overlooked, underappreciated, and eXciting period of Mormon history. -
Young Heber J. Grant's Years of Passage
BYU Studies Quarterly Volume 43 Issue 1 Article 6 1-1-2004 Young Heber J. Grant's Years of Passage Ronald W. Walker Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq Recommended Citation Walker, Ronald W. (2004) "Young Heber J. Grant's Years of Passage," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 43 : Iss. 1 , Article 6. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol43/iss1/6 This Family Life is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in BYU Studies Quarterly by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Walker: Young Heber J. Grant's Years of Passage Young Heber J, Grant's Years oi Passage s Heber J. Grant came of age, Mormonism was as much a part Aof the Utah landscape as the territory's dusty valleys and vaulting mountain walls. Young Heber met religion everywhere—in his Salt Lake City home and neighborhood, at the Tabernacle on Temple Square, in the offices of Church and civic leaders where he some times ventured, and certainly in his native Thirteenth Ward, one of the most innovative and organizationally developed Latter-day Saint congregations of the time. Slowly young Heber internalized his reli gious culture, but not before encountering the usual perils of adoles cence and coming of age. The process tells not only a great deal about Heber himself, but also about the beliefs, rituals, and worship patterns of early Utah Mormons. Heber J. Grant was a second-generation Mormon, born Novem ber 22, 1856, at Jedediah Grant's imposing Main Street home. -
Juvenile Instructor 16 (1 April 1881): 82
G. G.001 G. “Old Bottles and Elephants.” Juvenile Instructor 16 (1 April 1881): 82. Discusses earthenware manufacture in antiquity. Points out that some bottles and pottery vessels dug up on the American continent resemble elephants. Also mentions that the discovery of elephant bones in the United States tend to prove the truth of the Jaredite record. [A.C.W.] G.002 G., L. A. “Prehistoric People.” SH 51 (16 November 1904): 106-7. Quoting a clipping from the Denver Post written by Doctor Baum who had conducted expeditions in the southwestern United States, the author wonders why the archaeologists do not read the Book of Mormon to nd answers to their questions about ancient inhabitants of America. [J.W.M.] G.003 Gabbott, Mabel Jones. “Abinadi.” Children’s Friend 61 (September 1962): 44-45. A children’s story of Abinadi preaching to King Noah. [M.D.P.] G.004 Gabbott, Mabel Jones. “Alma.” Children’s Friend 61 (October 1962): 12-13. A children’s story of how Alma believed Abinadi and then organized the Church of Christ after preaching in secret to the people. [M.D.P.] G.005 Gabbott, Mabel Jones. “Alma, the Younger.” Children’s Friend 61 (December 1962): 18-19. A children’s story of the angel that appeared to Alma the Younger and the four sons of Mosiah and how they were converted by this experience. [M.D.P.] G.006 Gabbott, Mabel Jones. “Ammon.” Children’s Friend 62 (February 1963): 18-19. A children’s story of Ammon teaching among the Lamanites. [M.D.P.] G.007 Gabbott, Mabel Jones. -
Lessons in Genealogy
— — =f=== a? ^ LESSONS IN GENEALOGY PUBLISHED BY THE GENEALOGICAL BOCIETY OF UTAH SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 1915 ^ A Daughter of the North Nephi Anderson's splendid new story,—interest- ing, instructive, full of the gospel spirit. It is recom- mended for young and old. Beautifully printed and bound. Sent prepaid by the author, 60 East South Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah; price, 75 cents. OTHER BOOKS BY NEPHI ANDERSON "Added Upon", "The Castle Builder", "Piney Ridge Cottage", "Story of Chester Lawrence", 75 cents each by all booksellers, or by the author. John Stevens' Courtship BY SUSA YOUNG GATES A love story of the Echo Canyon War Times PRICE - $1.00 On sale by all Booksellers and by the Author Room 28, Bishop's Building, Salt Lake City, Utah LESSONS IN GENEALOGY PUBLISHED BY THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH THIRD EDITION SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 1915 The Genealogical Society of Utah Organized November 13, 1894 ANTHON H. LUND, President CHARLES W. PENROSE, Vice President JOSEPH F. SMITH, JR., Secretary and Treasurer NEPHI ANDERSON, Assistant Secretary JOSEPH CHRISTENSON, Librarian LILLIAN CAMERON, Assistant Librarian DIRECTORS: Anthon H. Lund, Charles W. Penrose, Joseph Christenson, Joseph F. Smith, Jr., Anthony W. Ivins, Duncan M. McAllister, Heber J. Grant. Life Membership, $10, with two years in which to pay Annual Membership, $2 the first year, $1 yearly thereafter The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine Published by the Genealogical Society of Utah Quarterly, $1.50 per Annum Anthon H. Lund, Editor Nephi Anderson, Associate Editor Subscription price to life and paid-up annual members of the Gen- ealogical Society, $1.00 a year. -
William Smith, 1811-93: Problematic Patriarch Irene M
ARTICLES AND ESSAYS William Smith, 1811-93: Problematic Patriarch Irene M. Bates WILLIAM SMITH, YOUNGER BROTHER of the prophet Joseph Smith, has been easy to dismiss but difficult to deal with. More often than not, he has been described with adjectives like violent, wicked, unstable, and licentious. Yet intriguing references suggest that a more balanced view of this complex man might be appropriate. The Prophet described his brother in a blessing 18 December 1833 this way: "Brother William is as the fierce lion which divideth not the spoil because of his strength." x Then on 9 December 1842, William defended the Nauvoo Charter with uncommon eloquence as representative for Hancock County in the Illinois legislature.2 In August 1845, W. W. Phelps designated William "the Patriarchal Jacob's Staff." 3 And B. H. Roberts, impressed with the seventy-year-old William in 1881, said he had "so vindicated the claims and the character of his brother that ever afterward whenever the question of Joseph Smith came up, people would say 'He had just as good a right to be a prophet as any man mentioned in the Bible.' " 4 William Smith was born at Royal t o n , Vermont, 13 March 1811, the fifth son of Joseph, Sr., and Lucy Mack Smith. He was baptized by David Whitmer 9 June 1830 and was ordained an apostle 15 February 1835, before he was twenty-four years old. He married Caroline Amanda Grant, the sister of IRENE M. Bates, who joined the Church in England in 1955 and moved to the United States with her husband, William, and four children in 1967, is a 1975 graduate of UCLA. -
Melvin L. Bashore and Linda L. Haslam Historical Department The
t} MORMONS ON THE HIGH SEAS OCEAN VOYAGE NARRATIVES TO AMERICA (1840-1890) GUIDE TO SOURCES IN THE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS AND OTHER UTAH REPOSITORIES by Melvin L. Bashore and Linda L. Haslam Historical Department The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1990 3rd Revised Edition Copyright 1990 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints All Rights Reserved rt.e.HUUJ B ~ !: L: Li HHid-!, • GniCfl/\!1;1 YULH'-JC UNlVERSiT'l PHC'"_~\/(). U I ,·\H INTRODUCTION During the nineteenth-century, almost 85,000 Mormon emigrants crossed the oceans to America. Motivated by the doctrine of gathering, they were drawn to the Great Basin in droves. The missionaries who converted them also accompanied them on their ocean voyages and across the continent. While compiling a source guide to Mormon pioneer companies crossing the plains, we realized that a source guide to ocean narratives might also be valued by family researchers and historians. Past experience in providing reference assistance to researchers and historians di eta ted the focus of this source guide. Na r ra ti ves of ocean travel and shipboard life of Mormon emigrants and missionaries found in published and unpublished letters, reports, and journals were included. These were further limited to primary accounts of voyages across the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean to America. Accounts of voyages in large organized companies, small groups, or single Mormon individuals were included. Accounts of the ocean travels of Mormons departing from American ports to other countries were not included in this guide. -
A History of Mormon Catechisms a Firm Foundation
A Firm Foundation Kenneth L. Alford 10 A History of Mormon Catechisms hen I first heard the term catechism as a young grade-school stu- Wdent, I had no idea what it meant. I later learned that the word comes from two ancient Greek words, kata, which means “down,” and echein, which means “to sound.” Literally, catechism means “to sound down (into the ears)”; in other words, a catechism is “instruction by word of mouth.”1 Catechisms can take two different forms—either a series of questions and answers or simply a series of questions.2 Cat- echisms are most frequently associated with religion, but they have also been used for centuries in a variety of scientific, political, military, and other fields. The Encyclopedia of Mormonism observes that “conspicuously ab- sent from LDS language . are many terms of other Christian cul- tures, such as ‘abbot,’ ‘archbishop,’ ‘beatification,’ ‘cardinal,’ catechism‘ ,’ Kenneth L. Alford is an associate professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University. A Firm Foundation ‘creed,’ ‘diocese.’”3 However, the word catechism was actually used frequently by Latter-day Saints during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Imagine that President Thomas S. Monson were called to Washington DC and asked to testify before a Senate committee regarding whether the Church uses catechisms. Strange as this may seem today, that situation actu- ally occurred in the first decade of the twentieth century. President Joseph F. Smith traveled to Washington DC and testified in hearings before the United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections to determine if Reed Smoot, one of the Twelve Apostles and the senator-elect from Utah, should be seated in the Senate. -
Heber C. Kimball and Family, the Nauvoo Years
BYU Studies Quarterly Volume 15 Issue 4 Article 7 10-1-1975 Heber C. Kimball and Family, The Nauvoo Years Stanley B. Kimball Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq Part of the Mormon Studies Commons, and the Religious Education Commons Recommended Citation Kimball, Stanley B. (1975) "Heber C. Kimball and Family, The Nauvoo Years," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 15 : Iss. 4 , Article 7. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol15/iss4/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in BYU Studies Quarterly by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Kimball: Heber C. Kimball and Family, The Nauvoo Years heber C kimball and family the nauvoo years stanley B kimball As one of the triumviritriumvirsof early mormon history heber C kimball led an adventuresome if not heroic life by the time he settled in nauvoo during may of 1839 he had been a black- smith and a potter had married and had five children two of whom had died he had lived in vermont new york ohio and missouri and had left or been driven out of homes in each state he had served fourteen years in a horse company of the new york militia had joined and left the close com- munion baptist church accepted mormonism had gone on four missions including one to england had become an apostle hadbad helped build the temple at kirtland had ded- icated the temple site at -
Juvenile Instructor
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The Search for Truth and Meaning in Mormon Histor Y
THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH AND MEANING IN MORMON HISTOR Y Leonard /. Arrington Leonard J. Arrington is Professor of Economics at Utah State University and an Advisory Editor to DIALOGUE. He was the first president of the Mormon History Association and is the author of GREAT BASIN KINGDOM, as well as numerous other books and articles.. Professor Arrington presented this paper at the third annual DIALOGUE Board of Editors dinner in Salt Lake City on April 5th. The philosopher Plato, to whom dialogue was the highest expression of intellectuality, denned thought as "the dialogue of the soul with itself." It is thus altogether fitting that the editors of Dialogue should encourage Mormon scholars to conduct periodic soul-searchings in regard to the relevance of their studies to the Gospel. I am grateful for this opportunity of reappraising Mor- mon history and of relating historical studies to the Church and its historic mission of building the Kingdom of God on earth. I From its very inception The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sought to leave an accurate and complete record of its history. On April 6, 1830, the date of the organization of the Church, a revelation was given to ARRINGTON: Truth and Meaning in Mormon History 157 Joseph Smith which began "Behold, there shall be a record kept among you . "x To accomplish this purpose the Second Elder of the Church, Oliver Cowdery, was selected to serve as Church Recorder. When Elder Cowdery was transferred to other work a year later, John Whitmer was appointed, by revela- tion, to "write and keep a regular history."2 Whitmer served in this capacity until 1835, and wrote a brief manuscript narrative, which is now in the posses- sion of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.3 Thus, from the earliest years the Church designated an official to record its story and preserve its records. -
Changes in Seniority to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 5-2009 Changes in Seniority to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Travis Q. Mecham Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Mecham, Travis Q., "Changes in Seniority to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" (2009). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 376. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/376 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CHANGES IN SENIORITY TO THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS by Travis Q. Mecham A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in History Approved: _______________________ _______________________ Philip Barlow Robert Parson Major Professor Committee Member _______________________ _______________________ David Lewis Byron Burnham Committee Member Dean of Graduate Studies UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 2009 ii © 2009 Travis Mecham. All rights reserved. iii ABSTRACT Changes in Seniority to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Travis Mecham, Master of Arts Utah State University, 2009 Major Professor: Dr. Philip Barlow Department: History A charismatically created organization works to tear down the routine and the norm of everyday society, replacing them with new institutions.