Journal of Mormon History Volume 35 Issue 3 Summer 2009 Article 1 2009 Journal of Mormon History Vol. 35, No. 3, 2009 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory Part of the Religion Commons Recommended Citation (2009) "Journal of Mormon History Vol. 35, No. 3, 2009," Journal of Mormon History: Vol. 35 : Iss. 3 , Article 1. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol35/iss3/1 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. 35, No. 3, 2009 Table of Contents LETTERS --Passing of Two Exemplars Joseph Johnstun, vi --In Praise of Will Bagley Sherman L. Fleek, vii ARTICLES --Conversion amid Conflict: Mormon Proselytizing in Russian Finland, 1861–1914 Zachary R. Jones, 1 --The Forms and the Power: The Development of Mormon Ritual Healing to 1847 Jonathan A. Stapley and Kristine Wright, 42 --Preserving the Record and Memory of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, 1842–92 Jill Mulvay Derr and Carol Cornwall Madsen, 88 --The Reed Smoot Hearings and the Theology of Politics: Perceiving an “American” Identity Konden R. Smith, 118 --Letters and Mail between Kirtland and Independence: A Mormon Postal History, 1831–33 William G. Hartley, 163 --What We Will Do Now That New Mormon History Is Old: A Roundtable Introduction Keith A. Erekson, 190 --Getting Around the Dichotomy Squared Keith A. Erekson, 191 --The Unexplored Drama within the Drama Rachel Cope, 195 --Restorationist Studies: The Future of the New Mormon History David J. Howlett, 200 --Performing Mormon History Megan Sanborn Jones, 204 --Context and the New-New Mormon History Matthew Bowman, 208 --Fashioning a Newer Mormon History J. Spencer Fluhman, 214 --Mormon Cultural Studies Lisa Olsen Tait, 218 --Post New Mormon History: A Manifesto W. Paul Reeve, 223 --Converting Mormon History Amy Harris, 226 --History That Reveals Itself, History That Names Itself Patrick A. Polk, 230 --Wingfield atson:W A Midwest Visit, 1908 William Shepard, 234 REVIEWS --S. Michael Tracy, Millions Shall Know Brother Joseph Again: The Joseph Smith Photograph Jared Tamez, 251 --William P. MacKinnon, At Sword’s Point, Part 1: A Documentary History of the Utah War to 1858 Joseph Geisner, 258 --Alissa York, Effigy Dawn Hall Anderson and Dlora Hall Dalton, 264 --Val D. Rust, Radical Origins: Early Mormon Converts and Their Colonial Ancestors George D. Smith, 269 --Martha Peterson Taysom. “Glory Is a-Comin’ Soon”: A History of Mormonism in Indiana Keith A. Erekson, 274 BOOK NOTICES --Christopher Kimball Bigelow. 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Jones 1 The Forms and the Power: The Development of Mormon Ritual Healing to 1847 Jonathan A. Stapley and Kristine Wright 42 Preserving the Record and Memory of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, 1842–92 Jill Mulvay Derr and Carol Cornwall Madsen 88 The Reed Smoot Hearings and the Theology of Politics: Perceiving an “American” Identity Konden R. Smith 118 Letters and Mail between Kirtland and Independence: A Mormon Postal History, 1831–33 William G. Hartley 163 What We Will Do Now That New Mormon History Is Old: A Roundtable Introduction Keith A. Erekson 190 Getting Around the Dichotomy Squared Keith A. Erekson 191 The Unexplored Drama within the Drama Rachel Cope 195 Restorationist Studies: The Future of the New Mormon History David J. Howlett 200 Performing Mormon History Megan Sanborn Jones 204 iv CONTENTS v Context and the New-New Mormon History Matthew Bowman 208 Fashioning a Newer Mormon History J. Spencer Fluhman 214 Mormon Cultural Studies Lisa Olsen Tait 218 Post New Mormon History: A Manifesto W. Paul Reeve 223 Converting Mormon History Amy Harris 226 History That Reveals Itself, History That Names Itself Patrick A. Polk 230 Wingfield Watson: A Midwest Visit, 1908 William Shepard 234 REVIEWS S. Michael Tracy, Millions Shall Know Brother Joseph Again: The Joseph Smith Photograph Jared Tamez 251 William P. MacKinnon, At Sword’s Point, Part 1: A Documentary History of the Utah War to 1858 Joseph Geisner 258 Alissa York, Effigy Dawn Hall Anderson and Dlora Hall Dalton 264 Val D. Rust, Radical Origins: Early Mormon Converts and Their Colonial Ancestors George D. Smith 269 Martha Peterson Taysom. “Glory Is a-Comin’ Soon”: A History of Mormonism in Indiana Keith A. Erekson 274 BOOK NOTICES Christopher Kimball Bigelow. The Timechart History of Mormonism: From Premortality to the Present. 284 LETTERS Passing of Two Exemplars of the story and pressed the women further, capturing many important It is with sadness that I report the details. But fearing that Mormons passing of Dr. John W. McLure, asso- might seek revenge or desecrate the ciate professor emeritus of the Uni- attorney’s grave, the sisters would versity of Iowa, on February 8, 2009, not disclose his identity. at his home in Iowa City, Iowa, from Dr. McLure carried this story multiple myeloma cancer, and the with him for the next thirty-seven death of Marlene C. Kettley, author years, often thinking about it; and and Illinois historian, on February in 1998, he passed it on to the next 15, 2009, at her home in Salt Lake generation of historians with a let- City. Dr. McLure’s name is probably ter that was published in the Journal unfamiliar to most, but he was a of Mormon History in the fall of that great example to historians of all year (“A Warsaw Mystery,” 24, no.