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A Father. “six + one = six.” Ensign, January 1971.Links to available media:
A., Benjamin. “Serving in the Temple.” Ensign, August 2012.Links to available media:
Aagard, Tricia. “Children of Two Households.” Ensign, April 2007.Links to available media:
Abajian, Kathryn J. “American Women Modernists: The Legacy of Robert Henri, 1910–1945.” BYU Studies 47, no. 1 (2008): 191.Links to available media:
Abalos, Gustavo. “I Prayed and Drove On.” Ensign, October 1995.Links to available media:
Abbott, John S. C. The History of the State of Ohio. Detroit: Northwestern, 1875.Briefly discusses Mormonism and the Book of Mormon. The author accepts the Spaulding theory for the origin of the Book of Mormon. He also discusses the 1834 Anthon denial regarding the “sealed book” incident.
Abbott, Judy. “Trust That Deepens through the Years.” Ensign, March 1995.Links to available media:
Abbott, Phillip. New Rendition: The Epistle to the Ephesians. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2019.The New Rendition of the epistle to the Ephesians provides a modern English translation of the letter’s Greek text. It is excerpted from the forthcoming volume on Ephesians by S. Kent Brown. This Rendition was created by Philip Abbott. The matchless, quiet Epistle to the Ephesians allows glimpses into the tides of Christian life in Asia Minor, modern western Turkey. More than this, from this letter we gain clear views of the premortal council that set events on this earth in motion, of the Savior’s descent into the spirit prison to release its captive souls, of the firm foundation of apostles and prophets that undergirds the church, and of the armor of God that protects a believer from the wiles of the devil. The New Rendition, sensitive to meanings that carry significance for Latter-day Saints, offers a fresh look at eternal truths draped in the letter’s worshipful dress. This Rendition is part of the BYU New Testament Commentary series. This scholarly project aims to create a faithful modern English translation together with a full, in-depth, carefully researched Latter-day Saint commentary for each book on the New Testament. More of the New Rendition and commentary volumes will be added in coming months and years. As of 2019, volumes have been published on Mark, Luke, First Corinthians, and Revelation.
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Abd-Allah, Umar F. “The Perceptible and the Unseen: The Qur’anic Conception of Man’s Relationship to God and Realities Beyond Human Perception.” In Mormons and Muslims: Spiritual Foundations and Modern Manifestations, ed. Spencer J. Palmer, 209–64. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1983.Links to available media:
Abd-Allah, Umar F. “The Perceptible and the Unseen: The Qur’anic Conception of Man’s Relationship to God and Realities Beyond Human Perception.” In Mormons and Muslims: Spiritual Foundations and Modern Manifestations, ed. Spencer J. Palmer, 209–64. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2002.Links to available media:
Abdo, Michael J. “There’s Room in My Chart Bag.” Ensign, September 1989.Links to available media:
Abegg, Martin, Peter Flint, and Eugene Ulrich, eds. The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible. New York City, NY: Harper, 1999.
Abegglen, Jo Ann C. “The Power of One: Selfless Service.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, July 11, 2006.To be like the Savior is to be whole, which implies that we are engaged in acts of selfless service. Selfless service requires personal action, a desire to pick up our beds and walk. It is easy to give away excess money, used equipment, and used clothing. It is more difficult to give of our time, to give of our personal presence to help others.
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Keywords: Selflessness; Service
Abellán, Edmundo E. “Asking with My Heart.” Ensign, June 2001.Links to available media:
Welch, John W., and Jackson Abhau. “The Priestly Interests of Moses the Levite.” Presented at the conference entitled “Tracing Ancient Threads of the Book of Moses” (September 18–19, 2020), Provo, UT: Brigham Young University 2020.Links to available media:
Welch, John W., and Jackson Abhau. “The Priestly Interests of Moses the Levite.” In Tracing Ancient Threads in the Book of Moses: Inspired Origins, Temple Contexts, and Literary Qualities, Volume 1. Edited by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, David R. Seely, John W. Welch and Scott Gordon, 163–256. Orem, UT; Springville, UT; Redding, CA; Tooele, UT: The Interpreter Foundation, Book of Mormon Central, FAIR, and Eborn Books, 2021.Links to available media:
Abilhôa, Patrícia Samways. “Adoption and Answers to Prayer.” Ensign, February 2018.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “And We Talk of Christ.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, March 25, 2014.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “Assurance That Comes from Knowing.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1988.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “Assurance That Comes from Knowing.” Ensign, May 1988.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “A Creative Mind.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, March 7, 1982.At times I wonder if we know how to think, if we are developing a creative mind, because that is where all good works and all important accomplishments begin.
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Keywords: Creativity; Goals; Thoughts
Abrea, Angel. “Gracias.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1981.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “Gracias.” Ensign, May 1981.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “The ‘Little Things’ and Eternal Life.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1981.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “The ‘Little Things’ and Eternal Life.” Ensign, November 1981.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “Patience in Affliction.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1992.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “Patience in Affliction.” Ensign, May 1992.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “Seek Knowledge/Know God.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, January 21, 1997.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “The Sure Sound of the Trumpet.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1984.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “The Sure Sound of the Trumpet.” Ensign, May 1984.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “Teachings of Nephi.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, May 25, 2004.Links to available media:
Abrea, Angel. “Your Own Personal Testimony.” Ensign, May 2000.Links to available media:
Absher, J. S. “The Creator Praises Birds.” BYU Studies Quarterly 58, no. 2 (2019): 86.Links to available media:
Absher, J. S. “The Rain on Alan Avenue.” BYU Studies Quarterly 59, no. 1 (2020): 24.Links to available media:
Abunuwara, Ehab. “Into the Desert: An Arab View of the Book of Mormon.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 11, no. 1 (2002): 60-65, 111.The Book of Mormon culture is found to be strikingly similar to that of the Middle East. An Arab Latter-day Saint tells his experience with the Book of Mormon and how he is able to relate to the stories within its pages because of his cultural origins. Among the congruities discussed are the structure of the family, the concept of taking oaths, the behavior of women, and the danger of the desert. Together, these points demonstrate the worth of the Book of Mormon and show how each reader is able to draw from his or her own cultural background in order to infer different messages.
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Keywords: Arabia; Behavior; Book of Mormon; Culture; Desert; Middle East; Oaths
Aburto, Renya I. “The Book of Mormon’s Relevance for Us: Promises for Our Time.” In I Glory in My Jesus: Understanding Christ in the Book of Mormon, eds. Hilton, John, III, Nicholas J. Frederick, Mark D. Ogletree, and Krystal V. L. Pierce. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2023.
Aburto, Reyna I. “Love Thy God and Thy Neighbor.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, June 4, 2019.Links to available media:
Aburto, Reyna I. “Miracles of Healing through Temple Ordinances.” Ensign, September 2020.Links to available media:
Aburto, Reyna I. “Thru Cloud and Sunshine, Lord, Abide with Me!” Ensign, November 2019.Links to available media:
Aburto, Reyna I. “We Are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2022.Sister Reyna I. Aburto speaks at the 192nd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2-3, 2022.
Sister Aburto teaches that the Church of Jesus Christ accomplishes its work through its members.
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Aburto, Reyna I. “With One Accord.” Ensign, May 2018.Links to available media:
Acebedo, Henry F. “Parables of Jesus: The Laborers.” Ensign, September 2003.Links to available media:
Ackerman, Jim. “Life Sketches Boost Quorum Brotherhood.” Ensign, February 1983.Links to available media:
Ackerman, Susan Wilson. “Drawing Near to the Lord in Our Weakness.” Ensign, March 2003.Links to available media:
Acosta, Esnil. “‘Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant’” Ensign, March 1988.Links to available media:
Adair, James. The History of the American Indians: Particularly Those Nations Adjoining to the Mississippi East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia. London: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1775.An evangelical essay attempting to demonstrate that the American Indians are descendants of the lost ten tribes by comparing certain features of American Indian life and customs with Old Testament practices. Deals with Indians’ division into tribes, worship of Jehovah, nations of theocracy, belief in the ministration of angels, prophets and high priests, celebration of festivals, fasts, religious rites, daily sacrifices, ablutions, anointings, traditions concerning laws of uncleanliness, social relations, manner of curing the sick, burial of the dead,and raising up seed to a deceased brother. Some critics have suggested that Joseph Smith may have drawn upon this source in writing the Book of Mormon.
Adamés de Ubrí, Leongina. “I Want to Live with You Forever!” Ensign, January 2017.Links to available media:
Adams, Aaron. “Christmas through My Daughter’s Eyes.” Ensign, December 2017.Links to available media:
Adams, Carolyn Bailey. “Twenty-Cent Sorrow.” Ensign, December 1991.Links to available media:
Adams, Chantelle. “Meals and Memorization.” Ensign, September 2007.Links to available media:
Adams, Dale W. “Chartering the Kirtland Bank.” Brigham Young University Studies 23, no. 4 (1983): 467.Links to available media:
Adams, Debra L. “Changing Behavior—One Verse at a Time.” Ensign, February 2008.Links to available media:
Adams, Eleanor Cain. “Coping with the Age of Outrage on Social Media.” Ensign, October 2020.Links to available media:
Adams, Eleanor Cain. “Give a Free, Completely Customizable, Totally Unique Gift This Christmas: You.” Ensign, December 2019.Links to available media:
Adams, Eleanor Cain. “How a Prayer at General Conference Answered My Prayer.” Ensign, April 2019.Links to available media:
Adams, Eleanor Cain, and Allisa White. “Living the Law of Chastity in a Dating World Full of Gray Areas.” Ensign, August 2020.Links to available media:
Adams, George J. “Joseph Smith Jr.’s Rare Reprints.” Burlington, WI: n.p., 1991.A copy of a “Lecture on the authenticity and scriptural character of the Book of Mormon,” written by George J. Adams in 1844. Confirms that the Book of Mormon is not the only scripture accepted by the Church, the Mormons also believe the Bible “as far as it has been translated correctly”
Adams, George J. A Lecture on the Authenticity and Scriptural Character of the Book of Mormon. Boston: J.E. Farwell, 1844.The following lecture was delivered by particular request to crowded audiences, in the town hall of Charlestown, on Sunday Evening, February 4th, and on Wednesday Evening, February 7th. The reporter submits his sketches to the public, because the subject is important, and may lead to investigation that will drive prejudice from the minds of many sincere inquirers after truth. It has been generally supposed that the Latter Day Saints, commonly called Mormons, hold the Mormon Bible - as it is falsely called - as their only rule of faith and practice, disregarding the Scriptures of Truth, contained in the Old and New Testaments. This error has prevailed because the people will not listen to the truth. Slanderous tongues and lying lips have been busy against the book. But it stands immoveably fixed on the Rock of Ages, and the gates of hell, and opposition of the sectarian world cannot prevail against it. If the doctrine is of men, it will come to nought, but if God is its author, it must prevail.
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Keywords: Ancient America, Anthon Transcript, Anthon, Charles, Apologetics, Archaeology, Doctrine, Prooftext, Urim and Thummim
Adams, George J. Letter to John Tyler. New York: Calhoun, 1844.Letter of George J. Adams addressed to John Tyler, President of the United States, describing a revolution that is to take place in the United States. Adams utilizes Book of Mormon scriptures and other references within the letter.
Adams, James Max. “With ‘Patience of Hope’” Ensign, August 1999.Links to available media:
Adams, John Quincy. The Birth of Mormonism. Boston: Gorham, 1916.A polemical work against Mormonism. The author discusses issues relating to the translation of the Book of Mormon, dismisses the testimonies of the Book of Mormon witnesses as unreliable. The Anthon denials are discussed, and the author alleges that the Book of Mormon has little value beyond what it plagiarizes from the Bible.
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “Alone for the Holidays.” Ensign, December 1996.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “Becoming a Better Home Teacher or Visiting Teacher.” Ensign, March 1997.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “David King Udall, Arizona Pioneer.” Ensign, August 1993.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “A Dream Come True in Hong Kong.” Ensign, June 1996.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “Everyday Missionary Members.” Ensign, July 1993.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “The Fort Smith Family.” Ensign, December 1994.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “‘I Sister, Too’” Ensign, January 1993.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “Journey to the Temple.” Ensign, January 1996.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “Missionaries to Mom and Dad.” Ensign, June 1995.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “The Refining Fire.” Ensign, July 1996.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “Shepherding in Mississippi’s Jackson Stake.” Ensign, April 1996.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “Single Threads in the Gospel Tapestry.” Ensign, December 1992.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “Testifying Teens.” Ensign, February 1993.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “Well-Balanced Widowhood.” Ensign, June 1993.Links to available media:
Adams, Kellene Ricks. “Working Wonders in McLean.” Ensign, April 1994.Links to available media:
Adams, L. LaMar. “Isaiah: Disciple and Witness of Christ.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 1–17. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.Links to available media:
Adams, L. LaMar. “Jesus’ Commandment to Search the Words of Isaiah.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 177–92. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.Links to available media:
Adams, L. LaMar. “Job: The Man and His Message.” Ensign 12 (Mar. 1982): 72–74.
Adams, L. LaMar. “Job: The Man and His Message.” Ensign, March 1982.Links to available media:
Adams, L. LaMar. The Living Message of Isaiah. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1981.
Adams, L. LaMar. “Many non-LDS scholars claim that the second half of the book of Isaiah was written after the time Lehi left Jerusalem, Yet the Book of Mormon contains material from both halves. How do we explain this?” Ensign, October 1984, 29.Links to available media:
Adams, L. LaMar. “A Scientific Analysis of Isaiah Authorship.” In Isaiah and the Prophets: Inspired Voices from the Old Testament, ed. Monte S. Nyman, 151–64. Provo: Religious Studies Center, BYU, 1984.Most scholars who reject the one-man authorship of Isaiah do so because they reject prophecy
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Adams, L. LaMar. “A Statistical Analysis of the Book of Isaiah in Relation to the Isaiah Problem.” Ph.D. diss., BYU, 1972.
Adams, Linda Hunter. “Index, Volume 23, No. 3.” Brigham Young University Studies 23, no. 3 (1983): 107.Links to available media:
Adams, Linda Hunter. “Mormon Teacher, Secular School: The Dilemma.” Ensign, October 1974.Links to available media:
Adams, Linda Hunter. “Role Models.” Latter-day Digest 2, no. 4 (1993): 3–12.Linda Hunter Adams expressed gratitude for Nibley’s article.
Adams, Lisa Ramsey. “Eternal Progression.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 2. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Adams, Lisle G. “Appointments.” Ensign, August 1998.Links to available media:
Adams, Maudene (Deanie). “We Knew the Plane Would Come.” Ensign, October 1989.Links to available media:
Adams, Michele T. “Creating a ‘Conference Basket’” Ensign, October 2005.Links to available media:
Adams, Roger. “Service Soothes Suffering.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, October 6, 2020.Links to available media:
Adams, Scott R. “Guided to Our Ancestors.” Ensign, June 1995.Links to available media:
Adams, Stirling. “Two books on race and slavery.” BYU Studies 44, no. 1 (2005): 157.Links to available media:
Adams, Terri L. “Bedtime Journals.” Ensign, January 1998.Links to available media:
Adams, Terri L. “Reducing the Strain for Parents in School.” Ensign, September 1997.Links to available media:
Adams, Vivian M. “Gathering.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 84.Links to available media:
Adams, Vivian M. “Joseph Smith’s Boyhood Surgery: Mercy during a ‘Desperate Siege’” Ensign, June 2013.Links to available media:
Adams, Vivian M. “Our Glorious Mother Eve.” In The Man Adam, ed. Joseph Fielding McConkie and Robert L. Millet, 87–111. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1990.
Adams, William James, Jr. “The 15th of Nisan.” Ensign, January 1977.Links to available media:
Adams, William James, Jr., and Ray T. Matheny. “Archaeological and Cryptological Analyses of the Manti Inscriptions.” Utah Historical Quarterly 44 (Spring 1976): 133-40.The Manti Sanpete County, Utah, inscriptions include eight limestone tablets discovered in 1963, four additional tablets found in 1970, and small lead plates situated in a lead box discovered in 1977. The authors conclude that all three finds were “fraudulently manufactured”
Adams, William James, Jr. “Human Sacrifice and the Book of Abraham.” Brigham Young University Studies 9, no. 4 (1969): 473.Links to available media:
Adams, William James, Jr. “Lehi’s Jerusalem and Writing on Metal Plates.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 3 no. 1 (1994).The discovery in Jerusalem of two inscribed silver strips, dating from the seventh century BC, support the Book of Mormon claim of writing on metal plates.
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Adams, William James, Jr. “More on the Silver Plates from Lehi’s Jerusalem.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 4 no. 2 (1995).Michael D. Coogan identifies the silver plates found in a Jerusalem burial site as one of the ten most significant finds for biblical archaeology because “they are our earliest witness to the text of the Bible.”
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Adams, William James, Jr. “Nephi’s Jerusalem and Laban’s Sword.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 2 no. 2 (1993).A three-foot sword excavated at Vered Jericho, likely dating to 620 BC, lends credence to the description of the sword of Laban in the Book of Mormon.
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Adams, William James, Jr. “Nephi’s Written Language and the Standard Biblical Hebrew of 600 B.C.” In Glimpses of Lehi€™s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 245—58. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.Links to available media:
Adams, William James, Jr. “Some Ways in Which the ‘Plain and Precious Parts’ Became Lost.” Society for Early Historic Archaeology Newsletter 159 (July 1985): 1-6.Finds that ancient scribes, both non-biblical and biblical, took many liberties in their translations. Suggests that up to 30 percent of the original text of the Old Testament may have been deleted as the angel told Nephi would occur (1 Nephi 13:23).
Adams, William James, Jr. “Synagogues in the Book of Mormon.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 9 no. 1 (2000).The Book of Mormon mentions synagogues in twenty-five passages. An important resource that may help us understand what the Book of Mormon means by the word synagogue is the body of research on biblical synagogues. This is especially true of research related to the years prior to the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, which began in 586 BC, since this is the time period when Lehi left Jerusalem. We would expect, therefore, that the nature of biblical synagogues before the captivity would have greatly influenced the concept of the synagogue that Lehi and his family took with them to the New World. In this article, William J. Adams Jr. details the historical development, nature, and cultural function of synagogues of the biblical era and relates them to the history, form, and religious function of synagogues in the New World.
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Shute, E. V., A. H. Christianson, and Willie C. Adams Sr. “Shall We Improve the Book of Mormon?” Saints’ Herald 101 (8 November, 20, 27 December 1954): 1076-77, 1232, 1248.Debate concerning editorial changes to the Book of Mormon. Shute desires a complete revision with special attention to punctuation; Christianson refutes Shute’s proposed revision saying that changing even a comma changes the book’s meaning; Adams points out that language is constantly changing and future editions would be needed to stay current.
Adamson, Grant. “Greco-Roman Religion and the New Testament.” In New Testament History, Culture, and Society, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.Links to available media:
Adamson, Grant. “The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says.” BYU Studies 48, no. 1 (2009): 186.Links to available media:
Adamson, Harley K. “Teachers, Teacher Development.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 4. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Adamson, Sandra. “A Baby Is Forever.” Ensign, April 1981.Links to available media:
Addams, Emma Petty. “Enduring Well.” Ensign, March 2010.Links to available media:
Addams, Emma Petty. “Sunday School Answers.” Ensign, October 2012.Links to available media:
Addams, R. Jean. “Aftermath of the Martyrdom: The Aspirants to the Mantle of Joseph Smith and the Leadership of Brigham Young in the Months Following the Martyrdom.” “A Life Lived in Crescendo” Firesides. The Interpreter Foundation YouTube channel. November 28, 2021.Feelings of foreboding were experienced by some members of the Quorum of the Twelve while serving missions in the northeastern states on June 27, 1844, the day the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were assassinated. Their promptings led them to return to Nauvoo in haste. We will discuss Sidney Rigdon’s efforts to assume guardianship of the Church in August 1844 and Brigham Young’s resounding response. Then, we will explore the various claims and results of efforts by several aspirants to claim the mantle of the deceased Prophet Joseph. Next, we will examine the solidifying influence of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, led by their president Brigham Young. Finally, I will recount the resulting exodus of the majority of the Saints from western Illinois to Iowa in early 1846. Young continued to deal with the “scattering” of certain individuals and their adherents for several more years and was required to provide the counsel and direction to those apostles that were assigned to facilitate the trek westward from Kanesville in the years that followed.
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Addams, R. Jean. “The Past and Future of the Temple Lot in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 44 (2021): 145-216.Abstract: Fifteen months after the Church of Christ’s inception in April 1830, Joseph Smith received a revelation indicating that Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, was to be the “center-place” of Zion and a “spot for a temple is lying westward, upon a lot that is not far from the court-house.” Dedication of this spot for the millennial temple soon followed on August 3, 1831, by Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon. A building sketch was prepared in Kirtland, Ohio, and sent to church leaders in Independence in June 1833. Smith also forwarded his plat for the City of Zion, showing 24 temples at its center and giving an explanation for their use. Tragically, the church was driven en masse out of Jackson County only months later. Reclaiming the original Partridge purchase in December 1831, known as the Temple Lot, became an early driving force for the membership of the church. A physical effort to reclaim the saints’ land and possessions in Jackson County was organized in 1834 by Joseph Smith and became known as “Zion’s Camp.” After traveling 900 miles and poised on the north bank of the Missouri River looking toward Jackson County, Smith’s two hundred armed men were unable to proceed for various reasons. While contemplating what to do, given the reality of their situation, Smith received a revelation to “wait for a little season, for the redemption of Zion.” That poignant phrase — “the redemption of Zion” — became a tenet of the church thereafter. In the years following the martyrdom and the subsequent “scattering of the saints,” three independent expressions of the Restoration returned to Independence to reclaim or redeem the Temple Lot in fulfillment of latter-day scripture. This essay examines their historical efforts.
[Editor’s Note: Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article is reprinted here as a service to the LDS community. Original pagination and page numbers have necessarily changed, otherwise the reprint has the same content as the original.
See R. Jean Addams, “The Past and Future of the Temple Lot in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri,” in Proceedings of the Fifth Interpreter Foundation Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference, 7 November 2020, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Temple on Mount Zion 6 (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2021), in preparation. Further information at https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/the-temple-past-present-and-future/.].
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Addams, R. Jean. “The Past and Future of the Temple Lot in Jackson County, Missouri.” Paper presented at the 2020 Temple on Mount Zion Conference. November 7, 2020.Links to available media:
Addams, R. Jean. “True to the End: The Culmination of the Ministry of Joseph Smith at His Martyrdom.” “A Life Lived in Crescendo” Firesides. The Interpreter Foundation YouTube channel. June 27, 2021.This fireside will begin by describing the premonitions of Joseph Smith about his impending death in the years preceding his tragic martyrdom. We will review the series of circumstances that led to his and his brother Hyrum’s demise at the hands of the mob that stormed the jail in Carthage. The little-known story of Joseph and Hyrum being rowed across the Mississippi River in the very early hours of the Sunday prior to their fateful trip to Carthage to consider options and secure legal counsel while out of the reach of his enemies will be told. The story demonstrates the devotion of the Prophet to his people and to the incredibly challenging destiny God had appointed for him. It further demonstrates the love of the Smith family and the Saints for their son, husband, brother, and friend. In all these events, the hand of God was clearly present during the tragedy and eventual triumph of the Prophet’s mission as a witness of Jesus Christ and His Restored Church.
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Addy, George M. “Lessons from the Past or How to Succeed in the University World without Really Trying.” Brigham Young University Studies 8, no. 2 (1968): 216.Links to available media:
Adolphson, Donald L. “Environmental Stewardship and Economic Prosperity.” In Stewardship and the Creation, eds. George B. Handley, Terry B. Ball, and Steven L. Peck. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.Links to available media:
Ady, Jack. “In the Spotlight.” Ensign, February 1994.Links to available media:
Affeltranger, Alison. “Helping Your Family Keep the Sabbath.” Ensign, August 2001.Links to available media:
Affeltranger, Alison. “Ready for an Emergency?” Ensign, October 2000.Links to available media:
Affeltranger, Alison. “Sharing Family History.” Ensign, July 2005.Links to available media:
Affeltranger, Alison. “Teaching Children to Work.” Ensign, June 2001.Links to available media:
Affleck, Gordon Burt. “Testimonial Trustworthiness (Witnesses to the Book of Mormon).” Instructor 101 (December 1966): 490-92.In a credibility test for witnesses, the following standards must be met: honesty, ability, number and consistency, conformity of testimony with experience, and coincidence of their testimony with collateral circumstances. The Three and Eight Witnesses fulfill all of these requirements.
Affleck, Steven R. “Plane Crash!” Ensign, July 1984.Links to available media:
Aggen, Janeen. “A Friend to Ease Our Burden.” Ensign, July 2001.Links to available media:
Aggers, Toni Billiet. “Portraits.” Ensign, August 1984.Links to available media:
Agignier, Pierre. “Linguistic Evidence for the Presence of Israelites in Mexico.” Society for Early Historic Archaeology Newsletter 112 (February 1969): 4-5.Demonstrates that the Oaxacan languages are similar to the Semitic languages by comparing Hebrew words with words belonging to the Sawi-zaa languages.
Agnew, Spiro T. “Some Answers to Campus Dissent.” Brigham Young University Studies 9, no. 4 (1969): 433.Links to available media:
Agostini, Raymond F. “Rene Chelton: Service Is Her Ace.” Ensign, February 1988.Links to available media:
Agra de Oliveira, Ana Márcia. “Who Will Be the Present?” Ensign, December 2010.Links to available media:
Aguero, Juan Carlos Fallas. “He Honored My Request.” Ensign, April 2010.Links to available media:
Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People. London: Yale University Press, 1972.Dedicates about ten pages to Mormonism. Author rejects the Spaulding theory, but believes that the Book of Mormon was the result of Joseph Smith’s “responsiveness to the provincial opinions of his time” This work is reviewed in B.016.
Ahola, Lauri. “Using the Full Name of the Church Was Awkward but Worth It.” Ensign, April 2020.Links to available media:
AhPuck, Sonny. “Look to God and Live.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, January 3, 2017.Links to available media:
Aidukaitis, Marcos A. “Because My Father Read the Book of Mormon.” Ensign, November 2008.Links to available media:
Aidukaitis, Marcos A. “Honesty in the Small Things.” Ensign, September 2003.Links to available media:
Aidukaitis, Marcos A. “If Ye Lack Wisdom.” Ensign, May 2014.Links to available media:
Aidukaitis, Marcos A. “The Joy of Sabbath Day Observance.” Ensign, December 2011.Links to available media:
Aidukaitis, Marcos A. “Why I Honor My Father.” Ensign, January 2019.Links to available media:
Ainsa, Serge M. “I Found My Dad.” Ensign, April 1990.Links to available media:
Ainscough, Deborah. “Something about Daniel.” Ensign, December 1993.Links to available media:
Akana, Brandyn. “Recruiting: Building the Lord’s Kingdom.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, May 24, 2007.Links to available media:
Akana, Dawn. “Trust in the Lord . . . Lean Not Unto Thy Own Understanding.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, May 9, 2017.Links to available media:
Akanoa, Christina. “Learn of Me, and Listen to My Words; Walk in the Meekness of My Spirit, and You Shall Have Peace in Me.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, February 26, 2019.Links to available media:
Akes, Marcia L. “Dad’s Lesson in Love.” Ensign, December 2009.Links to available media:
Akoi, Bobby. “My Experiences at BYU-Hawaii.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, November 3, 2005.Links to available media:
al-Kisa’i, Muhammad ibn Abd Allah. Tales of the Prophets (Qisas al-anbiya). Translated by Wheeler M. Thackston, Jr. Great Books of the Islamic World, ed. Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Chicago: KAZI Publications, 1997.
al-Tha’labi, Abu Ishaq Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim. ‘Ara’is Al-Majalis Fi Qisas Al-Anbiya’ or “Lives of the Prophets”. Translated by William M. Brinner. Studies in Arabic Literature, Supplements to the Journal of Arabic Literature, Volume 24. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2002.
Alabodi, Evita. “Choosing Eternity.” Ensign, January 2020.Links to available media:
Albrecht, David A. “Inside Prison Walls.” Ensign, December 1995.Links to available media:
Albrecht, Robert H. “Leading Me to Friendship.” Ensign, June 1999.Links to available media:
Albrecht, Stan L. “The Consequential Dimension of Mormon Religiosity.” BYU Studies 29, no. 2 (1989): 57.Links to available media:
Albrecht, Stan L. “The Consequential Dimension of Mormon Religiosity.” In Latter-day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church and its Members, 253–292. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998.Links to available media:
Duke, James T., Marie Cornwall, Stan L. Albrecht, Perry H. Cunningham, and Brian L. Pitcher. “The Dimensions of Religiosity.” In Latter-day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church and its Members, 203–230. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998.Links to available media:
Albrecht, Stan L. “Hopes and Dreams of an Even Better Brigham Young University.” University Conference, Brigham Young University, August 26, 1991.“The standard we must demand is that all we do, in the classroom and out, must reflect our respect and appreciation for our differences.”
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Keywords: BYU
Albrecht, Stan L., and Marie Cornwall. “Life Events and Religious Change.” In Latter-day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church and its Members, 231–252. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998.Links to available media:
Albrecht, Stan L. “New Views of Mormon History: Essays in Honor of Leonard J. Arrington.” BYU Studies 28, no. 1 (1988): 123.Links to available media:
Albrecht, Stan L., and Tim B. Heaton. “Secularization, Higher Education, and Religiosity.” In Latter-day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church and its Members, 293–314. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998.Links to available media:
Albrecht, Stan L. “Stake.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 3. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Albrecht, W. Steve. “Be As Good As You Can Be.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, September 28, 1999.With your knowledge of who you are and what is important in life and by maximizing options, adding value each day, and avoiding these inhibitors of success, the changing world you face presents great opportunities, not threats, for you.
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Keywords: Character; Podcast: By Study and By Faith
Albrecht, W. Steve. “Lessons Learned from Listening to Others.” Forum, Brigham Young University, October 30, 2001.Links to available media:
Keywords: Finances; Listening; Preparation
Albrecht, W. Steve. “Making Money Your Ally.” Ensign, December 1988.Links to available media:
Albrecht, W. Steve. “A Time for Planting.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, April 5, 2005.Links to available media:
Albright, Mark. “Missionary Moment: Legendary Kresimir Cosic of BYU Still Opens Doors for Gospel.” Meridian Magazine, 29 January 2013.A history of Kresimir Cosic, his introduction to the gospel, and how that continued to impact him and those around him.
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Alcaino, Alvaro. “Eggs, Fuses, and Faith.” Ensign, October 2018.Links to available media:
Aldana, Steven G. “Walk for Your Life!” Ensign, August 1990.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “About the Compiler.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “American Indians.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Appendix: Statistics of the Voices of Remembrance Interviews.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Chart : Statistics of the Voices of Remembrance Interviews.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Comprehensive History of the Church.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. Dixie Saints: Laborers in the Field. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.In Dixie Saints, you’ll learn about the daily lives of Saints who grew up between the late 1800s and the early 1900s in the villages of southern Utah, including St. George, and nearby Nevada and Arizona. Explore the many stories detailing their struggles and their achievements during childhood in large families, their experiences in one-room schools, their physical work (all without machines), their health challenges and herbal medicine, and their dealings with American Indians and with the Mexican exiles from the 1912 Revolution. ISBN 978-1-9443-9420-2
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Alder, Douglas D. “Family Life, Childhood, Teenage Years.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D., and Elaine Reiser Alder. “Grandpa Pal, Grandma Beth: How They Handle Aging.” Ensign, January 1981.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Health and Sickness.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Index.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Introduction.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Map of Utah’s Dixie Area.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Mormon Colonists of Mexico Who Moved to the US.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Preface.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Schools.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Service-Military, Church, and Civic Efforts.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Ward.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 4. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D. “Youth and Adults at Work.” In Dixie Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.Links to available media:
Alder, Elaine Reiser. “Everyday Caring.” Ensign, March 1983.Links to available media:
Alder, Elaine Reiser. “The Gift.” Ensign, December 1983.Links to available media:
Alder, Douglas D., and Elaine Reiser Alder. “Grandpa Pal, Grandma Beth: How They Handle Aging.” Ensign, January 1981.Links to available media:
Alder, Elaine Reiser. “Growing Older.” Ensign, June 1987.Links to available media:
Alder, Elaine Reiser. “My Month in England with Sister Camilla Kimball.” Ensign, April 1983.Links to available media:
Alder, Elaine Reiser. “A Sanctuary of Friends: Sisterhood and Testimony.” Ensign, March 1987.Links to available media:
Alder, Elaine Reiser. “Visiting Teaching: The Multiplier Effect.” Ensign, March 1985.Links to available media:
Alder, G. Michael. “Earth— A Gift of Gladness.” Ensign, July 1991.Links to available media:
Alder, Lindsay. “A Christmas Miracle.” Ensign, December 2014.Links to available media:
Alder, Lydia D. “‘Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods before Me’” Improvement Era 3, no. 12, October 1900, 919–26.Links to available media:
Alderman, Linda. “In the Foyer Again!” Ensign, March 1982.Links to available media:
Aldous, Edwin W. “A Reflection on the Atonement’s Healing Power.” Ensign, April 1987.Links to available media:
Aldrich, Michael. “I Don’t Know.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, April 1, 2021.Links to available media:
Alexander, Cecil Frances, and Anna M. Molgard, lyricists. “Once in Royal David’s City.” Ensign, December 2017.Links to available media:
Alexander, Philip S. “3 (Hebrew Apocalypse of) Enoch.” In The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, edited by James H. Charlesworth. 2 vols. 1:223–315. Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1983.
Alexander, Thomas G. “Afterwords 29:4.” BYU Studies 29, no. 4 (1989): 143.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “B.H. Roberts and the Book of Mormon: Studies of the Book of Mormon.” Dialogue 19, no. 4, Winter 1986, 190-93.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Between Revivalism and the Social Gospel: The Latter-day Saint Social Advisory Committee, 1916–1922.” Brigham Young University Studies 23, no. 1 (1983): 19.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “A Biography of Ezra Thompson Clark.” Brigham Young University Studies 16, no. 2 (1976): 303.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Blood of the Prophets [3]: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows.” BYU Studies 42, no. 1 (2003): 167.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Brigham Young, Pioneer Prophet.” BYU Studies Quarterly 52, no. 1 (2013): 155.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Church Administrative Change in the Progressive Period, 1898–1930.” In A Firm Foundation, eds. David J. Whittaker and Arnold K. Garr. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Cooperation, Conflict, and Compromise: Women, Men, and the Environment in Salt Lake City, 1890?1930.” BYU Studies 35, no. 1 (1995): 6.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “David Matthew Kennedy: Banker, Statesman, Churchman.” BYU Studies 28, no. 2 (1988): 110.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Defender of the Faith: The B. H. Roberts Story.” Brigham Young University Studies 21, no. 2 (1981): 248.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “The Gentile Comes to Cache Valley: A Study of the Logan Apostasies of 1874 and the Establishment of Non-Mormon Churches in Cache Valley, 1873?1913.” Brigham Young University Studies 17, no. 2 (1977): 252.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “God, Humankind, and Eternal Progression: Brigham Young and Church Doctrine.” In Steadfast in Defense of Faith: Essays in Honor of Daniel C. Peterson, eds. Ricks, Shirley S., Stephen D. Ricks, and Louis C. Midgley. Orem and Salt Lake City, UT: The Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2023.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Leonard J. Arrington: A Historian’s Life.” BYU Studies 48, no. 3 (2009): 162.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “The Lion of the Lord: Essays on the Life and Service of Brigham Young.” BYU Studies 37, no. 3 (1998): 231.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Mormon Polygamy: A History.” BYU Studies 32, no. 1 (1992): 295.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “The Mormons’ War on Poverty: A History of LDS Welfare, 1830–1990.” BYU Studies 33, no. 4 (1993): 785.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Nauvoo Polygamy: ‘. . . but we called it celestial marriage’” BYU Studies 50, no. 3 (2011): 177.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “New Testament, Christianity and the Book of Mormon.” Sunstone 12 (July 1988): 6-7.Argues that assisting people through “governmental measures” or “charity” is consistent with basic principles of Christianity, the Constitution, and free agency.
Alexander, Thomas G. “The Odyssey of a Latter-day Prophet.” In Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff, eds. Alexander L. Baugh and Susan Easton Black. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2010.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Review of Mormonism: The Story of a New Religious Tradition, by Jan Shipps.” Dialogue 18 (Winter 1985): 185.
Wilson, Ted L., and Thomas G. Alexander. “Salt Lake City, Utah.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 3. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Stewardship and Enterprise: The LDS Church and the Wasatch Oasis Environment, 1847–1930.” In Stewardship and the Creation, eds. George B. Handley, Terry B. Ball, and Steven L. Peck. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.Links to available media:
Hall, Dave, and Thomas G. Alexander. “Thomas G. Alexander.” In Conversations with Mormon Historians, 1–32. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Thomas L. Kane and the Mormon Problem in National Politics.” BYU Studies 48, no. 4 (2009): 57.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Two books of historical letters.” Brigham Young University Studies 15, no. 3 (1975): 375.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Uranium Fever, or No Talk under $1 Million.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 1 (1970): 114.Links to available media:
Alexander, Thomas G. “Zion in the Courts: A Legal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1900.” BYU Studies 29, no. 3 (1989): 124.Links to available media:
Alfen, Curtis Van. “Something to Live For.” Ensign, July 1995.Links to available media:
Alfen, Karen Van. “I Felt Understood.” Ensign, March 2006.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Appendix C: Identifying Latter-day Saint Civil War Veterans.” In Civil War Saints, ed. Kenneth L. Alford, 405–9. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Ben E. Rich.” In Go Ye into All the World, eds. Reid L. Neilson and Fred E. Woods. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Camp Douglas.” In Salt Lake City: The Place Which God Prepared, ed. Scott C. Esplin and Kenneth L. Alford, 179–202. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L., ed. Civil War Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Winner of the Harvey B. Black and Susan Easton Black Outstanding Publication Award (Gospel Scholarship in Church History and Doctrine), Civil War Saints takes a fresh look at Latter-day Saints and Utah Territory during the Civil War. Come learn the stories of Latter-day Saints who fought in Union blue and others who wore confederate gray. Civil War Saints is a nicely balanced effort to help readers gain a deeper appreciation of the events and experiences that made the Civil War and its effect upon Latter-day Saints and Utah Territory such a watershed event. How many Latter-day Saints participated in the Civil War, and who were they? The answers to those questions have remained elusive—until now. Civil War Saints also includes the most thoroughly researched list of Latter-day Saint Civil War veterans ever published. ISBN 978-0-8425-2816-0
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Alford, Kenneth L. “The Civil War Years in Utah: The Kingdom of God and the Territory That Did Not Fight.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 197.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “‘Delivered by the Power of God’: Nephi’s Vision of America’s Birth.” In The Things Which My Father Saw, eds. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Episode 10: Saints at War.” Y Religion Podcast, BYU Religious Studies Center, June 2020.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Episode 51: The Church in Washington D.C.” Y Religion Podcast, BYU Religious Studies Center, March 2022.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L., and Richard E. Bennett, eds. An Eye of Faith: Essays in Honor Richard O. Cowan. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.An Eye of Faith contains nineteen thought-provoking and new essays about the following topics: ancient and modern temples, revelations to the Latter-day Saints, serving others and sharing the gospel, increasing scriptural understanding, and Church history. Jointly published by Deseret Book and Brigham Young University’s Religious Studies Center, this book was written by established Church scholars including Susan Easton Black, Richard E. Bennett, Kent P. Jackson, S. Kent Brown, Richard Draper, Alexander L. Baugh, Craig Ostler, Brent L. Top, and other notable writers. ISBN 978-0-8425-2889-4
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Alford, Kenneth L. “Finding Documents on the Joseph Smith Papers Website.” Religious Educator Vol. 20 no. 2 (2019).Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “A History of Mormon Catechisms.” In A Firm Foundation, eds. David J. Whittaker and Arnold K. Garr. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011.Links to available media:
Manscill, Craig K., and Kenneth L. Alford. “Hyrum Smith’s Liberty Jail Letters.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L., and Craig K. Manscill. “Hyrum Smith’s Liberty Jail Letters.” In Foundations of the Restoration, eds. Craig James Ostler, Michael Hubbard MacKay, and Barbara Morgan Gardner. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “‘I Will Send You Elijah the Prophet’” In You Shall Have My Word, eds. Scott C. Esplin, Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Indian Relations in Utah during the Civil War.” In Civil War Saints, ed. Kenneth L. Alford, 203–25. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Esplin, Scott C., and Kenneth L. Alford. “Introduction.” In Salt Lake City: The Place Which God Prepared, eds. Scott C. Esplin and Kenneth L. Alford. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Joseph F. Smith and the First World War: Eventual Support and Latter-day Saint Chaplains.” In Joseph F. Smith: Reflections on the Man and His Times, eds. Craig K. Manscill, Brian D. Reeves, Guy L. Dorius, and J. B. Haws. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Latter-day Saints and the Civil War: An Introduction.” In Civil War Saints, ed. Kenneth L. Alford. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Latter-day Saints at Arlington National Cemetery.” In Latter-day Saints in Washington, DC, eds. Kenneth L. Alford, Lloyd D. Newell, and Alexander L. Baugh. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L., Lloyd D. Newell, and Alexander L. Baugh, eds. Latter-day Saints in Washington, DC: History, People, and Places. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.This volume takes a fresh look at the history, people, and places in Washington, DC, that have affected the Church. Beginning with Joseph Smith’s earliest interactions with the federal government in the 1830s, the Church’s progress has been shaped by leaders and members interacting in Washington. This volume is filled with essays on many topics about the Church’s history, people, and places in the nation’s capital. It also chronicles many of the Saints and statesmen who have worked to bring the Church out of obscurity and onto a national and international stage. ISBN 978-1-9503-0403-5
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Alford, Kenneth L., and Joseph R. Stuart. “The Lot Smith Cavalry Company: Utah Goes to War.” In Civil War Saints, ed. Kenneth L. Alford, 127–41. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Sweat, Anthony, and Kenneth L. Alford. “A Method for Evaluating Latter-day Saint History.” Religious Educator Vol. 21 no. 3 (2020).Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L., and Brant W. Ellsworth. “Mormon Motivation for Enlisting in the Civil War.” In Civil War Saints, ed. Kenneth L. Alford, 183–201. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Mormons and the Grand Army of the Republic.” In Civil War Saints, ed. Kenneth L. Alford, 317–39. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Nels Anderson’s World War I Diary.” BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 1 (2015): 197.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Organizing the Church in Afghanistan.” In The Worldwide Church, eds. Michael A. Goodman and Mauro Properzi. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L., and D. Bryce Baker. “Parallels between Psalms 25–31 and the Psalm of Nephi.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Prophets Rendering Christlike Service: Looking to Peter as an Example.” In An Eye of Faith, eds. Kenneth L. Alford and Richard E. Bennett. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. Saints at War: The Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.This volume is a compilation of inspirational stories shared by Latter-day Saints who served on the front lines in several recent military conflicts. These stories detail their trials, challenges, setbacks, faith, courage, and numerous victories in overcoming extraordinary circumstances. This book is filled with remarkable first-person accounts from Latter-day Saint soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, and civilians who served in the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War. Their amazing stories—published together for the first time—chronicle the sacrifice, dedication, and humor of day-to-day life in modern combat zones. This book also shares the story of how fully functioning districts of the Church were organized and operated in the war-torn countries of Afghanistan and Iraq to meet the spiritual needs of the Church members there. Richly illustrated with photographs from the participants, this book will introduce you to a new generation of Latter-day Saint heroes. ISBN 978-1-9443-9487-5
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Esplin, Scott C., and Kenneth L. Alford, eds. Salt Lake City: The Place Which God Prepared. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011.For more than 150 years, “Come, Come, Ye Saints,” the anthem of the pioneer journey, has praised Salt Lake City as “the place, which God for us prepared.” This new book from Brigham Young University’s Religious Studies Center analyzes the fulfillment of that poetic longing. The sixteenth in a series of regional studies on Latter-day Saint church history, it contains a collection of essays by faculty members in the Department of Church History and Doctrine discussing Salt Lake’s place in our sacred story. Topics include histories of significant landmarks, stories from the city’s past, and discussions of Church organizations. The reader will see connections between the revelations of Joseph Smith and Salt Lake City as a modern city of Zion, the place, indeed, where the Saints have been blessed. ISBN 978-0-8425-2799-6
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Alford, Kenneth L., and Robert C. Freeman. “The Salt Lake Theatre.” In Salt Lake City: The Place Which God Prepared, ed. Scott C. Esplin and Kenneth L. Alford, 97–118. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011.Links to available media:
Webb, Chad H., and Kenneth L. Alford. “Serving Students: A Conversation with Chad H Webb.” Religious Educator Vol. 10 no. 3 (2009).Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L., and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat. “Teaching with the 2013 Edition of the Doctrine and Covenants.” Religious Educator Vol. 15 no. 1 (2014).Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Using The Joseph Smith Papers in the Classroom.” Religious Educator Vol. 14 no. 2 (2013).Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Utah and the Civil War Press.” In Civil War Saints, ed. Kenneth L. Alford, 267–83. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “Utah’s Role in Protecting the Mormon Trail during the Civil War.” In Far Away in the West, eds. Scott C. Esplin, Richard E. Bennett, Susan Easton Black, and Craig K. Manscill. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L., and JeanMarie Stewart. “Visions of Faith: Early Church Pioneers in Ghana.” In An Eye of Faith, eds. Kenneth L. Alford and Richard E. Bennett. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L. “War’s Influence on Missionary Work.” Latter-day Saints and Religious Liberty: Historical and Global Perspectives, The 2022 BYU Church History Symposium.Links to available media:
Alford, Kenneth L., and William P. MacKinnon. “What’s in a Name? The Establishment of Camp Douglas.” In Civil War Saints, ed. Kenneth L. Alford, 161–81. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Algaba, Angélica Flores. “My Mother’s Wedding Dress.” Ensign, July 2015.Links to available media:
Algarve, Marta. “They Planted a Seed in My Heart.” Ensign, October 2019.Links to available media:
Alger, Annette Candland. “Entrusted with Her Care.” Ensign, July 2003.Links to available media:
Alger, Annette Candland. “Unplugged.” Ensign, January 2008.Links to available media:
Allan, Collin. “Hymn in a Cathedral.” Ensign, August 2008.Links to available media:
Allan, David W. “Time to Embrace the Gospel.” Ensign, January 1997.Links to available media:
Allan, Donnell. “The Blessing of the Blackberry Bush.” Ensign, February 2009.Links to available media:
Allan, Frank D. “Autopsy.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Allan, Sterling D. “Split-Second Timing.” Ensign, August 1992.Links to available media:
Alldredge, Ann Blackshear. “Forefather’s Day.” Ensign, June 2003.Links to available media:
Allen, A. David. “Missionary Work.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, June 13, 2000.Links to available media:
Allen, A. David. “Untitled.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, July 1, 1986.Links to available media:
Allen, A. Lester. “Science and Theology: A Search for the Uncommon Denominator.” BYU Studies 29, no. 3 (1989): 71.Links to available media:
Allen, Andrea. “Trust in the Lord.” Delivered at the General Young Women Meeting of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1995.Links to available media:
Allen, Andrea. “Trust in the Lord.” Ensign, May 1995.Links to available media:
Allen, Annie E. “The Book of Mormon in Literature.” Saints’ Herald 54 (23 October 1907): 969-71.In rebuttal to Rudyard Kipling’s criticism that the Book of Mormon lacks literary style, Allen provides reasons why the Book of Mormon does not evidence greater variety of style. However, the author does cite evidence of multiple authorship for the Book of Mormon.
Allen, Blake Joseph, and Joseph Lovell Allen. Exploring the Lands of the Book of Mormon. Orem, UT: S. A. Publishers, 1989.“We invite you to let the Book of Mormon change your life-- again-- as you read this second edition of Exploring the Lands of the Book of Mormon. In doing so, you will learn about the numerous new developments and discoveries that have come forth in the last twenty years about Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon, such as : the correlation of Stela 31 at Tikal as it relates to the great, decisive battle at Cumorah; a comparison of the Maya name Mormon with the Nahuatl name Tehuantepec; the discovery of the name of the Jaredite King Kish, including his date and place of birth; a comparison of Mesoamerican written languages and two high civilizations with the languages and civilizations of the Nephites and the Jaredites; detailed and illustrated map studies of Mesoamerican locations with cities and lands outlined in the Book of Mormon; types-and-shadows correlational outcomes such as those found with vultures, weather, wars, geography, and weights and measures; and much, much more.” [Summary from Book]
Keywords: Book of Mormon geography, Mesoamerica; Book of Mormon, origins; Book of Mormon; Historic archaeology, Book of Mormon
Allen, C. Kay. “Where Self-Esteem Starts.” Ensign, February 1979.Links to available media:
Allen, Dean. “Patterns with Purpose.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, October 25, 2022.Links to available media:
Allen, Deanne Ernst. “Peace, not Bitterness.” Ensign, October 1992.Links to available media:
Allen, Dennis K. “My Father and the Blind Man.” Ensign, February 1982.Links to available media:
Allen, Elisabeth. “Starting Our Marriage with Nothing but Faith.” Ensign, June 2016.Links to available media:
Allen, Elisabeth. “An Unsent Answered Letter.” Ensign, September 2020.Links to available media:
Allen, J. Michael. “From the East: The History of the Latter-day Saints in Asia, 1851–1996.” BYU Studies 38, no. 3 (1999): 208.Links to available media:
Allen, J. Michael. “Joseph Fielding McConkie and Robert L. Millet, Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon. Vol. 3, Alma through Helaman.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 4 (1992): Article 55.Review of Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, vol. 3, Alma through Helaman (1991), by Joseph Fielding McConkie and Robert L. Millet.
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Allen, J. Michael. “Keep Thou My Feet.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, February 22, 2001.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Story of The Truth, the Way, the Life.” In The Truth, the Way, the Life, by B. H. Roberts, edited by John W. Welch, clix-cxcviii. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 1994.
Allen, James B. “The American Presidency and the Mormons.” Ensign, October 1972.Links to available media:
Allen, James B., and John W. Welch. “The Appearance of the Father and the Son to Joseph Smith in 1820.” In Exploring the First Vision, eds. Samuel Alonzo Dodge and Steven C. Harper. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Appendix I: Historical Milestones.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 343.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Appendix II: Microfilm Places and Operators.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 347.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Appendix III: Microfilm Production.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 351.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Asked and Answered: A Response to Grant H. Palmer.” The FARMS Review 16, no. 1 (2004): 235-285.Review of Grant H. Palmer. An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins.
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Keywords: Criticism; Early Church History
Allen, James B. “Chapter 1: Small Beginnings.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 33.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Chapter 2: Coming of Age, 1907–1920.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 59.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Chapter 3: The Pleasures and Problems of Growth, 1920–1940.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 91.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Chapter 4: Quest for Effectiveness, 1940–1960.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 131.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Chapter 5: New Directions, 1961–1975.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 167.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Chapter 6: Gathering the Records.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 213.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Chapter 7: Simplification, Decentralization, Cooperation, 1975–1994.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 265.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Chapter 8: Automating the Records.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 303.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism.” BYU Studies 45, no. 1 (2006): 172.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Davis Bitton: His Scholarship and Faith.” The FARMS Review 19, no. 1 (2007): 1-8.Assistant Church Historian James B. Allen shares his remarks that he made at Davis Bitton’s funeral on Bitton’s scholarly work.
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Keywords: Early Church History; Scholarship
Allen, James B. “Defenders of the Faith: Three Vignettes from Mormon History.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 1 (1970): 88.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Epilogue.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 339.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Expanding Role of Joseph Smith’s First Vision in Mormon Religious Thought.” In Exploring the First Vision, eds. Samuel Alonzo Dodge and Steven C. Harper. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Allen, James B., Jessie L. Embry, and Kahlile B. Mehr. Hearts Turned to the Fathers. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012.This book tells an amazing story about millions of people. Since 1894 the Genealogical Society of Utah (now known as the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) has sought to collect genealogical information about people from every nation. Latter-day Saints see this work as a fulfillment of Malachi’s prophecy that the hearts of the children would be turned to their fathers to unify all members of the human family and to prepare the world to meet God. In November 1994, the Church celebrated the Genealogical Society’s centennial. At one level, the Society’s story is the history of an organization. At another level, it is the intersection of numerous individual stories, such as the dedication of Susa Young Gates, the tireless determination of Joseph Fielding Smith, the enthusiasm of Archibald F. Bennett, and the daring of Paul Langheinrich. LDS genealogical research is known all over the world. Parts of its story are familiar to many people, but only a fraction of the whole history is widely known. This book tells that story. It is a history of astounding and sustained efforts that have changed the hearts of millions.
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Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 14:1.” Brigham Young University Studies 14, no. 1 (1973): 99.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 14:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 14, no. 3 (1974): 382.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 18:1.” Brigham Young University Studies 18, no. 1 (1977): 118.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 18:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 18, no. 3 (1978): 466.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 19:2.” Brigham Young University Studies 19, no. 2 (1979): 230.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 19:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 19, no. 3 (1979): 389.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 20:1.” Brigham Young University Studies 20, no. 1 (1979): 93.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 20:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 20, no. 3 (1980): 297.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 20:4.” Brigham Young University Studies 20, no. 4 (1980): 401.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 21:2.” Brigham Young University Studies 21, no. 2 (1981): 205.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 22:1.” Brigham Young University Studies 22, no. 1 (1982): 86.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 22:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 22, no. 3 (1982): 357.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins.” BYU Studies 43, no. 2 (2004): 175.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “An Intimate Chronicle: The Journals of William Clayton.” BYU Studies 35, no. 2 (1995): 165.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “I’m puzzled by the instructions in D&C 20:76 that the priests should ‘kneel with the church’ in blessing the sacrament. What does this mean, and has it ever been the practice for the whole congregation to kneel?” Ensign, March 1978.Links to available media:
Smith, Alex D., and James B. Allen. “James B. Allen.” In Conversations with Mormon Historians, eds. Alexander L. Baugh and Reid L. Neilson. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “James B. Allen Devotional.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, June 7, 1990.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Administrative Records: Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846.” BYU Studies Quarterly 58, no. 1 (2019): 160.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Documents, Volumes 1–3.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 174.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Histories, Volumes 1–2.” BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 1 (2015): 171.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Journals, Volume 1: 1832–1839.” BYU Studies 48, no. 3 (2009): 152.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Journals, Volumes 2 and 3.” BYU Studies Quarterly 57, no. 4 (2018): 194.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Manuscript Revelation Books, facsimile edition.” BYU Studies Quarterly 51, no. 2 (2012): 151.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Revelations and Translations, Volume 3: Printer’s Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.” BYU Studies Quarterly 59, no. 2 (2020): 311.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Revelations and Translations, Volumes 1 and 2.” BYU Studies Quarterly 57, no. 2 (2018): 157.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “King of Beaver Island: The Life and Assassination of James Jesse Strang.” BYU Studies 31, no. 1 (1991): 107.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Latter-day Saints: A Study of the Mormons in the Light of Economic Conditions.” BYU Studies 35, no. 3 (1995): 190.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History.” BYU Studies Quarterly 57, no. 2 (2018): 176.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “A Letter from Brigham Young and Daniel H. Wells, 1857.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 3 (1971): 304.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “A Letter to England, 1842.” Brigham Young University Studies 12, no. 1 (1971): 119.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Line upon Line.” Ensign, July 1979.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “McKay, David O.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 2. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Membership of Certain of Joseph Smith’s Family in the Western Presbyterian Church of Palmyra.” Brigham Young University Studies 10, no. 4 (1970): 482.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. No Toil nor Labor Fear: The Story of William Clayton. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2011.Joining the Church in 1838 catapulted William Clayton into new activities and associations, took him from England to the United States, and offered him soul-satisfying spiritual experiences. As Joseph Smith’s friend and scribe, Clayton kept extensive journals and was the one who recorded the revelation on plural marriage. He also wrote the first history of the Nauvoo Temple. As a pioneer, Clayton wrote the words to the hymn “Come, Come Ye Saints,” and compiled the Latter-day Saints’ Emigrants’ Guide. He was among Salt Lake City’s original settlers and worked in a variety of religious, economic, and civil activities. Clayton was faithful, but he had his share of human frailties. Even though his wives considered him a good husband—so far as plural marriage allowed—why did some divorce him? William Clayton’s life encompassed nearly all the joys and struggles that could come to a Church member of his day. Yet “no toil nor labor” did he fear. His story, in many respects, echoes the soul-stirring words of his immortal Mormon pioneer anthem.
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Allen, James B. “Personal Faith and Public Policy: Some Timely Observations on the League of Nations Controversy in Utah.” Brigham Young University Studies 14, no. 1 (1973): 77.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Preface.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 8.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Primitive Church in the Modern World.” BYU Studies 37, no. 3 (1998): 250.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Prologue: The Spirit of Elijah.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 11.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Second Only to Christ: Joseph Smith in Modern Mormon Piety.” In The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, edited by Ricks, Stephen D., Parry, Donald W., and Hedges, Andrew H. Provo, UT: The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “The Significance of Joseph Smith’s ‘First Vision’ in Mormon Thought.” In Exploring the First Vision, eds. Samuel Alonzo Dodge and Steven C. Harper. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.Links to available media:
Allen, James B., and Glen M. Leonard. The Story of the Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1976.Authors present (on pages 31-46) an “introductory overview” of Moroni’s visit to Joseph Smith, and the subsequent translation and publication of the Book of Mormon.
Allen, James B. “To the Saints in England: Impressions of a Mormon Immigrant.” Brigham Young University Studies 18, no. 3 (1978): 475.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Utah, the Right Place: The Official Centennial History.” BYU Studies 36, no. 4 (1996): 243.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Views on American Sovereignty and International Organization.” Brigham Young University Studies 13, no. 3 (1973): 347.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Was Joseph Smith a serious candidate for the presidency of the United States, or was he only attempting to publicize gospel views on public issues?” Ensign, September 1973.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “We Had a Very Hard Voyage for the Season: John Moon’s Account of the First Emigrant Company of British Saints.” Brigham Young University Studies 17, no. 3 (1977): 339.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “When Our Enemies Are Also Saints: Response to Claudia W. Harris’s ‘Mormons on the Warfront’” BYU Studies 30, no. 4 (1990): 21.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Why Did People Act That Way?” Ensign, December 1978.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “Wilford Woodruff, Sportsman.” Brigham Young University Studies 15, no. 1 (1974): 113.Links to available media:
Allen, James B. “William Clayton and the Records of Church History.” In Preserving the History of the Latter-day Saints, eds. Steven C. Harper and Richard E. Turley Jr. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2010.Links to available media:
Allen, James X. “Mound Builders and American Antiquities.” Improvement Era 8, no. 6 (1905): 436-440.This article provides circumstantial evidence that the architectural styles of Ancient America are similar to ancient Babylonian architecture, due to the Jaredites who left Babylonia approximately three hundred years before the time of Abraham.
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Keywords: Ancient America – North America, Architecture, Hopewell Culture, Jaredites, Kingdom of Babylon, Mound Builders
Allen, JoAnna M. “Striving to Become like Him.” Ensign, March 2008.Links to available media:
Allen, Joseph L. “A Comparative Study of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered-Serpent God of Meso-America, with Jesus Christ, the God of the Nephites.” M.A. thesis, Brigham Young University, 1970.A dissertation that draws on Spanish historical accounts, archaeological evidence, and the Book of Mormon scriptures. Draws parallels between Quetzalcoatl and Jesus Christ, suggesting that they may have been the same divine individual. Discusses the problems and possibilities of making the comparison.
Allen, Joseph L. Exploring the Lands of the Book of Mormon. Orem, UT: BYU Print Services, 1989.Describes the languages, history, geography, and culture of some of the peoples described within the Book of Mormon, and presents a number of possible sites where this ancient civilization actually lived. This work is reviewed in P.037 and in P.398.
Allen, Blake Joseph, and Joseph Lovell Allen. Exploring the Lands of the Book of Mormon. Orem, UT: S. A. Publishers, 1989.“We invite you to let the Book of Mormon change your life-- again-- as you read this second edition of Exploring the Lands of the Book of Mormon. In doing so, you will learn about the numerous new developments and discoveries that have come forth in the last twenty years about Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon, such as : the correlation of Stela 31 at Tikal as it relates to the great, decisive battle at Cumorah; a comparison of the Maya name Mormon with the Nahuatl name Tehuantepec; the discovery of the name of the Jaredite King Kish, including his date and place of birth; a comparison of Mesoamerican written languages and two high civilizations with the languages and civilizations of the Nephites and the Jaredites; detailed and illustrated map studies of Mesoamerican locations with cities and lands outlined in the Book of Mormon; types-and-shadows correlational outcomes such as those found with vultures, weather, wars, geography, and weights and measures; and much, much more.” [Summary from Book]
Keywords: Book of Mormon geography, Mesoamerica; Book of Mormon, origins; Book of Mormon; Historic archaeology, Book of Mormon
Allen, Julie K. “The Gap between Constitutional Religious Liberty and Individual Agency in 1850s Denmark.” Latter-day Saints and Religious Liberty: Historical and Global Perspectives, The 2022 BYU Church History Symposium.Links to available media:
Allen, Julie K. “He’s Been Working on the Railroad.” In Business and Religion, eds. Matthew C. Godfrey and Michael Hubbard MacKay. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.Links to available media:
Allen, Julie P. “When Mandy Called.” Ensign, January 1985.Links to available media:
Allen, Lauren. “Members in Haiti Moving Forward, Firm in the Gospel.” Ensign, May 2010.Links to available media:
Allen, Lauren. “New Orleans Members Exemplify the Rescue.” Ensign, August 2010.Links to available media:
Allen, Lauren. “Sunday School Presidencies Learning Important Role.” Ensign, June 2010.Links to available media:
Allen, Lee. “A Valuable Lesson in Faith.” Ensign, September 2016.Links to available media:
Allen, Lynette K. “Disciples at Gennesaret.” Ensign, July 1988.Links to available media:
Allen, Lynette K. “For Those Who Never Know.” Ensign, March 1987.Links to available media:
Allen, Lynette K. “‘A Place to Grow’” Ensign, August 1998.Links to available media:
Allen, Lynette K. “When the Elect, Not Hearing.” Ensign, July 1990.Links to available media:
Allen, Marti Lu. “The Keys of the Kingdom: Keys from Masada.” BYU Studies 36, no. 3 (1996): 154.Links to available media:
Allen, Marti Lu. “The Virgins’ Lamps: Shine Beautiful!” BYU Studies 36, no. 3 (1996): 170.Links to available media:
Allen, Mary Hawkins. “Double-Duty Lessons.” Ensign, April 1999.Links to available media:
Allen, Murray F. “A Home-Torn Mural.” Ensign, August 1979.Links to available media:
Allen, Pat. “A Thing of Beauty.” Ensign, October 1971.Links to available media:
Allen, Paul G. “God’s Apprentice.” Brigham Young University Studies 23, no. 2 (1983): 200.Links to available media:
Allen, Penelope Moody. “Light (After D&C 88:7–13).” Ensign, July 1991.Links to available media:
Allen, Penelope Moody. “Lights and Marvels.” Ensign, December 2012.Links to available media:
Allen, Penelope Moody, lyricist. “Safe in a Stable.” Ensign, December 2015.Links to available media:
Allen, Penny. “Autumn Interlude.” Ensign, October 1980.Links to available media:
Allen, Penny. “Costly Harvest.” Ensign, March 1978.Links to available media:
Allen, Penny. “Dandelions.” Ensign, March 1978.Links to available media:
Allen, Penny. “‘He Isn’t There’” Ensign, July 1982.Links to available media:
Allen, Penny. “The Loveliest Job in the Ward.” Ensign, October 1989.Links to available media:
Allen, Penny. “Talkety Girl.” Ensign, April 1980.Links to available media:
Allen, Penny. “To My Unborn Grandchild.” Ensign, June 1980.Links to available media:
Allen, Penny. “When the Door Closes.” Ensign, October 1984.Links to available media:
Allen, Randi Reynolds. “I Saw Your Mother’s Face.” Ensign, July 2014.Links to available media:
Pinegar, Ed J., and Richard J. Allen. Choose Ye This Day: Daily Inspiration from the Old Testament. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2005.
Pinegar, Ed J., and Richard J. Allen. Latter-day Commentary on the Old Testament. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2001.
Pinegar, Ed J., and Richard J. Allen. Teachings and Commentaries on the Old Testament. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2005.
Allen, Ross R. “British Schools: An American’s Impression.” David O. Mckay Lecture, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, February 8, 1965.Links to available media:
Allen, Sandra Dawn. “Herbert B. Maw: Looking Ahead at Ninety-one.” Ensign, October 1984.Links to available media:
Allen, Sherrill. “Sister Hooper.” Ensign, June 1986.Links to available media:
Allen, Spencer. “And He Shall Direct Thy Path.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, August 7, 2018.Links to available media:
Allen, Stephen B. “At War with Satan.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, May 13, 2019.Links to available media:
Allen, Virginia B. “Marilyn Romriell: Creativity Is Her Antidote.” Ensign, December 1987.Links to available media:
Allen, Wanda I. “Grasshoppers, Purple Bathtubs, and Other Surprises.” Ensign, August 2008.Links to available media:
Allen, Wendy J. “Poem for Two Voices.” Ensign, August 1980.Links to available media:
Allen, William B. “In Search of the Republic.” BYU Studies 30, no. 1 (1990): 89.Links to available media:
Allen-Pratt, Kelli. “Confessions of a Perfectionist.” Ensign, June 2005.Links to available media:
Allen-Pratt, Kelli. “Lock the Back Door!” Ensign, August 2003.Links to available media:
Alley, Kathryn. “Home.” Brigham Young University Studies 4, no. 1 (1961): 50.Links to available media:
Alley, Stephen L. “Some Aspects of Truth in Contemporary Philosophy.” Brigham Young University Studies 16, no. 1 (1975): 23.Links to available media:
Alley, Stephen L. “Thoughts on Reading Croce’s Theory of Aesthetic.” Brigham Young University Studies 3, no. 2 (1961): 15.Links to available media:
Allgood, Robyn Marie. “My Christmas Letter.” Ensign, December 2012.Links to available media:
Allgrunn, JennaVee. “I Invited Them In.” Ensign, August 1998.Links to available media:
Alliaud, Rubén V. “Found through the Power of the Book of Mormon.” Ensign, November 2019.Links to available media:
Allis-Pike, Jane. “Words from the Wise: Alma 36-39 through the Lens of Proverbs 1-9.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.Links to available media:
Allison, Andrew M. “We’re often counseled to seek guidance from the Spirit in our daily lives. Just what does that mean, and how can I go about doing it?” Ensign, April 1978.Links to available media:
Allison, Wayne L. “In The Beginning Was The Word: (The Genesis of Language).” David O. Mckay Lecture, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, February 8, 1971.Links to available media:
Allphin, Loreen. “Six Spiritual Lessons from the Natural World.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, April 4, 2023.We are commanded to care for the Lord’s creations and be wise stewards over them. Because I have benefitted so greatly from the divine Creation, I truly want to be a good steward over it.
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Keywords: Creation; Light of Christ; Science; Spiritual Growth; Podcast: Recent Speeches
Allphin, R. Gene. “‘I Saved Sharee!’” Ensign, September 1981.Links to available media:
Allred, Alma. “Coin of the Realm: Beware of Specious Specie.” FARMS Review of Books 12, no. 1 (2000): 137-174.Review of “Scripture” (1988), by Norman L. Geisler
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Keywords: Anti-Mormon
Allred, Brad. “A Gift of Life and Love.” Ensign, December 2015.Links to available media:
Allred, C. Gary. “Sacred Things.” Ensign, October 2016.Links to available media:
Allred, David A. “Asian American Mormons: Bridging Cultures.” BYU Studies 42, no. 2 (2003): 171.Links to available media:
Allred, David A. “A Comprehensive Annotated Book of Mormon Bibliography.” BYU Studies 37, no. 1 (1997): 238.Links to available media:
Allred, David A. “The Dance.” BYU Studies 47, no. 2 (2008): 187.Links to available media:
Allred, David A. “The Marrow of Human Experience: Essays on Folklore.” BYU Studies 45, no. 4 (2006): 183.Links to available media:
Allred, David A. “Now You See It, Now You Don?t: Biblical Perspectives on the Relationship between Magic and Religion.” BYU Studies 50, no. 4 (2011): 166.Links to available media:
Allred, Eileen M. “Finding My Happiness at Home.” Ensign, October 1995.Links to available media:
Allred, Ellen. “Turn Life Over To God.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, November 25, 1997.Links to available media:
Allred, G. Hugh. “Every time my wife and I try to have a discussion, we end up quarreling. Neither of us likes this, but it continues to happen. We have tried to improve our communication skills, but it hasn’t diminished our quarrels. We don’t quite know what to do to change. What could be the problem?” Ensign, February 1977.Links to available media:
Allred, G. Hugh, and Bernard Poduska. “How Do I Tell You I Love You?” Ensign, January 1985.Links to available media:
Allred, G. Hugh. “Rational Approach to Discipline.” Ensign, April 1971.Links to available media:
Allred, Garth L. “Garth Allred Devotional.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, February 6, 1987.Links to available media:
Allred, Garth L. “Garth L. Allred Devotional.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, September 29, 1994.Links to available media:
Allred, Garth L. “Garth L. Allred Devotional 1993.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, September 9, 1993.Links to available media:
Allred, Garth L. “I am an active member of the Church, but in recent months I’ve had some serious emotional problems. Why hasn’t my membership in the Church prevented these problems?” Ensign, March 1984.Links to available media:
Allred, Garth L. “The Therapy of Faith.” In A Symposium on the Old Testament, 1–4. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1983.How faith gives strength to avoid the natural fight or flight syndrome
Allred, Gordon T. “‘Love, Dad’” Ensign, March 1984.Links to available media:
Allred, Irene. “regret.” Ensign, March 1987.Links to available media:
Allred, Keith. “Pursuing Mosiah’s and Madison’s Commonsense Principle.” BYU Studies Quarterly 61, no. 1 (2022): 129.Links to available media:
Allred, Kevin. “Reconciling Ourselves to God.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, July 8, 2014.Links to available media:
Allred, Michael N. “Symbolism: A Divine Means of Instruction.” Religious Educator Vol. 4 no. 3 (2003).Links to available media:
Allred, Michael Weir. “Repentance: Making the Inside Clean.” Ensign, December 2012.Links to available media:
Allred, Philip A. “Alma’s Use of State in the Book of Mormon: Evidence of Multiple Authorship.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 5 no. 1 (1996).Alma’s distinctive use of the word state in the Book of Mormon is present in his unique concentration of state, his tendency to reword with state, and his treatment of a shared topic involving state.
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Allred, Philip A. “Made Holy in the Body.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, December 8, 2009.Links to available media:
Allred, Philip A. “Moses’ Charge to Remember.” In Covenants, Prophecies and Hymns of the Old Testament: 30th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, Stephan Taeger, ed., 55—73. Proceedings of The 30th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2001.Links to available media:
Allred, Randal. “Fight The Good Fight: War as a Metaphor in LDS Discourse.” David O. Mckay Lecture, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, February 12, 2008.Links to available media:
Allred, Randal W. “Randal Allred Devotional.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, May 13, 1999.Links to available media:
Allred, Rex W. “Occasionally my stake and ward have sponsored activities such as Scout fund raisers and ‘family night’ picnics on Monday night. Aren’t Monday nights to be reserved exclusively for one’s family?” Ensign, January 1987.Links to available media:
Allred, Rex W. “‘Support Your Local Family Council’” Ensign, February 1982.Links to available media:
Allred, Rex W. “Where does the Church’s practice of setting apart come from?” Ensign, March 1983.Links to available media:
Allred, Richard D. “The Lord Blesses His Children through Patriarchal Blessings.” Ensign, November 1997.Links to available media:
Allred, Richard D. “True Course – Destination Verified.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, February 17, 2004.Links to available media:
Allred, Ruel A. “Instructor, the.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 2. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Allred, Ruel A. “Juvenile Instructor.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 2. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Allred, Silvia H. “Blessings of Visiting Teaching.” Ensign, March 2011.Links to available media:
Allred, Silvia H. “Charity Never Faileth.” Ensign, November 2011.Links to available media:
Allred, Silvia H. “The Essence of Discipleship.” Ensign, May 2011.Links to available media:
Allred, Silvia H. “Every Woman Needs Relief Society.” Ensign, November 2009.Links to available media:
Allred, Silvia H. “Feed My Sheep.” Ensign, November 2007.Links to available media:
Allred, Silvia H. “Go Ye Therefore.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2008.Links to available media:
Allred, Silvia H. “Go Ye Therefore.” Ensign, November 2008.Links to available media:
Allred, Silvia H. “Holy Temples, Sacred Covenants.” Ensign, November 2008.Links to available media:
Allred, Silvia H. “Modesty: A Timeless Principle for All.” Ensign, July 2009.Links to available media:
Allred, Silvia H. “Steadfast and Immovable.” Ensign, November 2010.Links to available media:
Allred, Silvia H. “Teaching Modesty to Our Children.” Ensign, July 2009.Links to available media:
Allred, Tamera Smith. “Classical Basketball.” Ensign, September 1981.Links to available media:
Allred, Tamera Smith. “Sometimes the tasks of child-rearing and homemaking seem too much to handle, especially following the birth of a new baby. How can I cope with these feelings in order to stay on top of things?” Ensign, August 1982.Links to available media:
Allred, Tamera Smith. “When Christmas Hurts.” Ensign, December 2005.Links to available media:
Allred, Wendy. “Things I Love about You.” Ensign, February 2009.Links to available media:
Allsop, David. “His Relentless Redemptiveness Exceeds My Recurring Wrongs.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, April 26, 2011.Links to available media:
Allsop, Dee T. “A Brand of Distinction.” Commencement, Brigham Young University, April 23, 2009.We are dedicated to cultivating the Spirit of the Y by keeping you informed and connected to the good works faculty and alumni are doing in the world and by providing opportunities for you to learn, volunteer, contribute, and serve with the students, programs, and activities of your alma mater—keeping you “Connected for Good.”
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Allsop, Dee T. “‘Connected for Good’” Commencement, Brigham Young University, August 13, 2009.I invite you to continue to let the mission of BYU guide you to the high points in your life. Let that mission continue to lift and inspire you.
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Keywords: BYU; Excellence
Almeria, Abigail. “Eight Small Pieces of Chicken.” Ensign, July 2015.Links to available media:
Almira, Sister. “The Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 48 (23 October 1901): 868-69.Provides personal reflections and thoughts after having read the Book of Mormon for the fourth time.
Alonso, José L. “Doing the Right Thing at the Right Time, without Delay.” Ensign, November 2011.Links to available media:
Alonso, José L. “Love One Another as He Has Loved Us.” Ensign, November 2017.Links to available media:
Alpert, Isabelle. “What I Like Best about Church.” Ensign, June 2008.Links to available media:
Alston, Bill. “The Lost Watch.” Ensign, October 1988.Links to available media:
Alston, Jon P. “A Response to Bahr and Forste.” Brigham Young University Studies 26, no. 1 (1986): 123.Links to available media:
Alstyne, Arvo Van. “‘Just and Holy Principles’: An Examination of the U.S. Constitution.” Ensign, August 1987.Links to available media:
Kirkham, Francis W., and Sanford D. Van Alstyne. “Excerpt from Palmyra Reflector and Wayne Sentinel.” New York: n.p., 5 March 1934.Typescript copies of two early upstate New York newspapers that provide comments about the Book of Mormon. Includes Obadiah Dogberry’s well-known satire, The Book of Pukei.
Alto, Patricia Mann. “Bright Angels and Familiars: Contemporary Mormon Stories.” BYU Studies 33, no. 3 (1993): 630.Links to available media:
Alto, Patricia Mann. “Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars.” BYU Studies 36, no. 4 (1996): 242.Links to available media:
Alto, Patricia Mann. “Louie Bouton Felt: A Friend of Children.” Ensign, December 1979.Links to available media:
Alto, Patricia Mann. “Prepare to Be Healed.” BYU Studies 35, no. 3 (1995): 189.Links to available media:
Alva Estrada, Sergio I. “God Was Calling Me Again.” Ensign, August 2017.Links to available media:
Alvarado, Jorge M. “After the Trial of Our Faith.” Ensign, November 2019.Links to available media:
Alvarado, Rocio. “Watching Our Baby Leave This Life.” Ensign, September 2017.Links to available media:
Alvarez, Daniel P. “The Sweet Peace of Forgiveness.” Ensign, April 2006.Links to available media:
Alvarez, Lino. “‘Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother’” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1992.Links to available media:
Alvarez, Lino. “‘Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother’” Ensign, November 1992.Links to available media:
Alvear, Cristina. “My Family History Challenge.” Ensign, February 2012.Links to available media:
Alves De Genaro, Irani. “Healed the Lord’s Way.” Ensign, March 1996.Links to available media:
Alves de Souza, Anne Laleska. “Heavenly Father Spoke to Me through a Conference Talk.” Ensign, April 2016.Links to available media:
Alves, Zina Coe. “The Sun—Our Friend and Foe.” Ensign, August 1987.Links to available media:
Paulsen, David L., and Brent Alvord. “Joseph Smith and the Problem of the Unevangelized.” The FARMS Review 17, no. 1 (2005): 171-204.Review of John Sanders. No Other Name: An Investigation into the Destiny of the Unevangelized. and Review of Gabriel Fackre, Ronald H. Nash, and John Sanders. What about Those Who Have Never Heard? Three Views on the Destiny of the Unevangelized.
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Keywords: Nature of God; Restrictivism; Universalism
Alward, Benjamin. Know the Latter-day Scriptures. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1958.The work presents a scriptural anthology of thirty-eight basic gospel subjects. Topic number thirty-eight (pp. 509-35) features a presentation of the Book of Mormon and the manner in which it is a companion with the Bible. Also identifies the individual books of the Book of Mormon, discusses some archaeological information, and comments about the eleven witnesses.
Amado, Carlos H. “Christ the Redeemer.” Ensign, May 2014.Links to available media:
Amado, Carlos H. “An Eternal Vision.” Delivered at the Priesthood Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1993.Links to available media:
Amado, Carlos H. “An Eternal Vision.” Ensign, November 1993.Links to available media:
Amado, Carlos H. “Learning to Live for Eternal Life.” Ensign, August 1995.Links to available media:
Amado, Carlos H. “Overcoming Adversity.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1989.Links to available media:
Amado, Carlos H. “Overcoming Adversity.” Ensign, November 1989.Links to available media:
Amado, Carlos H. “Service, a Divine Quality.” Ensign, May 2008.Links to available media:
Amado, Carlos H. “Some Basic Teachings from the History of Joseph Smith.” Ensign, May 2002.Links to available media:
Ambrose, Cathy. “Family Home Evening Helps: I Remember That!” Ensign, March 2009.Links to available media:
American Indian Restoration Enterprises (AIRE). The Meaning of Indian Restoration Bulletin #3. Alexandria, VA: American Indian Restoration Enterprises, March 1962.The American Indians have lost more than buffalo and animals of the forest. Their greatest loss was in their knowledge of the Great Spirit. There is a sacred book of their history that will restore that knowledge—the Book of Mormon.
Ames, Evelyn H. “Grandma’s Christmas Busy Box.” Ensign, December 1987.Links to available media:
Ames, Gary Adna. “Safety in Prophetic Counsel.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, March 5, 2019.Links to available media:
Stone, Michael E., Aryeh Amihay, and Vered Hillel, eds. Noah and His Book(s). Early Judaism and Its Literature 28, ed. Judith H. Newman. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2010.
Amistad, Modesto M., Jr. “Wanted: Modern Nehemiahs.” Ensign, December 2002.Links to available media:
Amorím, Athos M. “Obeying the Law—Serving One’s Neighbor.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1998.Links to available media:
Amorím, Athos M. “Obeying the Law—Serving One’s Neighbor.” Ensign, November 1998.Links to available media:
Amorím, Athos M. “Words of Jesus: Humility.” Ensign, March 2003.Links to available media:
Andelin, Elaine A. “Sherrie Johnson, My First Scripture Stories.” FARMS Review of Books 8, no. 2 (1996): Article 16.Review of My First Scripture Stories (1994), by Sherrie Johnson, illustrated by Tyler Lybbert
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Anderegg, Cathy P. “What We Do with All That Time.” Ensign, June 1981.Links to available media:
Andersen, Angela Witzke. “The Hummingbird and I.” Ensign, August 1983.Links to available media:
Andersen, Camey L. “Mentoring in the Savior’s Way: Learning from Jesus Christ’s Example in 3 Nephi.” In I Glory in My Jesus: Understanding Christ in the Book of Mormon, eds. Hilton, John, III, Nicholas J. Frederick, Mark D. Ogletree, and Krystal V. L. Pierce. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2023.
Andersen, Charles N. “Forgiveness.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, March 15, 2011.Links to available media:
Andersen, Charlotte Warr. “In the Spotlight.” Ensign, January 1994.Links to available media:
Andersen, D. Allen. “Messages from the Doctrine and Covenants: Why Adversity?” Ensign, July 2005.Links to available media:
Andersen, Dan W. “Immortality.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 2. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Andersen, Daniel Josiah. “Jesus Christ Can Reach You, No Matter Your Circumstances.” Ensign, March 2020.Links to available media:
Andersen, Dean M. “Faculty Convocation.” Convocation, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, November 1, 1990.Links to available media:
Andersen, Dean M. “There Is No Away.” David O. Mckay Lecture, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, February 9, 1981.Links to available media:
Andersen, Dee F. “Appointments.” Ensign, December 1999.Links to available media:
Andersen, Dee F. “You Should Become More Than You Are.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, June 30, 2009.Links to available media:
Andersen, Eric. “Seeing Light.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, January 17, 2017.Links to available media:
Andersen, Erik. “A Desire to Play the Organ.” Ensign, July 1974.Links to available media:
Andersen, F. I. “2 (Slavonic Apocalypse of) Enoch.” In The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, edited by James H. Charlesworth. 2 vols. 1:91–221. Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1983.
Andersen, H. Verlan. The Book of Mormon and the Constitution. Orem, UT: Sunrise Publications, 1995.As the title of this work suggests, it consists of a discussion of the Book of Mormon and the United States Constitution. This involves a mixing of the subjects of religion and politics which to some may seem novel enough to require an explanation. Therefore, we are devoting this preface to a consideration of our reasons for doing so. [From the text]
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Keywords: U.S. Constitution; Book of Mormon, use and influence; Book of Mormon; Politics, U.S.; Book of Mormon, American setting
Andersen, H. Verlan. “‘Bring Up Your Children in Light and Truth’” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1991.Links to available media:
Andersen, H. Verlan. “‘Bring Up Your Children in Light and Truth’” Ensign, November 1991.Links to available media:
Andersen, H. Verlan. The Great and Abominable Church of the Devil. Orem, UT: H. Verlan Andersen, 1972.Nephi and John the Revelator saw “the Great and Abominable Church of the Devil” that is operated by Satan, will eventually control every nation, and will make war on the Lord’s church in the last days. A division will occur between the devil’s church and the Lord’s church that will cuminate in war.
Andersen, H. Verlan. Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen. Orem, UT: H. Verlan Andersen, 1967.The Book of Mormon foretells the rise of the United States of America and its divinely inspired constitution. In order for Latter-day Saints to exercise their freedom of religion the God-inspired government must be maintained. The Book of Mormon provides the pattern for maintaining the constitution and the freedom of governing oneself.
Andersen, H. Verlan. “Missionary Work Is the Lifeblood of the Church.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1986.Links to available media:
Andersen, H. Verlan. “Missionary Work Is the Lifeblood of the Church.” Ensign, November 1986.Links to available media:
Andersen, Heidi Eljarbø Morrell. “Remarriage: An Adventure in Patience and Love.” Ensign, February 2016.Links to available media:
Andersen, Jan D. “Financial Freedom on Any Income.” Ensign, August 2006.Links to available media:
Andersen, Jeff. “The Paris Art Mission.” University Forum, Brigham Young University—Idaho, January 19, 2006.Links to available media:
Andersen, Jeff. “Spiritual Meaning of Intelligence.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, June 17, 1997.Links to available media:
Andersen, Kai A. “In how many languages has the Book of Mormon been published, and how can I get a copy in a foreign language?” Ensign, August 1996.Links to available media:
Andersen, Kay J. “The Church College of Hawaii in 1984.” David O. Mckay Lecture, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, February 12, 1968.Links to available media:
Andersen, Kent R. The Glowing Stones. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1977.An illustrated children’s book describing the experiences of the brother of Jared.
Andersen, Leslie O. “Tracking Our Food Storage.” Ensign, February 1996.Links to available media:
Andersen, Loa. “A Child’s Faith.” Ensign, October 1996.Links to available media:
Andersen, M. Steven. “My Great-Grandmother and the Book of Mormon.” Religious Educator Vol. 7 no. 2 (2006).Links to available media:
Andersen, M. Steven. “Now That You’ve Planned for the Contingencies, Plan for the Inevitable.” Religious Educator Vol. 10 no. 1 (2009).Links to available media:
Andersen, Mark E. “Making Handouts Count.” Ensign, March 1994.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Beware of the Evil behind the Smiling Eyes.” Ensign, May 2005.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “The Book of Mormon: Strengthening Our Faith in Jesus Christ.” Ensign, October 2011.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “The Book of Mormon: The Great Purveyor of the Savior’s Peace.” Ensign, January 2008.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Children.” Ensign, November 2011.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “A Classroom of Faith, Hope, and Charity.” Religious Educator Vol. 15 no. 3 (2014).Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Come unto Him.” Ensign, May 2009.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Commencement Address: Wisdom, with a Large W.” Graduation, Brigham Young University—Idaho, April 10, 2009.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Complete Honesty, Unselfish Humility.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, February 14, 2017.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “The Divine Standard of Honesty.” Ensign, August 2017.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Drawing Closer to the Savior.” Delivered at the Saturday Evening Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2022.Elder Andersen teaches that we can prepare for the Second Coming by making covenants and strengthening our commitment to the Savior.
Seeking to know and love the Savior, we separate ourselves from the world through covenants with God, being distinct, uncommon, and special, without isolating ourselves from others who believe differently.
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Andersen, Neil L. “Elder Ulisses Soares: A Man without Guile.” Ensign, October 2018.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “The Eye of Faith.” Ensign, May 2019.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice.” Ensign, November 2015.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Fruit.” Ensign, November 2019.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “A Gift Worthy of Added Care.” Ensign, December 2010.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Gratitude for the Goodness of God.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, November 16, 2006.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Hold Fast to the Words of the Prophets.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, March 4, 2007.The iron rod is the word of God. The scriptures, the words of the living prophets, and the gift of the Holy Ghost are powerful in their ability to keep us safe. Let us hold fast to the words of the prophets. Let us hold fast to the iron rod.
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Keywords: Prophets; Podcast: Come; Follow Me
Andersen, Neil L. “It’s a Miracle.” Ensign, May 2013.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “It’s True, Isn’t It? Then What Else Matters?” Ensign, May 2007.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Joseph Smith.” Ensign, November 2014.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “The Joy of Becoming Clean.” Ensign, April 1995.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Live Younger, Think Older.” Commencement, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, October 30, 2016.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Ministering in a Holier Way.” Ensign, June 2019.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “‘My Days’ of Temples and Technology.” Ensign, February 2015.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Never Leave Him.” Ensign, November 2010.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Overcoming the World.” Ensign, May 2017.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Part of Something Extraordinary.” Ensign, August 2010.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Patterns of Righteousness.” Education Week, Brigham Young University—Idaho, August 1, 2008.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Power in the Priesthood.” Ensign, November 2013.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Preparing for Your Spiritual Destiny.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, January 10, 2010.Your spiritual destiny will have obstacles, delays, and equipment malfunctions. There will be mistakes. You may wonder if you are going to make it. Don’t be discouraged! You will also have moments of hope and faith as doors open and obstacles are overcome.
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Andersen, Neil L. “Preparing the World for the Second Coming.” Ensign, May 2011.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Press Forward.” Commencement, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, December 13, 2013.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “The Prophet of God.” Ensign, May 2018.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Prophets and Spiritual Mole Crickets.” Ensign, November 1999.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Reflections on Life after Death: If you want to believe but are still unsure.” Ensign, October 2020.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “‘Repent … That I May Heal You’” Ensign, November 2009.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Reverence for God Is the Beginning of Wisdom.” Ensign, January 2013.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Room in the Inn.” Ensign, December 2008.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “The Spiritual Gifts Given the Stake President.” Ensign, December 2009.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Spiritual Whirlwinds.” Ensign, May 2014.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Spiritually Defining Memories.” Ensign, May 2020.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Teaching Our Children to Love the Prophets.” Ensign, April 1996.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Tell Me the Stories of Jesus.” Ensign, May 2010.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Thy Kingdom Come.” Ensign, May 2015.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Tithing: Opening the Windows of Heaven.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2023.The windows of heaven open in many ways. Trust in the Lord’s timing; the blessings always come.
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Andersen, Neil L. “Trial of Your Faith.” Ensign, November 2012.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “The Voice of the Lord.” Ensign, November 2017.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “We Talk of Christ.” Delivered at the Sunday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2020.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “We Talk of Christ.” Ensign, November 2020.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “What Thinks Christ of Me?” Ensign, May 2012.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Who are You Listening To?” Graduation, Brigham Young University—Idaho, April 7, 2022.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “‘Whom the Lord Calls, the Lord Qualifies’” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1993.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “‘Whom the Lord Calls, the Lord Qualifies’” Ensign, May 1993.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “‘Whoso Receiveth Them, Receiveth Me’” Ensign, May 2016.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “A Witness of God.” Ensign, November 2016.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “Wounded.” Ensign, November 2018.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “You Know Enough.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2008.Links to available media:
Andersen, Neil L. “You Know Enough.” Ensign, November 2008.Links to available media:
Andersen, Todd G. Genesis Made Whole: One Complete Story of the Patriarchs. Provo, Utah: Best Books Publishing, 1989.
Andersen, Todd G. “Randall K. Mehew, A Most Convincing Witness: Reasons Why the Book of Mormon Is the True Word of God.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 3 (1991): Article 10.Review of A Most Convincing Witness: Reasons Why the Book of Mormon Is the True Word of God (1990), by Randall K. Mehew.
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Andersen, Wilford W. “Developing the Faith to Reap.” Ensign, January 2019.Links to available media:
Andersen, Wilford W. “The Faith to Reap.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, March 17, 2015.Links to available media:
Andersen, Wilford W. “The Music of the Gospel.” Ensign, May 2015.Links to available media:
Andersen, Wilford W. “Receiving and Retaining a Mighty Change.” Ensign, April 2012.Links to available media:
Andersen, Wilford W. “Religion and Government.” Ensign, July 2015.Links to available media:
Andersen, Wilford W. “The Rock of Our Redeemer.” Ensign, May 2010.Links to available media:
Andersen, Wilson K. “Spirit Body.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 3. New York: Macmillan, 1992.Links to available media:
Maness, Ruth Ellen, Shauna C. Anderson Young, and Susan Easton Black. “A.” In Legacy of Sacrifice: Missionaries to Scandinavia, 1872–94. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.Links to available media: