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Abajian, Kathryn J. “American Women Modernists: The Legacy of Robert Henri, 1910–1945.” BYU Studies 47, no. 1 (2008): 191.
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.

Absher, J. S. “The Creator Praises Birds.” BYU Studies Quarterly 58, no. 2 (2019): 86.
Absher, J. S. “The Rain on Alan Avenue.” BYU Studies Quarterly 59, no. 1 (2020): 24.
Adams, Dale W. “Chartering the Kirtland Bank.” Brigham Young University Studies 23, no. 4 (1983): 467.
Adams, L. LaMar, and Alvin C. Rencher. “A Computer Analysis of the Isaiah Authorship Problem.” Brigham Young University Studies 15, no. 1 (1974): 95-102.

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Keywords: Authorship; Deutero-Isaiah; Isaiah (Book)
Adams, Linda Hunter. “Index, Volume 23, No. 3.” Brigham Young University Studies 23, no. 3 (1983): 107.
Adams, Stirling. “Two books on race and slavery.” BYU Studies 44, no. 1 (2005): 157.
Adams, Vivian M. “Gathering.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 84.
Adams, William James, Jr. “Human Sacrifice and the Book of Abraham.” Brigham Young University Studies 9, no. 4 (1969): 473.
Adamson, Grant. “The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says.” BYU Studies 48, no. 1 (2009): 186.
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.
Agnew, Spiro T. “Some Answers to Campus Dissent.” Brigham Young University Studies 9, no. 4 (1969): 433.
Albrecht, Stan L. “The Consequential Dimension of Mormon Religiosity.” BYU Studies 29, no. 2 (1989): 57.
Albrecht, Stan L. “New Views of Mormon History: Essays in Honor of Leonard J. Arrington.” BYU Studies 28, no. 1 (1988): 123.
Alexander, Thomas G. “Afterwords 29:4.” BYU Studies 29, no. 4 (1989): 143.
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.
Alexander, Thomas G. “A Biography of Ezra Thompson Clark.” Brigham Young University Studies 16, no. 2 (1976): 303.
Alexander, Thomas G. “Blood of the Prophets [3]: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows.” BYU Studies 42, no. 1 (2003): 167.
Alexander, Thomas G. “Brigham Young, Pioneer Prophet.” BYU Studies Quarterly 52, no. 1 (2013): 155.
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.
Alexander, Thomas G. “David Matthew Kennedy: Banker, Statesman, Churchman.” BYU Studies 28, no. 2 (1988): 110.
Alexander, Thomas G. “Defender of the Faith: The B. H. Roberts Story.” Brigham Young University Studies 21, no. 2 (1981): 248.
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.
Alexander, Thomas G. “Leonard J. Arrington: A Historian’s Life.” BYU Studies 48, no. 3 (2009): 162.
Alexander, Thomas G. “The Lion of the Lord: Essays on the Life and Service of Brigham Young.” BYU Studies 37, no. 3 (1998): 231.
Alexander, Thomas G. “Mormon Polygamy: A History.” BYU Studies 32, no. 1 (1992): 295.
Alexander, Thomas G. “The Mormons’ War on Poverty: A History of LDS Welfare, 1830–1990.” BYU Studies 33, no. 4 (1993): 785.
Alexander, Thomas G. “Nauvoo Polygamy: ‘. . . but we called it celestial marriage’” BYU Studies 50, no. 3 (2011): 177.
Alexander, Thomas G. “Thomas L. Kane and the Mormon Problem in National Politics.” BYU Studies 48, no. 4 (2009): 57.
Alexander, Thomas G. “Two books of historical letters.” Brigham Young University Studies 15, no. 3 (1975): 375.
Alexander, Thomas G. “Uranium Fever, or No Talk under $1 Million.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 1 (1970): 114.
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.
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.
Alford, Kenneth L. “Nels Anderson’s World War I Diary.” BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 1 (2015): 197.
Allen, A. Lester. “Science and Theology: A Search for the Uncommon Denominator.” BYU Studies 29, no. 3 (1989): 71.
Allen, J. Michael. “From the East: The History of the Latter-day Saints in Asia, 1851–1996.” BYU Studies 38, no. 3 (1999): 208.
Allen, James B. “Appendix I: Historical Milestones.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 343.
Allen, James B. “Appendix II: Microfilm Places and Operators.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 347.
Allen, James B. “Appendix III: Microfilm Production.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 351.
Allen, James B. “Chapter 1: Small Beginnings.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 33.
Allen, James B. “Chapter 2: Coming of Age, 1907–1920.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 59.
Allen, James B. “Chapter 3: The Pleasures and Problems of Growth, 1920–1940.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 91.
Allen, James B. “Chapter 4: Quest for Effectiveness, 1940–1960.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 131.
Allen, James B. “Chapter 5: New Directions, 1961–1975.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 167.
Allen, James B. “Chapter 6: Gathering the Records.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 213.
Allen, James B. “Chapter 7: Simplification, Decentralization, Cooperation, 1975–1994.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 265.
Allen, James B. “Chapter 8: Automating the Records.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 303.
Allen, James B. “David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism.” BYU Studies 45, no. 1 (2006): 172.
Allen, James B. “Defenders of the Faith: Three Vignettes from Mormon History.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 1 (1970): 88.
Allen, James B. “Epilogue.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 339.
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.

Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 14:1.” Brigham Young University Studies 14, no. 1 (1973): 99.
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 14:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 14, no. 3 (1974): 382.
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 18:1.” Brigham Young University Studies 18, no. 1 (1977): 118.
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 18:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 18, no. 3 (1978): 466.
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 19:2.” Brigham Young University Studies 19, no. 2 (1979): 230.
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 19:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 19, no. 3 (1979): 389.
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 20:1.” Brigham Young University Studies 20, no. 1 (1979): 93.
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 20:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 20, no. 3 (1980): 297.
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 20:4.” Brigham Young University Studies 20, no. 4 (1980): 401.
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 21:2.” Brigham Young University Studies 21, no. 2 (1981): 205.
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 22:1.” Brigham Young University Studies 22, no. 1 (1982): 86.
Allen, James B. “The Historians Corner [Introduction] 22:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 22, no. 3 (1982): 357.
Allen, James B. “An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins.” BYU Studies 43, no. 2 (2004): 175.
Allen, James B. “An Intimate Chronicle: The Journals of William Clayton.” BYU Studies 35, no. 2 (1995): 165.
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Administrative Records: Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846.” BYU Studies Quarterly 58, no. 1 (2019): 160.
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Documents, Volumes 1–3.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 174.
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Histories, Volumes 1–2.” BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 1 (2015): 171.
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Journals, Volume 1: 1832–1839.” BYU Studies 48, no. 3 (2009): 152.
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Journals, Volumes 2 and 3.” BYU Studies Quarterly 57, no. 4 (2018): 194.
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Manuscript Revelation Books, facsimile edition.” BYU Studies Quarterly 51, no. 2 (2012): 151.
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.
Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Revelations and Translations, Volumes 1 and 2.” BYU Studies Quarterly 57, no. 2 (2018): 157.
Allen, James B. “King of Beaver Island: The Life and Assassination of James Jesse Strang.” BYU Studies 31, no. 1 (1991): 107.
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.
Allen, James B. “Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History.” BYU Studies Quarterly 57, no. 2 (2018): 176.
Allen, James B. “A Letter from Brigham Young and Daniel H. Wells, 1857.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 3 (1971): 304.
Allen, James B. “A Letter to England, 1842.” Brigham Young University Studies 12, no. 1 (1971): 119.
Welch, John W., and James B. Allen, eds. Life in Utah: Centennial Selections from BYU Studies. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012.

Life in Utah has never been easy. Thin soil and thick politics challenged everyone as Utah grew toward statehood in 1896. Native Americans, Mormon and gentile settlers, federal officials, LDS Church leaders-these Utah men and women all filled crucial roles. This book contains the best articles from BYU Studies on Utah history. Looking back on life in pioneer Utah, this centennial collection includes stories that are deeply rooted in the life of this state.

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.
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.

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.
Allen, James B. “Preface.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 8.
Allen, James B. “The Primitive Church in the Modern World.” BYU Studies 37, no. 3 (1998): 250.
Allen, James B. “Prologue: The Spirit of Elijah.” BYU Studies 34, no. 2 (1995): 11.
Allen, James B. “The Story of The Truth, The Way, The Life.” BYU Studies 33, no. 4 (1993): 690.
Keywords: Theology
Allen, James B. “To the Saints in England: Impressions of a Mormon Immigrant.” Brigham Young University Studies 18, no. 3 (1978): 475.
Allen, James B. “Utah, the Right Place: The Official Centennial History.” BYU Studies 36, no. 4 (1996): 243.
Allen, James B. “Views on American Sovereignty and International Organization.” Brigham Young University Studies 13, no. 3 (1973): 347.
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.
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.
Allen, James B. “Wilford Woodruff, Sportsman.” Brigham Young University Studies 15, no. 1 (1974): 113.
Allen, Marti Lu. “The Keys of the Kingdom: Keys from Masada.” BYU Studies 36, no. 3 (1996): 154.
Allen, Marti Lu. “The Virgins’ Lamps: Shine Beautiful!” BYU Studies 36, no. 3 (1996): 170.
Allen, Paul G. “God’s Apprentice.” Brigham Young University Studies 23, no. 2 (1983): 200.
Allen, William B. “In Search of the Republic.” BYU Studies 30, no. 1 (1990): 89.
Alley, Kathryn. “Home.” Brigham Young University Studies 4, no. 1 (1961): 50.
Alley, Stephen L. “Some Aspects of Truth in Contemporary Philosophy.” Brigham Young University Studies 16, no. 1 (1975): 23.
Alley, Stephen L. “Thoughts on Reading Croce’s Theory of Aesthetic.” Brigham Young University Studies 3, no. 2 (1961): 15.
Allred, David A. “Asian American Mormons: Bridging Cultures.” BYU Studies 42, no. 2 (2003): 171.
Allred, David A. “A Comprehensive Annotated Book of Mormon Bibliography.” BYU Studies 37, no. 1 (1997): 238.
Allred, David A. “The Dance.” BYU Studies 47, no. 2 (2008): 187.
Allred, David A. “The Marrow of Human Experience: Essays on Folklore.” BYU Studies 45, no. 4 (2006): 183.
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.
Allred, Keith. “Pursuing Mosiah’s and Madison’s Commonsense Principle.” BYU Studies Quarterly 61, no. 1 (2022): 129.
Alston, Jon P. “A Response to Bahr and Forste.” Brigham Young University Studies 26, no. 1 (1986): 123.
Alto, Patricia Mann. “Bright Angels and Familiars: Contemporary Mormon Stories.” BYU Studies 33, no. 3 (1993): 630.
Alto, Patricia Mann. “Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars.” BYU Studies 36, no. 4 (1996): 242.
Alto, Patricia Mann. “Prepare to Be Healed.” BYU Studies 35, no. 3 (1995): 189.
Anderson, A. Gary. “More Faith Than Fear: The Los Angeles Stake Story.” BYU Studies 29, no. 2 (1989): 109.
Anderson, Carma de Jong. “New Address.” Brigham Young University Studies 4, no. 3 (1962): 208.
Anderson, Carma de Jong. “Rose Street.” Brigham Young University Studies 5, no. 3 (1964): 246.
Anderson, Carma de Jong. “The Words of Saint Peter.” Brigham Young University Studies 14, no. 3 (1974): 359.
Anderson, Dallas. “Christ and the Twelve Apostles, a sculpting.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 3 (1971): 249.
Anderson, Desmond L. “The Makers of Public Policy: American Power Groups and Their Ideologies.” Brigham Young University Studies 7, no. 3 (1966): 231.
Anderson, Desmond L. “Meeting the Challenges of the Latter-day Saints in Vietnam.” Brigham Young University Studies 10, no. 2 (1970): 186.
Anderson, Douglas D. “Laying Up Treasure: Mormons in the Marketplace.” BYU Studies Quarterly 53, no. 2 (2014): 29.
Anderson, Gary N. Mormonism and the Temple: Examining An Ancient Religious Tradition. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2019.

Mormonism and the Temple: Examining an Ancient Religious Tradition contains the proceedings of the Academy for Temple Studies conference held under the same title on the campus of Utah State University on 29 October 2012, and includes the following presentations: • Restoring Solomon’s Temple by Margaret Barker • Chapel, Church, Temple, Cathedral: Lost Parallels in Mormon and Catholic Worship by Laurence Paul Hemming • Questions and Answers with Margaret Barker and Laurence Hemming • The Temple, the Sermon on the Mount, and the Gospel of Matthew by John W. Welch • A Divine Mother in the Book of Mormon? by Daniel C. Peterson • Temples—Bridges of Eternity by LeGrande Davies • The Temple, the Book of Revelation, and Joseph Smith by John L. Fowles

Anderson, Jeffery L. “Brothers across Enemy Lines: A Mission President and a German Soldier Correspond during World War I.” BYU Studies 41, no. 1 (2002): 127.
Metcalf, Brandon J., and Jeffery L. Anderson. “A Prophet’s Journey.” Brigham Young University Studies Quarterly 62, no. 2 (2023): 4.
Anderson, Lavina Fielding. “Prayer under a Pepper Tree: Sixteen Accounts of a Spiritual Manifestation.” BYU Studies 33, no. 1 (1993): 55.
Anderson, Paul L. “The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, and Historic Context of the Kirtland Temple.” BYU Studies 38, no. 3 (1999): 202.
Anderson, Paul L. “A Jewel in the Gardens of Paradise: The Art and Architecture of the Hawai?i Temple.” BYU Studies 39, no. 4 (2000): 164.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Atchison’s Letters and the Causes of Mormon Expulsion from Missouri.” Brigham Young University Studies 26, no. 3 (1986): 3.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Circumstantial Confirmation of the First Vision through Reminiscences.” Brigham Young University Studies 9, no. 3 (1969): 373.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Dead Sea Scrolls, 1947–1969.” Brigham Young University Studies 10, no. 1 (1969): 120.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Exploding the Myth about Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet.” Brigham Young University Studies 8, no. 2 (1968): 231.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Fraudulent Archko Volume.” Brigham Young University Studies 15, no. 1 (1974): 43.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Impact of the First Preaching in Ohio.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 4 (1971): 474-496.

Specific plans to preach the restored gospel in the west matured during the second conference after Church organization, held late September, 1830. The missionary theme was prominent during the three-day duration of this conference. The official minutes summarize what was probably the first missionary farewell in LDS history: “Singing and prayer in behalf of Brother Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jr., who were previously appointed to go to the Lamanites.” The Ohio labors of Oliver Cowdery, Parley P. Pratt, and their companions doubled the membership of the Church and created a solid nucleus for rapid growth and a secure, if temporary, gathering location. One must assess the impact of these four men in four weeks with a certain awe.

Keywords: Cowdery; Early Church History; Mission to the Lamanites; Missionary Work; Oliver; Parley P.; Pratt; Rigdon; Sidney
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Joseph Smith and the Millenarian Time Table.” Brigham Young University Studies 3, no. 3 (1961): 55.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Joseph Smith’s New York Reputation Reappraised.” Brigham Young University Studies 10, no. 3 (1970): 283-310.

The biographer of Joseph Smith’s early life will know his subject when he relies on sources that know their subject. This truism is more obvious in statement than application, for non-Mormon biography has not faced the severe limitations of the uniformly hostile affidavits taken by a sworn enemy of the Mormon Prophet. The image thus obtained is sharply discordant from the Joseph Smith documented in the 1830’s: a leader of physical prowess and vigorous manhood, a profound idealist with spontaneous humor and warmth, who displayed personal courage under tremendous odds. A similar youth in the 1820’s is discovered, not by editing out non-Mormon sources, but finding those non-Mormon sources that reflect definite contact with Joseph Smith. Such a study shows that collecting informed statements about the Prophet will produce a substantial favorable judgment. Although initial collection of statements against Joseph Smith is an oft-told story, its outline is a necessary background for the affidavits to be analyzed. D. P. Hurlbut, excommunicated twice by LDS tribunals for immorality; became so personally vindictive that he was put under a court order restraining him from doing harm to the person or property of Joseph Smith. He was next “employed” by an anti-Mormon public committee to gather evidence to “completely divest Joseph Smith of all claims to the character of an honest man. . . .” To achieve this goal he traveled to New York and procured statements at Palmyra Village, the largest business center adjacent to the Smith farm and also at Manchester, the rural district that included “Stafford Street.” Cornelius Stafford, then twenty, later remembered that Hurlbut arrived at “our school house and took statements about the bad character of the Mormon Smith family, and saw them swear to them.” The Painesville, Ohio, editor, E. D. Howe, replaced Hurlbut as a respectable author, and published the affidavits in Mormonism Unvailed (1834), laying the cornerstone of anti-Mormon historiography. Howe lived to see the solidity of the edifice, observing forty-four years afterward in his memoirs that the book “has been the basis of all the histories which have appeared from time to time since that period touching that people.” More accurately, Howe’s writing was insignificant, but the Palmyra-Manchester affidavits published by him have introduced Joseph Smith in every major non-Mormon study from 1834 to the present. Yet even supposedly definitive studies display no investigation of the individuals behind the Hurlbut statements, nor much insight into their community.

Keywords: Anti-Mormon; Joseph; Jr.; NY; Palmyra; Restoration; Smith; Treasure Seeking
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Mature Joseph Smith and Treasure Searching.” Brigham Young University Studies 24, no. 4 (1984): 489.

The past year intensified the study of the Prophet’s early life because of the release of two “treasure letters” seeming to illuminate the pre-Book of Mormon period. The questionable letter of Joseph Smith to Josiah Stowell in 1825 has a “clever spirit” guarding a treasure hoard. The questionable 1830 letter from Martin Harris to William W. Phelps claims that Joseph spoke of a salamander and “old spirit” at the hill in 1827, though Joseph’s real experience could be obscured by such a singular secondhand report. Publicity on these documents has stimulated research and reevaluation, some of it asserting a lifelong interest of the Prophet in paranormal discovery of riches. This paper examines the basis of such claims after 1827 and finds them wanting. Editor’s Note: The online version of this article was revised after it became public knowledge that the 1830 Martin Harris letter referred to in the article was a Mark Hofmann forgery.

Keywords: Early Church History; Folk Magic; Joseph; Jr.; Smith; Treasure Seeking
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Maze of Mormonism.” Brigham Young University Studies 6, no. 1 (1964): 57.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “New Data for Revising the Missouri ‘Documentary History’” Brigham Young University Studies 14, no. 4 (1974): 488.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Political and Social Realities of Zion’s Camp.” Brigham Young University Studies 14, no. 4 (1974): 406.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Reuben Miller, Recorder of Oliver Cowdery’s Reaffirmations.” BYU Studies Quarterly 8, no. 3 (1968): 277-293.

One of the spectacular events of Latter-day Saint history unfolded as Oliver Cowdery walked into a conference session in progress at Council Bluffs in 1848 and was personally escorted to the stand by his friend Orson Hyde. No one in the group seems to have been more impressed than Reuben Miller, who at the same meeting had made his own public reconciliation with the Church. While Cowdery’s return itself is abundantly attested, no historical source but the Miller account adequately reveals Oliver Cowdery’s public testimony upon his return to the Church.

Keywords: Cowdery; Early Church History; Miller; Oliver; Reuben; Three Witnesses
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Ring of Truth: A Translator’s Testimony.” Brigham Young University Studies 9, no. 2 (1969): 229.
Anderson, Sharon Price. “Pomegranate Promises.” BYU Studies 47, no. 4 (2008): 92.
Anderson, Sharon Price. “Weaving the Covenant.” BYU Studies 41, no. 1 (2002): 76.
Anderson, Sharon Price. “Week’s First Day.” BYU Studies 41, no. 3 (2002): 85.
Anderson, Travis T. “Artistry and Aesthetics in Contemporary Mormon and Iranian Film.” BYU Studies 48, no. 2 (2009): 111.
Anderson, Travis T. “Seeking after the Good in Art, Drama, Film, and Literature.” BYU Studies 46, no. 2 (2007): 231.
Anderson, Veronica. “Dime Novel Mormons.” BYU Studies Quarterly 59, no. 2 (2020): 318.
Anderson, Veronica. “Far Away in the West: Reflections on the Mormon Pioneer Trail.” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 3 (2017): 203.
Anderson, Veronica. “A Modest Homestead: Life in Small Adobe Homes in Salt Lake City, 1850?1897.” BYU Studies Quarterly 57, no. 3 (2018): 205.
Anderson, Veronica. “Mormon Cinema: Origins to 1952.” BYU Studies Quarterly 59, no. 1 (2020): 239.
Andrus, Hyrum L. “Joseph Smith and the West.” Brigham Young University Studies 2, no. 2 (1960): 129.
Andrus, Hyrum L. “Messages of the First Presidency, Volume 1.” Brigham Young University Studies 6, no. 3 (1965): 178.
Andrus, Hyrum L. “The Second American Revolution: Era of Preparation.” Brigham Young University Studies 1, no. 2 & 2, no. 1 (1959): 71.
Andrus, J. Roman. “The King Dethroned.” Brigham Young University Studies 25, no. 1 (1985): 76.
Andrus, J. Roman. “Study of the Outcomes of College Education in Art in Selected Colleges in Twelve Western States.” Brigham Young University Studies 4, no. 1 (1961): 53.
Andrus, R. Blain. “Death and Resurrection of a Cat.” Brigham Young University Studies 26, no. 1 (1986): 72.
Andrus, R. Blain. “Fondest Dream: (For Bruce R. McConkie).” BYU Studies 28, no. 4 (1988): 122.
Andrus, R. Blain. “A Gathering Storm.” BYU Studies 30, no. 2 (1990): 46.
Appleton, Marianne. “Reading Habits of Church-Active LDS Women.” Brigham Young University Studies 25, no. 3 (1985): 47.
Arrington, Joseph E. “Panorama Paintings in the 1840s of the Mormon Temple in Nauvoo.” Brigham Young University Studies 22, no. 2 (1982): 193.
Arrington, Joseph E. “William Weeks, Architect of the Nauvoo Temple.” Brigham Young University Studies 19, no. 3 (1979): 337.
Arrington, Leonard J. “Church Leaders in Liberty Jail.” Brigham Young University Studies 13, no. 1 (1972): 20.
Arrington, Leonard J. “An Economic Interpretation of the ‘Word of Wisdom’” Brigham Young University Studies 1, no. 1 (1959): 37.
Arrington, Leonard J. “Guest Editor’s Preface 24:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 24, no. 3 (1984): 259.
Arrington, Leonard J. “Historian as Entrepreneur: A Personal Essay.” Brigham Young University Studies 17, no. 2 (1977): 193.
Arrington, Leonard J. “‘In Honorable Remembrance’: Thomas L. Kane’s Services to the Mormons.” Brigham Young University Studies 21, no. 4 (1981): 389.
Arrington, Leonard J. “James Gordon Bennett’s 1831 Report on ‘The Mormonites’” Brigham Young University Studies 10, no. 3 (1970): 353.
Arrington, Leonard J. “The Lion of the Lord: A Biography of Brigham Young.” Brigham Young University Studies 10, no. 2 (1970): 240.
Arrington, Leonard J. “Massacre at Mountain Meadows: An American Legend and a Monumental Crime.” Brigham Young University Studies 17, no. 3 (1977): 382.
Arrington, Leonard J. “The Mormon Heritage of Vardis Fisher.” Brigham Young University Studies 18, no. 1 (1977): 27.
Arrington, Leonard J. “Mormon Origins in New York: An Introductory Analysis.” Brigham Young University Studies 9, no. 3 (1969): 241.
Arrington, Leonard J. “Mormon Women in Nineteenth-Century Britain.” BYU Studies 27, no. 1 (1987): 67.
Arrington, Leonard J. “Mormonism: Views from Without and Within.” Brigham Young University Studies 14, no. 2 (1974): 140.
Arrington, Leonard J. “Oliver Cowdery’s Kirtland, Ohio, ‘Sketch Book’” Brigham Young University Studies 12, no. 4 (1972): 410-426.

As a witness of significant events in the rise of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Oliver Cowdery’s importance is superseded only by that of the Prophet Joseph Smith. With the exception of Joseph’s First Vision and the appearances of Moroni, Cowdery participated with the Prophet in the key events of the Restoration. The scope of his experiences include the translation of the Book of Mormon, the restoration of the Priesthood, the organization of the Church, the first extensive missionary work of the Church, and divine manifestations in the Kirtland Temple. The youngest of eight children, Oliver Cowdery was born 3 October 1806 in Wells, Rutland County, Vermont. In 1825 he moved to New York, where he worked successively as a clerk in a general store, as a blacksmith, and as a farmer. In 1828 he entered the teaching profession in Manchester, New York, where he first became acquainted with the religious claims of Joseph Smith. His entry into the mainstream of Mormon history occurred in April 1829 when he traveled to Harmony, Pennsylvania, to meet Joseph Smith, who was engaged in the translation of the Book of Mormon. Cowdery assisted Joseph as a scribe during the translation of the major part of that work, and his name appears in the Book of Mormon as one of the witnesses to the reliability of the claims of Joseph Smith regarding its origin and method of translation.

Keywords: Cowdery; Early Church History; Kirtland; Ohio; Oliver; Recordkeeping
Arrington, Leonard J. “Persons for All Seasons: Women in Mormon History.” Brigham Young University Studies 20, no. 1 (1979): 39.
Arrington, Leonard J. “Religion and Economics in Mormon History.” Brigham Young University Studies 3, no. 3 (1961): 15.
Arrington, Leonard J. “Seven Steps to Greatness.” Brigham Young University Studies 16, no. 4 (1976): 459.
Arrington, Leonard J. “Utah: A Guide to the State.” Brigham Young University Studies 22, no. 4 (1982): 502.
Ashliman, D. L. “Mormonism and the Germans: An Annotated Bibliography, 1848–1966.” Brigham Young University Studies 8, no. 1 (1967): 73.
Ashton, Curtis. “Between Pulpit and Pew: The Supernatural World in Mormon History and Folklore.” BYU Studies Quarterly 52, no. 1 (2013): 183.
Ashurst-McGee, Angela. “‘But Then Face to Face’: Culture and Doctrine in Eight Pregnancy Narratives.” BYU Studies 36, no. 2 (1996): 137.
Ashurst-McGee, Mark. “The Josiah Stowell Jr.–John S. Fullmer Correspondence.” BYU Studies 38, no. 3 (1999): 108.
Ashurst-McGee, Mark. “Mormonism’s Encounter with the Michigan Relics.” BYU Studies 40, no. 3 (2001): 174-209.

One of the strangest and most extensive archaeological hoaxes in American history was perpetrated around the turn of the twentieth century in Michigan. Hundreds of objects known as the Michigan Relics were made to appear as the remains of a lost civilization. The artifacts were produced, buried, “discovered,” and marketed by James O. Scotford and Daniel E. Soper. For three decades these artifacts were secretly planted in earthen mounds, publicly removed, and lauded as wonderful discoveries. Because the Michigan Relics allegedly evidence a Near Eastern presence in ancient America, they have drawn interest from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This article traces the intriguing history of this elaborate affair and Mormonism’s encounter with it. At the center of this history lies the investigation of the artifacts by Latter-day Saint intellectual and scientist James E. Talmage.

Keywords: Ancient America; Archaeology; Forgery; Hoax; Michigan Relics
Ashurst-McGee, Mark. “A Woman’s View: Helen Mar Whitney’s Reminiscences of Early Church History.” BYU Studies 37, no. 3 (1998): 251.
Ashworth, Brent. “Martin Harris’s 1873 Letter to Walter Conrad.” Brigham Young University Studies 23, no. 1 (1983): 112.
Ashworth, Kathryn R. “Beginning with the Keynote Address on Metaphor and Ideology.” BYU Studies 35, no. 1 (1995): 171.
Ashworth, Kathryn R. “Being There.” BYU Studies 38, no. 2 (1999): 148.
Ashworth, Kathryn R. “Getting There.” BYU Studies 38, no. 2 (1999): 116.
Ashworth, Kathryn R. “Remembering the Stop by a Lake.” BYU Studies 28, no. 4 (1988): 56.
Ashworth, Kathryn R. “Staying There.” BYU Studies 38, no. 2 (1999): 202.
Ashworth, Kathryn R. “The Susquehanna.” Brigham Young University Studies Quarterly 32, no. 4 (1992): 78.
Ashworth, Kathryn R. “Toward Manti.” Brigham Young University Studies 17, no. 2 (1977): 210.
Ashworth, Kathryn R. “Wyoming.” BYU Studies 30, no. 2 (1990): 126.
Asplund, Thomas. “Emma Smith Speaks Her Piece.” BYU Studies 32, no. 3 (1992): 70.
Asplund, Thomas. “Looking at a Utah Road Map.” Brigham Young University Studies 26, no. 1 (1986): 30.
Astle, Randy. “Angie.” BYU Studies 46, no. 2 (2007): 324.
Astle, Randy. “Fifth-Floor Walkup.” BYU Studies 47, no. 2 (2008): 94.
Astle, Randy. “The Fourth Wave: The Mass Media Era (1974–2000).” BYU Studies 46, no. 2 (2007): 96.
Astle, Randy. “Mormon Cinema on the Web.” BYU Studies 48, no. 1 (2009): 161.
Astle, Randy. “The Second Wave: Home Cinema (1929–1953).” BYU Studies 46, no. 2 (2007): 44.
Aston, Warren P. “A History of NaHoM.” BYU Studies Quarterly 51, no. 2 (2012): 78.
Aston, Warren P. “Into Arabia: Lehi and Sariah’s Escape from Jerusalem, Perspectives Suggested by New Fieldwork.” BYU Studies Quarterly 58, no. 4 (2019): 99.
Athay, R. Grant. “And God Said, Let There Be Lights in the Firmament of the Heaven.” BYU Studies 30, no. 4 (1990): 39.
Athay, R. Grant. “Creatio ex Nihilo: The Doctrine of ‘Creation Out of Nothing’ in Early Christian Thought.” BYU Studies 35, no. 4 (1995): 244.
Athay, R. Grant. “Worlds without Number: The Astronomy of Enoch, Abraham, and Moses.” BYU Studies Quarterly 8, no. 3 (1968): 255-69.

“Now for this cause I know that man is nothing, which thing I never had supposed.” So lamented Moses in utter humility after seeing in vision the complexities of the planet Earth and her countless inhabitants. Shortly thereafter Moses was to see once again the earth and her. Imagine, however, his profound astonishment when, in answer to his plea for an explanation, the Lord revealed himself to Moses and told him of even more wondrous creations. “And worlds without number have I created. . . . For behold, there are many worlds that have passed away by the word of my power.” Other heavens and earths had already expired. New heavens, star systems with inhabitable planets, would be born in the distant future. Moses would surely have felt even more insignificant had not the Lord reassured him with his presence and the counsel that “all things are numbered unto me.”

Keywords: Abraham (Prophet); Astronomy; Enoch (Prophet); Moses (Prophet)
Ault, Wayne. “Student Impact on the 1970 Utah Nominating Conventions.” Brigham Young University Studies 12, no. 2 (1972): 163.
Austin, Michael, and Rachel Meibos Helps. “‘The Gospel of Intelligence and Culture’” Brigham Young University Studies Quarterly 62, no. 2 (2023): 139.
Axelgard, Frederick W. “1 and 2 Nephi: An Inspiring Whole.” Brigham Young University Studies 26, no. 4 (1986): 53-65.

A common method to scripture study among Latter-day Saints is to search a broad range of verses by topic. While certainly useful, such a fragmented approach does not illuminate thematic elements and patterns that emerge only when surveying entire sections of scripture. To illustrate, the author of this article analyzes the first two books in the Book of Mormon, 1 and 2 Nephi. He suggests that Nephi was following an outline, and he identifies two dominant themes: Nephi’s emphasis on record keeping and his constant association between events of his own time and events recorded in ancient scriptures. The author concludes that a more holistic approach to scripture study presents challenges to the reader but has great merit.

Keywords: Nephi (Son of Lehi); Prophecy; Prophet; Recordkeeping; Structure
Axelgard, Frederick W. “Saudi Arabia: The Islamic State.” BYU Studies 40, no. 4 (2001): 169.

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