Journal of Mormon History Volume 34 Issue 2 Spring 2008 Article 1 2008 Journal of Mormon History Vol. 34, No. 2, 2008 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory Part of the Religion Commons Recommended Citation (2008) "Journal of Mormon History Vol. 34, No. 2, 2008," Journal of Mormon History: Vol. 34 : Iss. 2 , Article 1. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol34/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. 34, No. 2, 2008 Table of Contents LETTER --Cain, Bigfoot, and Folklore Robert A. Clark, vi ARTICLES --TANNER LECTURE --Thoughts from the Farther West: Mormons, California, and the Civil War William Deverell, 1 --LDS Church History: Past, Present, and Future Marlin K. Jensen, 20 --Hannah S. Jenkins: Missionary Wife in Palestine, 1911–20 Carol Freeman Braby, 43 --Ezra Taft Benson’s 1946 Mission to Europe Gary James Bergera, 73 --The St. George Temple Tower: Evolution of a Design Darrell E. Jones, 113 --The Concept of a “Rejected Gospel” in Mormon History, Part 1 William Shepard, 130 --The Consequential Counselor: Restoring the Root(s) of Jesse Gause Erin B. Jennings, 182 --The Sanctification of Mormonism’s Historical Geography Michael H. Madsen, 228 REVIEWS --Matthew Bolton. Apostle of the Poor: The Life and Work of Missionary and Humanitarian Charles D. Neff John C. Thomas, 256 --Matthew S. McBride. A House for the Most High: The Story of the Original Nauvoo Temple David J. Howlett, 260 --H. Michael Marquardt. Early Patriarchal Blessings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Irene M. Bates, 265 BOOK NOTICES --John Nicholson. The Tennessee Massacre & Its Causes or the Utah Conspiracy, 268 --John Jaques. Catechism for Children, Exhibiting the Prominent Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 270 --Heidi Hart. Grace Notes: The Waking of a Woman’s Voice, 272 Jerry Borrowman. ’Til the Boys Come Home 273 --Allen C. Christensen. Before Zion: An Account of the Seventh Handcart Company, 274 --Susan Evans McCloud. Kirtland: A Novel of Courage and Romance, 275 This full issue is available in Journal of Mormon History: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol34/iss2/ 1 JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY SPRING 2008 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. 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The Journal’s style guide is available on the Mormon His- tory Association’s website {www.mhahome.org}. Send manuscripts to the Journal of Mor- mon History, 10 West 100 South Suite 106, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. iii JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY Volume 34, No. 2 Spring 2008 CONTENTS LETTER Cain, Bigfoot, and Folklore Robert A. Clark vi ARTICLES TANNER LECTURE Thoughts from the Farther West: Mormons, California, and the Civil War William Deverell 1 LDS Church History: Past, Present, and Future Marlin K. Jensen 20 Hannah S. Jenkins: Missionary Wife in Palestine, 1911–20 Carol Freeman Braby 43 Ezra Taft Benson’s 1946 Mission to Europe Gary James Bergera 73 The St. George Temple Tower: Evolution of a Design Darrell E. Jones 113 The Concept of a “Rejected Gospel” in Mormon History, Part 1 William Shepard 130 The Consequential Counselor: Restoring the Root(s) of Jesse Gause Erin B. Jennings 182 The Sanctification of Mormonism’s Historical Geography Michael H. Madsen 228 iv CONTENTS v REVIEWS Matthew Bolton. Apostle of the Poor: The Life and Work of Missionary and Humanitarian Charles D. Neff John C. Thomas 256 Matthew S. McBride. A House for the Most High: The Story of the Original Nauvoo Temple David J. Howlett 260 H. Michael Marquardt. Early Patriarchal Blessings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Irene M. Bates 265 BOOK NOTICES John Nicholson. The Tennessee Massacre & Its Causes or the Utah Conspiracy 268 John Jaques. Catechism for Children, Exhibiting the Prominent Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 270 Heidi Hart. Grace Notes: The Waking of a Woman’s Voice 272 Jerry Borrowman. ’Til the Boys Come Home 273 Allen C. Christensen. Before Zion: An Account of the Seventh Handcart Company 274 Susan Evans McCloud. Kirtland: A Novel of Courage and Romance 275 LETTER Cain, Bigfoot, and Folklore gential to the theme of the article, which I found both informative and IenjoyedthearticlebyMatthew entertaining. Bowman’s seeming Bowman concerning Cain, Bigfoot, acceptance of Bigfoot’s reality did, and folklore (“A Mormon Bigfoot: however, seem out of place in an David Patten’s Cain and the Concept otherwise well-reasoned thesis. of Evil in LDS Folklore,” 33, no. 3 In spite of these caveats, I’m not [Fall 2007]: 114–51). It is an interest- a complete skeptic. Some years ago, ing twist on old legends. I worked with Dr. Clifford Drury on One thing that struck me was the his book Nine Years with the Spokane discussion of the Patterson film of Indians: The Diary, 1838–1848, of Bigfoot (74). The text implies that Elkanah Walker (Glendale, Calif.: the film has been accepted as au- Arthur H. Clark, 1976). Walker was thentic and in some way “proves” the a Congregational missionary in existence of the creature; but in fact, eastern Washington who reported much debate has ensued on this to one his superiors in Boston in point. Since the mid-1990s, a num- April of 1840 as follows: “They [i.e., ber of supposed witnesses and/or the natives] believe in the existence friends of Patterson have debunked of a race of giants which inhabit a the film. Though accepted by some certain mountain, off to the west of as authentic on the basis of consider- us. This mountain is covered with able analysis, it should be noted that it is very controversial and is just as perpetual snow. They inhabit its likely a hoax. top . [T]hey hunt & do all their Indeed, Bowman quotes John work in the night. They are men Green, “a prominent Bigfoot re- stealers. They come to the people’s searcher,” as asserting that Bigfoot lodges in the night, when the peo- are “not some kind of wild humans” ple are asleep & take them & put (75–76) but are animals to be stud- them under their skins & take them ied like any other species.