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Hopkin, Shon D., ed. Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.

Under the guidance of some of the best thinkers on the Book of Mormon, the Abinadi narrative springs to life as each chapter approaches Abinadi’s story and words from a different perspective. Whether viewed through a sociopolitical, literary, theological, philosophical, or historical lens, new insights and a new appreciation for the richness of Abinadi’s discourse will help readers reignite their passion for the beauty and depth of the Book of Mormon. This volume is written for an informed, Latter-day Saint audience and seeks to make a contribution with other high-quality research and writing being done on the Book of Mormon. It is produced by members of Brigham Young University’s Book of Mormon Academy, a group of scholars dedicated to research on the Book of Mormon. Each of the members brings a different area of expertise to bear on the Abinadi narrative. As that narrative is viewed from a variety of angles, its richness, beauty, and profound meaning come more clearly into focus. ISBN 978-1-9443-9426-4

Articles

Ludlow, Jared W. “‘A Messenger of Good and Evil Tidings’: A Narrative Study of Abinadi.” In Abinadi, 1-26.
Belnap, Daniel L. “The Abinadi Narrative, Redemption, and the Struggle of Nephite Identity.” In Abinadi, 27-66.
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Conflicting Interpretations of Isaiah in Abinadi’s Trial.” In Abinadi, 67-90.
Hilton, John, III. “Abinadi’s Legacy: Tracing His Influence through the Book of Mormon.” In Abinadi, 93-116.
Frederick, Nicholas J. “‘If Christ Had Not Come into the World’” In Abinadi, 117-138.
Hopkin, Shon D. “Isaiah 52–53 and Mosiah 13–14.” In Abinadi, 139-66.
Hull, Kerry. “An ‘East Wind’: Old and New World Perspectives.” In Abinadi, 167-208.
Hull, Kerry, and Mark Alan Wright. “Ethnohistorical Sources and the Death of Abinadi.” In Abinadi, 209-30.
Easton-Flake, Amy. “Infant Salvation: Book of Mormon Theology in a Nineteenth-Century Context.” In Abinadi, 233-62.
Spencer, Joseph M. “As Though, As Though Not: Time, Being, and Negation.” In Abinadi, 263-86.
Minert, Roger P. Against the Wall: Johann Huber and the First Mormons in Austria. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.

This is the fascinating and inspiring story of Johann Huber, one of Austria’s earliest LDS converts. Huber was a controversial political figure in Haag but soon went from the frying pan into the fire when he informed his neighbors of his LDS baptism in Munich in 1900. For the next decade, he weathered relentless persecution from friends, neighbors, Catholic clerics, the local public school, and government officials. Despite attacks from determined opponents, Huber was extraordinarily loyal to his adoptive faith and played a lead role in laying the foundation of the Church in Austria and its ongoing legacy. ISBN 978-0-8425-2933-4

Chapters

Minert, Roger P. “Acknowledgments.” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “Introduction and Prologue.” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “A Ruckus in Rottenbach (1899).” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “From the Frying Pan into the Fire (1900–1901).” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “Huber’s Withdrawal from the Catholic Church (1902).” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “To Confess or Not to Confess (1903–4).” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “Uproar in Upper Austria (1904).” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “The Pressure Is Off—Or So It Seems (1905–8).” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “New Challenges at Home (1909–10).” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “Peace at Last and the Later Life of Michlmayr Johann Huber (1911–41).” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “Conclusions.” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “Bibliographic Essay.” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “Appendix A.” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “Appendix B.” In Against the Wall.
Minert, Roger P. “Appendix C.” In Against the Wall.
Benson, RoseAnn. Alexander Campbell and Joseph Smith: Nineteenth-Century Restorationists. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.

Two nineteenth-century men, Alexander Campbell and Joseph Smith, each launched restoration movements in the United States. They vied for seekers and dissatisfied mainstream Christians, which led to conflict in northeastern Ohio. Both were searching for the primordial beginning of Christianity: Campbell looking back to the Christian church described in the New Testament epistles, and Smith looking even further back to the time of Adam and Eve as the first Christians. Campbell took a rational approach to reading the Bible, emphasizing the New Testament, and began by advocating reform among the Baptists. Smith took a revelatory approach to reading the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, and adding new scriptures. This book is a comparison of these two nineteenth-century men and the resto­ration movements they created with an in-depth examination of what restoration meant to both groups, as well as their beliefs, their interactions with each other, their similarities, their differences, and their unique contributions to Christianity. This book is copublished by BYU Press and Abilene Christian University Press. ISBN 978-1-9443-9428-8

Grandy, David A. All the Way to Heaven: Discovering God’s Love in the Here and Now. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.

This volume explores the possibility that mortality is framed and informed by God’s love in more ways than we normally suppose. We live within the cosmic embrace of God’s love, even when we encounter difficulties. Hence, as the medieval Catholic thinker Catherine of Siena suggested, “All the way to heaven is heaven” because gospel obedience brings joy and, in a perfectly natural way, fits us for the celestial kingdom. In the process we are stretched out along the long arc of God’s love. Our hearts turn to others, and not just to those about us but also to our ancestors and generations yet unborn. As we discover the depths of Christ’s Atonement, our everyday thinking and conduct begin to hum the miracles of God’s love, chief of which is that there is no bottom to that love. ISBN 978-1-9503-0409-7

Griggs, C. Wilfred, ed. Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1986.

The Lord has told us that many things in the Apocrypha are true and many false. The fascination that apocryphal writings generally hold for Latter-day Saints was recognized in a 1983 BYU symposium on this topic addressed by fifteen scholars representing a wide range of expertise. Those addresses are collected in this book.

Articles

Matthews, Robert J. “Whose Apocrypha?” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 1-18.
Jones, Gerald E. “Apocryphal Literature and the Latter-day Saints.” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 53-107.
Griggs, C. Wilfred. “The Origin and Formation of the Corpus of Apocryphal Literature.” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 35-52.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Imitation Gospels and Christ’s Book of Mormon Ministry.” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 53-107.
Walker, Steven C. “‘Whoso Is Enlightened . . . Shall Obtain Benefit’” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 109-24.
Gillum, Gary P. “Apocryphal Literature—Those ‘Hidden’ Books in the Stacks.” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 125-31.
Robinson, Stephen E. “Lying for God.” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 133-54.
Schaelling, J. Philip. “The Western Text of the Book of Acts.” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 155-72.
McConkie, Joseph Fielding. “Premortal Existence, Foreordinations, and Heavenly Councils.” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 174-98.
Millet, Robert L. “‘As Delivered from the Beginning’” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 199-213.
Mackay, Thomas W. “Content and Style in Two Pseudo-Pauline Epistles (3 Corinthians and the Epistle to the Laodiceans).” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 215-40.
Peterson Rigby, Virigina K. “Simon Magus.” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 241-53.
Brown, S. Kent. “The Nag Hammadi Library.” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 255-283.
Madsen, Ann N. “Melchizedek at Qumran and Nag Hammadi.” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 285-95.
Brandt, Edward J. “The Book of Jasher and the Latter-day Saints.” In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, 297-318.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. An Apostolic Journey. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.

Today, it’s hard to imagine Apostles not being able to visit any part of the world. But the Saints in South America waited twenty years between visits. Follow the experiences in 1948 of Apostle Stephen L Richards and his wife Irene in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay that changed the course of the Church in Latin America. In addition, the book has a prologue and epilogue that tell the history of the Church in Latin America before and after the Richardses’ visit. ISBN 978-1-9443-9477-6

Chapters

Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “Preface.” In An Apostolic Journey.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “Prologue.” In An Apostolic Journey.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “The Richardses Arrive in South America.” In An Apostolic Journey.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “Argentina.” In An Apostolic Journey.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “Uruguay.” In An Apostolic Journey.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “Brazil.” In An Apostolic Journey.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “Reports and Conference Talk.” In An Apostolic Journey.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “Epilogue.” In An Apostolic Journey.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “Appendix.” In An Apostolic Journey.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “Bibliography.” In An Apostolic Journey.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “About the Authors.” In An Apostolic Journey.
Blumell, Lincoln H., Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges, eds. Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World. Proceedings of the 2013 BYU Church History Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.

The 2013 BYU Church History Symposium This volume is a collection of essays by prominent LDS scholars–including keynote speakers Richard Bushman and David Holland–that discuss the interest in the ancient world shared by Joseph Smith and the early Latter-day Saints. Topics include Joseph Smith’s fascination with the ancient Americas, his interaction with the Bible, his study of Hebrew and Greek, his reading of Jewish and Christian apocryphal writings, and his work with the Book of Abraham in the context of nineteenth-century Egyptology. Together, these essays demonstrate that Joseph Smith’s interests in antiquity played an important role in his prophetic development as he sought to recover ancient scripture, restore the ancient Church, and bring the Latter-day Saints into fellowship with the sacred past. ISBN 978‐0‐8425‐2966‐2

Articles

Wayment, Thomas A. “Joseph Smith’s Developing Relationship with the Apocrypha.” In Approaching Antiquity, 331-355.

Several approaches to interpreting Joseph Smith’s use of the so-called Jewish and Christian apocryphal literature have been employed both by critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (hereafter LDS), and by those professing faith in the Church and whose interests may be classified as apologetic. These approaches span the range of being probative of Joseph Smith’s restoration of lost texts and scripture and being dismissive of Mormonism generally, because its sacred religious texts are founded on flagrant plagiarism of apocryphal literature.[1] Before one can answer the most important historical question at hand, how Joseph Smith used the Apocrypha and what relationship that body of literature had to early Mormon writings, it seems prudent to first of all establish some controls on the discussion. This is necessary because previous discussions have largely contented themselves with drawing out parallels between apocryphal writings and early Mormon publications without any discussion of whether or not Joseph Smith had access to the texts under discussion. Moreover, a wide variety of modern translations of ancient apocryphal texts are often employed when there is no possible way that someone living in the early nineteenth century could have known them. This is particularly important when citing phrases or words that Joseph Smith might have incorporated into the language of his revelations.

Bushman, Richard Lyman. “Joseph Smith’s Place in the Study of Antiquity in Antebellum America.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Holland, David F. “American Visionaries and Their Approaches to the Past.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Bennett, Richard E. “‘A Very Particular Friend’—Luther Bradish.” In Approaching Antiquity.
MacKay, Michael Hubbard. “‘Git Them Translated’: Translating the Characters on the Gold Plates.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Wright, Mark Alan. “Joseph Smith and Native American Artifacts.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Roper, Matthew P. “Joseph Smith, Central American Ruins, and the Book of Mormon.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Jackson, Kent P. “Joseph Smith’s Biblical Antiquity.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Frederick, Nicholas J. “Of ‘Life Eternal’ and ‘Eternal Lives’: Joseph Smith’s Engagement with the Gospel of John.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Bowman, Matthew. “The Spectrum of Apostasy: Mormonism, Early Christianity and the Quest for True Religion in Antebellum America.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Grey, Matthew J. “‘The Word of the Lord in the Original’: Joseph Smith’s Study of Hebrew in Kirtland.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Welch, John W. “Joseph Smith’s Awareness of Greek and Latin.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Blumell, Lincoln H. “Palmyra and Jerusalem: Joseph Smith’s Scriptural Texts and the Writings of Flavius Josephus.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Heal, Kristian S. “Patristic Writings in Early Mormon Periodicals.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Gee, John. “Joseph Smith and Ancient Egypt.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Joseph Smith’s Biblical View of Egypt.” In Approaching Antiquity.
Hauglid, Brian M. “The Book of Abraham and the Egyptian Project: ‘A Knowledge of Hidden Languages’” In Approaching Antiquity.
Pierce, Krystal V. L., and David Rolph Seely, eds. Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.

This volume aims to assist in the personal and family study of the history and teachings of the Old Testament. The book gathers some of the clearest writings on the Old Testament that have been published by the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University. The Old Testament is not only foundational to our understanding of the birth, life, atonement, crucifixion, and resurrection of the Savior, as found in the New Testament, the Book of Mormon, and other scripture, but it also teaches us about God, our faith history, and the spiritual heritage of the house of Israel. ISBN 978-1-9503-0420-2

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Condie, Spencer J. “‘I Will Write My Law in Their Hearts’” In Approaching Holiness.
Seely, Jo Ann H., and David Rolph Seely. “Jesus the Messiah: Prophet, Priest and King.” In Approaching Holiness.
Jackson, Kent P. “The Old Testament and Easter.” In Approaching Holiness.
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘How Excellent Is Thy Lovingkindness’: The Gospel Principle of Hesed.” In Approaching Holiness.
Pike, Dana M. “Biblical Hebrew Words You Already Know and Why They Are Important.” In Approaching Holiness.
Calabro, David M. “Gestures of Praise: Lifting and Spreading the Hands in Biblical Prayer.” In Approaching Holiness.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Recognizing the Everlasting Covenant in the Scriptures.” In Approaching Holiness.
Benson, RoseAnn. “The Marriage of Adam and Eve: Ritual and Literary Elements.” In Approaching Holiness.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “The Whole Meaning of the Law: Christ’s Vicarious Sacrifice.” In Approaching Holiness.
Lund, Robert E. “Teaching Old Testament Laws.” In Approaching Holiness.
Pierce, Krystal V. L. “The Gēr in the Pentateuch and the Book of Mormon: Refugee Treatment under the Mosaic Law.” In Approaching Holiness.
Strathearn, Gaye. “‘Holiness to the Lord’ and Personal Temple Worship.” In Approaching Holiness.
Shannon, Avram R. “‘Come Near unto Me’: Guarded Space and Its Mediators in the Jerusalem Temple.” In Approaching Holiness.
Skinner, Andrew C. “Seeing God in His Temple: A Significant Theme in Israel’s Psalms.” In Approaching Holiness.
Hopkin, Shon D., and J. Arden Hopkin. “The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship.” In Approaching Holiness.
Ball, Terry B. “Isaiah and the Messiah.” In Approaching Holiness.
Rennaker, Jacob A. “Approaching Holiness: Sacred Space in Ezekiel.” In Approaching Holiness.
Schade, Aaron P. “The Imagery of Hosea’s Family and the Restoration of Israel.” In Approaching Holiness.
Sears, Joshua M. “‘O Lord God, Forgive!’: Prophetic Intercession in Amos.” In Approaching Holiness.
Pierce, George A. “Understanding Micah’s Lament for Judah (Micah 1:10–16) through Text, Archaeology, and Geography.” In Approaching Holiness.
Seely, David Rolph, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, eds. Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament. Proceedings of The 42nd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.

The 42nd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The Psalmist asks, “Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?” This year’s Sperry Symposium discusses ascending into the Lord’s mountain within the context of theophany, ancient temple worship, sacred space, sacrifice, offerings, and hymns and songs in the text of the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon. The scriptures contain a rich treasury of information of how ancient Israelites and the people in the Book of Mormon worshipped God and expressed themselves through ritual and devotions as found in the Psalms. These explorations of ancient temple worship help us to better understand and appreciate latter-day temple and worship traditions. ISBN 978-1-60907-581-1

Articles

Jackson, Kent P. “The Old Testament and Easter.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘That I May Dwell among Them’: Liminality and Ritual in the Tabernacle.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Douglas, Alex. “The Garden of Eden, the Ancient Temple, and Receiving a New Name.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. “The Tree of Knowledge as the Veil of the Sanctuary.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 49-65.

One thing that has always perplexed readers of Genesis is the location of the two special trees within the Garden of Eden. Although scripture initially applies the phrase “in the midst” only to the tree of life (Genesis 2:9), the tree of knowledge is later said by Eve to be located there too (see Genesis 3:3). In the context of these verses, the Hebrew phrase corresponding to “in the midst” literally means “in the center.” How can both trees be in the center?

Shannon, Avram R. “‘Come Near unto Me’: Guarded Space and Its Mediators in the Jerusalem Temple.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Gaskill, Alonzo L. “Clothed in Holy Garments: The Apparel of the Temple Officiants of Ancient Israel.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Calabro, David M. “Gestures of Praise: Lifting and Spreading the Hands in Biblical Prayer.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Worship: Bowing Down and Serving the Lord.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Pike, Dana M. “‘I Will Bless the Lord at All Times’: Blessing God in the Old Testament.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Thompson, John S. “The Context of Old Testament Temple Worship: Early Ancient Egyptian Rites.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Halverson, Jared M. “Swine’s Blood and Broken Serpents: The Rejection and Rehabilitation of Worship in the Old Testament.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Rennaker, Jacob A. “Approaching Holiness: Sacred Space in Ezekiel’s Temple Vision.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Hardison, Amy Blake. “Theophany on Sinai.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Darkness, Light, and the Lord: Elements of Israelite Theophanies.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Smith, Julie M. “‘The Lord . . . Bringeth Low, and Lifteth Up’: Hannah, Eli, and the Temple.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Skinner, Andrew C. “Seeing God in His Temple: A Significant Theme in Israel’s Psalms.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Hilton, John, III. “Old Testament Psalms in the Book of Mormon.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Alford, Kenneth L., and D. Bryce Baker. “Parallels between Psalms 25–31 and the Psalm of Nephi.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Hopkin, J. Arden, and Shon D. Hopkin. “The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
LeFevre, David A. “‘Give Me Right Word, O Lord’: The JST Changes in the Psalms.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Chadwick, Jeffrey R. “The Great Jerusalem Temple Prophecy: Latter-day Context and Likening unto Us.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Cowan, Richard O. “What Old Testament Temples Can Teach Us about Our Own Temple Activity.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
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Baugh, Alexander L., and Susan Easton Black, eds. Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff. Proceedings of The 2007 BYU Church History Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2010.

The 2007 BYU Church History Symposium Wilford Woodruff was different from his predecessors and successors in one particular way—he left an incredibly detailed handwritten record, spanning over sixty years, of nearly everything he did and experienced. He is arguably the third most important figure in all of LDS church history after Joseph Smith, who began Mormonism, and Brigham Young, who led the Saints to Utah and supervised the early colonization of the intermountain west. Through his skillful, inspired leadership and direction, Wilford Woodruff helped bring about accommodation and change, leading the Church into the social, cultural, and religious mainstream of American society. This book is a compilation of presentations selected from the annual BYU Church History Symposium hosted by BYU Religious Education to honor Wilford Woodruff, to explore his life and the many roles he filled, and to celebrate the two-hundredth anniversary of his birth. ISBN 978-0-8425-2776-7

Articles

Baugh, Alexander L. “Images of Wilford Woodruff’s Life: A Photographic Journey.” In Banner of the Gospel.
Woods, Fred E. “Wilford Woodruff and the Gathering of Modern-day Israel, 1834-50.” In Banner of the Gospel.
Thompson, Jason E. “‘The Lord Told Me to Go and I Went’” In Banner of the Gospel.
Green, Cynthia Doxey. “Wilford Woodruff: Missionary in Herefordshire.” In Banner of the Gospel.
Gaskill, Alonzo L. “‘To Every Man Is Given a Gift’” In Banner of the Gospel.
Esplin, Scott C. “Wilford Woodruff: A Founding Father of the Mormon Academies.” In Banner of the Gospel.
Bennett, Richard E. “Wilford Woodruff and the Rise of Temple Consciousness among the Latter-day Saints, 1877-84.” In Banner of the Gospel.
Neilson, Reid L. “A Friendship Forged in Exile.” In Banner of the Gospel.
Alexander, Thomas G. “The Odyssey of a Latter-day Prophet.” In Banner of the Gospel.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, and Stephen H. Smoot. “Wilford Woodruff’s 1897 Testimony.” In Banner of the Gospel.
Baugh, Alexander L. “Wilford Woodruff Chronology.” In Banner of the Gospel.
Cowan, Richard O. A Beacon on a Hill: The Los Angeles Temple. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.

President David O. McKay was intimately involved with the planning and construction of this largest temple that the Church had ever built. Its operation reflects some of the challenges the Church faced in the changing cultural climate of Southern California. This volume is a comprehensive history of the Los Angeles Temple. The text is illustrated with more than a hundred photographs of the construction, groundbreaking, installation of the angel Moroni, and cornerstone ceremony—many of which have not been previously published. This book is also enhanced with beautiful illustrations using modern artwork and photographs. Among the more notable artwork is the exquisite cover painting of the Los Angeles Temple by Kendall Davenport titled “A More Excellent Hope” (see more of Kendall’s artwork online at www.kendalldavenport.com ). ISBN 978-1-9443-9435-6

Chapters

Cowan, Richard O. “Preface.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Beginnings.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “The Temple Site.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Postwar Revival of Temple Planning.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Constructing the Temple.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Open House and Dedication.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “The Temple in Operation.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Building Bridges.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “The Temple as a Source of Blessing.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Time Line of Key Events.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Title History of the Los Angeles Temple Site.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Remarks at the Groundbreaking of the Los Angeles Temple.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Site Dedicatory Prayer.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “President William Noble Waite’s Reports in General Conference.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Talks Given at the Cornerstone Laying.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Contents of the Cornerstone Box.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Cornerstone Dedicatory Prayer.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Official Proclamations.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “First Presidency Messages at Temple Dedication Opening Session.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Temple Dedicatory Prayer.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Presidents and Matrons of the Los Angeles Temple.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Leaders of the Los Angeles Temple.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Glossary of Latter-day Saint Terms.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Cowan, Richard O. “Index.” In A Beacon on a Hill.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, Frank F. Judd Jr., and Thomas A. Wayment, eds. “Behold the Lamb of God”: An Easter Celebration. Proceedings of The 2007 BYU Easter Conference. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2008.

The 2007 BYU Easter Conference Followers of Jesus Christ since the beginning have referred to their Savior as the Lamb of God. While down by the River Jordan, John the Baptist was baptizing those who desired to follow the Savior. When the Savior approached the Baptist, John declared, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). After John baptized Jesus, he bore record “that he had baptized the Lamb of God” (1 Nephi 10:10). The next day, when John and two of his disciples saw Jesus, the Baptist again proclaimed, “Behold the Lamb of God!” (John 1:36). Three years later the Savior brought his Twelve Apostles to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. As Jews from all over the Roman Empire made pilgrimage to Herod’s Temple, firstborn male lambs without blemish were offered up as sacrifice, commemorating that God had physically delivered his people from their bondage to Pharaoh. During that same Passover, Jesus, the firstborn spirit son of God and the only mortal to live a perfect life, prepared himself to be offered up as a sacrifice in order to spiritually deliver God’s children from their bondage to Satan. This volume celebrates the life and sacrifice of the Lamb of God. ISBN 978-0-8425-2693-7

Articles

Busche, F. Enzio. “Lessons from the Lamb of God.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Huntsman, Eric D. “The Lamb of God: Unique Aspects of the Passion Narrative in John.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Strathearn, Gaye. “Discipleship in the Olivet Discourse in Mark’s Gospel.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Interpreting Caiaphas’s ‘Prophecy’ of the Savior’s Death.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Ball, Terry B., and Nathan Winn. “Doctrines from Our Savior’s Final Words.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Millet, Robert L. “Glorying in the Cross of Christ.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Gee, John. “The Great and Last Sacrifice.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Pheysey, Dawn C. “Picturing the Crucifixion.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Tate, George S. “The Resurrection as Olive Branch: A Meditation.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Toit, Herman du. “Picturing the Resurrection.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, Frank F. Judd Jr., and Thomas A. Wayment. “Jesus and the Ossuaries: First-Century Jewish Burial Practices and the Lost Tomb of Jesus.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”.
Jackson, Kent P., ed. A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.

This volume is written for readers of the Bible. It is intended to provide historical backgrounds concerning the peoples and lands of the Bible and is meant to supplement a study of the biblical narrative itself. Thus it is not a traditional history of the ancient Near East, because it does not address all periods and all societies but has its focus on those that enlighten the biblical text. It is also written with those Bible readers in mind who travel or study in Bible lands, with emphasis on places and artifacts that visitors frequently see today. This book is not a Religious Studies Center publication. It was produced by the RSC on behalf of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, Brigham Young University. ISBN 978-1-9443-9402-8

Articles

Ludlow, Jared W. “The World of the Bible.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Chadwick, Jeffrey R. “Archaeology.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Stratford, Edward. “The Earliest Civilizations and Cities of the Near East.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Phillips, Monica Louise. “Early Mesopotamia.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Egypt’s Old Kingdom.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Egypt’s Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Seely, David Rolph. “Genesis and the Ancient Near East.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Pierce, George A. “The Canaanites.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Pierce, Krystal V. L. “Egypt’s New Kingdom.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “The Exodus.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Pierce, George A. “Sea Peoples and Philistines.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Pierce, George A. “Israel’s Conquest and Settlement.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Skinner, Andrew C. “Early Israel in Canaan.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Pike, Dana M. “Israel’s United Monarchy (1030?-931 BCE).” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Seely, David Rolph. “Temples in the Near East and Israel.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Stratford, Edward. “The Neo-Assyrian Empire.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Schade, Aaron P. “Ammonites, Moabites, Pheonicians, Arameans, and Edomites.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Pike, Dana M. “Israel’s Divided Monarchy, Part 1 (930-841 BCE).” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Pike, Dana M. “Israel’s Divided Monarchy, Part 2 (841-722 BCE).” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Seely, David Rolph. “Judah Alone (722-586 BCE).” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Stratford, Edward. “The Neo-Babylonian Empire.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Skinner, Andrew C. “The Persian Empire and the Restored Jewish Nation.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Peek, Cecilia M. “The Greeks and Alexander the Great.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Peek, Cecilia M. “The Hellenistic Age.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Huntsman, Eric D. “The Romans.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Grey, Matthew J. “The Time of Herod the Great.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Grey, Matthew J. “Roman Palestine after Herod the Great.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Ludlow, Jared W. “Intertestamental Literature and the Dead Sea Scrolls.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Strathearn, Gaye. “Early Christianity.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Huntsman, Eric D. “The Byzantine Period.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Hamblin, William J. “Palestine and the Arabs.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Hamblin, William J. “Medieval Palestine and the Crusades.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World.
Ball, Terry B., and Ray L. Huntington, eds. The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2001.

Is the New Testament doctrinally complete? Does God condone anger as the book of Matthew seems to suggest? What does the book of Mormon teach us about the concept of hell as compared to the Bible and the teachings of other Christian faiths? What is the meaning of the word gospel? In this volume, fourteen Latter-day Saint scholars answer these and other questions with a collection of thought-provoking essays. These essays show that the Book of Mormon confirms the truth of the New Testament while offering a more complete understanding of the plan of salvation. ISBN 1-5734-5836-8

Articles

Judd, Daniel K. “The Final Judgment.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 1-18.
Largey, Dennis L. “The Key of Knowledge.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 19-31.
Marsh, W. Jeffrey. “The Priesthood.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 33-44.
Matthews, Robert J. “The Meaning of the Word Gospel.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 45-56.
Nyman, Monte S. “A Scriptural Comparison Concerning Anger: 3 Nephi 12:22 and Matthew 5:22.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 57-76.
Ostler, Craig James. “Hell Second Death, Lake of Fire and Brimstone, and Outer Darkness.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 77-89.
Reeve, Rex C., Jr. “The Second Coming of Jesus.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 92-109.
Satterfield, Bruce K. “A Doctrinal Framework for the New Testament.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 111-23.
Top, Brent L. “The Sacrament: Building upon Christ’s Rock.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 125-37.
Wilson, Keith J. “Baptism.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 139-57.
Ball, Terry B. “Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 159-71.
Flinders, Neil J. “Gethsemane and Golgotha: Why and What the Savior Suffered.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 173-99.
Garrett, H. Dean. “Spiritual Rebirth: Have Ye Been Born of God?” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 201-17.
Huntington, Ray L. “The Resurrection: An Embattled Keystone.” In The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, 219-33.
Keller, Roger R. Book of Mormon Authors: Their Words and Messages. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1996.

Many Latter-day Saints can distinguish between the writings of prophets such as Ezra Taft Benson, David O. McKay, and Brigham Young, because each of these men had characteristics and themes unique to himself. The author reasons that if the writings of latter-day prophets reflect their authors’ personal characteristics, then records left by ancient prophets should also contain features that distinguish their authors as individuals. In this book, the traits that set each Book of Mormon author apart from the others are analyzed. The suggestion made by critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that the Book of Mormon was written by a single nineteenth-century author is refuted. ISBN 1-5700-8276-6

Keywords: Authorship; Text

Chapters

Keller, Roger R. “Acknowledgements.” In Book of Mormon Authors: Their Words and Messages.
Keller, Roger R. “Introduction.” In Book of Mormon Authors: Their Words and Messages.
Keller, Roger R. “Prophets and Theologies.” In Book of Mormon Authors: Their Words and Messages, 1-19.
Keller, Roger R. “Laws and Commandments.” In Book of Mormon Authors: Their Words and Messages, 21-39.
Keller, Roger R. “Church and Churches.” In Book of Mormon Authors: Their Words and Messages, 42-57.
Keller, Roger R. “Earth.” In Book of Mormon Authors: Their Words and Messages.
Keller, Roger R. “Israel.” In Book of Mormon Authors: Their Words and Messages.
Keller, Roger R. “Land and Lands.” In Book of Mormon Authors: Their Words and Messages, 103-150.
Keller, Roger R. “Summary Tests of a Method.” In Book of Mormon Authors: Their Words and Messages, 151-197.
Keller, Roger R. “Appendix.” In Book of Mormon Authors: Their Words and Messages.
Reynolds, Noel B., ed. Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1982.

In this volume, nine Latter-day Saint scholars each address the question of Book of Mormon authorship from a different approach. The tests of authenticity they employ rely on analytical techniques borrowed from such diverse disciplines as history, literature, statistics, and ancient Near Eastern studies. For both layman and scholar, this book makes exciting reading. While ultimate acceptance of the Book of Mormon as the word of God is and will remain a spiritual matter, the reasoned analyses, comparisons, and examinations contained in these pages add to the swelling volume of evidence that supports Joseph Smith’s account of the authorship of that book. ISBN 0-8849-4469-7

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Book of Mormon Authorship; Book of Mormon Translation; Early Church History; Joseph; Jr.; Mormon (Prophet); Moroni (Son of Mormon); Smith, Joseph, Jr.

Chapters

Reynolds, Noel B. “Introduction.” In Book of Mormon Authorship.
Madsen, Truman G. “B. H. Roberts and the Book of Mormon.” In Book of Mormon Authorship, 7-32.

In this article Madsen introduces B. H. Roberts and presents a synopsis of his rigorous life-time study of the Book of Mormon. Roberts approached the Book of Mormon from many different perspectives, all adding to his conviction that it was authentic scripture. The article explores these perspectives and suggests that B. H. Roberts\'s five- decade probing of the book was “shrewd,” “ground-breaking,” and faith-promoting. Through Roberts the modern reader can come to understand the kind of challenge the Book of Mormon poses for an honest inquirer and how one can try to deal with that challenge.

Keywords: Anachronisms; Ancient America; Archaeology; Conversion; Doctrine; Historicity; Literary Criticism; Missionary Work; Roberts, B.H.; Scripture Study; Smith, Joseph, Jr.; Three Witnesses; Translation
Welch, John W. “Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon.” In Book of Mormon Authorship, 33-52.
Reynolds, Noel B. “Nephi’s Outline.” In Book of Mormon Authorship, 53-74.
Griggs, C. Wilfred. “The Book of Mormon as an Ancient Book.” In Book of Mormon Authorship, 75-102.
Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Shots in the Dark.” In Book of Mormon Authorship, 103-41.
England, Eugene. “Through the Arabian Desert to a Bountiful Land.” In Book of Mormon Authorship, 143-56.
Larsen, Wayne A., and Alvin C. Rencher. “Who Wrote the Book of Mormon?” In Book of Mormon Authorship, 157-88.
Bushman, Richard Lyman. “The Book of Mormon and the American Revolution.” In Book of Mormon Authorship, 189-212.
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Credibility of the Book of Mormon Translators.” In Book of Mormon Authorship, 213-37.
Becerra, Daniel, Amy Easton-Flake, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Joseph M. Spencer. Book of Mormon Studies: An Introduction and Guide. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.

Where does one go to learn more about Book of Mormon studies? For those who do not regularly engage with scholarship, it’s hard to know how to begin. Currently there’s no general guide to Book of Mormon scholarship available to the public. Even with all that’s happened in the last few decades, and especially all that’s happening right now in Book of Mormon studies, this situation needs to be remedied. There has been no general guide to Book of Mormon scholarship available to the public—until now. This introduction breaks down Book of Mormon studies, from its history to the obstacles that will need to be overcome as it moves forward. Additionally, this introduction provides readers with resources that they can turn to for further information on Book of Mormon studies. ISBN 978-1-9503-0426-4

Unattributed. A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.

“The Book of Mormon provides resounding and great answers to what Amulek designated as ’the great question’—namely, is there really a redeeming Christ? (Alma 34:5–6). The Book of Mormon with clarity and with evidence says, ’Yes! Yes! Yes!’ ” This declaration by Elder Neal A. Maxwell is the first in what might be described as a treasure trove of answers—a collection of twenty-seven though-provoking essays exploring and explaining the great truths found in the book of Mormon. Selected from more than three decades of symposia and conferences held at Brigham Young University, these essays by General Authorities and religious educators are filled with insights that will appeal to any serious student of the “keystone of our religion.” A Book of Mormon Treasury covers a wide variety of gospel topics, from “Agency and Freedom,” “Faith, Hope, and Charity,” and “The Doctrine of a Covenant People” to “Abinadi’s Commentary on Isaiah,” “The Natural Man: An Enemy to God,” and “The Concept of Hell.” Arranged to follow the order of the books in the Book of Mormon, each essay provides a deeper look into familiar doctrines, illuminating the gems of truth found within this sacred book of scripture. Among the valuable insights offered are these: “The highest and most revered purpose of the Book of Mormon is to restore to Abraham’s seed that crucial message declaring Christ’s divinity, convincing all who read its pages ’with a sincere heart, with real intent’ that Jesus is the Christ (Moroni 10:4).”—Elder Jeffrey R. Holland “Even as the criticism of the Book of Mormon continues to intensify, the book continues to testify and to diversify its displays of interior consistency, conceptual richness, and its connection with antiquity.”—Elder Neal A. Maxwell “Serious and careful study of the Fall in the Book of Mormon can drive people to their knees, bringing them to acknowledge their own weaknesses and thus their need for the Lord’s redemption. The Atonement is necessary because of the Fall, and unless people sense the effects of Eden—both cosmically and personally—they cannot comprehend the impact of Gethsemane and Calvary.”—Robert L. Millet ISBN 978-1-5903-8099-4

Articles

Maxwell, Neal A. “The Book of Mormon.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 1-18.
Nelson, Russell M. “Jesus the Christ—Our Master and More.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 19-31.
Oaks, Dallin H. “Agency and Freedom.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 32-46.
Holland, Jeffrey R. “Rending the Veil of Unbelief.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 47-66.
Larsen, Dean L. “Likening the Scriptures unto Us.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 67-79.
Wells, Robert E. “The Liahona Triad.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 80-96.
Keywords: Allegory; Liahona
Ludlow, Daniel H. “The Title Page.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 97-111.
Robinson, Stephen E. “Early Christianity and 1 Nephi 13–14.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 112-27.
Wilcox, S. Michael. “Nephi’s Message to the ‘Gentiles’” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 128-43.
Keywords: Gentile; Gospel; Holy Ghost; Jesus Christ; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Prophecy; Stumbling Block; Testimony
Brown, S. Kent. “Recovering the Missing Record of Lehi.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 144-72.
Matthews, Robert J. “Jacob: Prophet, Theologian, Historian.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 173-91.
Black, Susan Easton. “King Benjamin.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 192-202.
Millet, Robert L. “The Natural Man.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 203-22.
Nyman, Monte S. “Abinadi’s Commentary on Isaiah.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 223-45.
Brown, S. Kent. “Alma’s Conversion.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 246-61.
Dahl, Larry E. “The Concept of Hell.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 262-79.
Keywords: Amulek; Hell; Spirit Prison; Spirit World
Thomas, M. Catherine. “Types and Shadows of Deliverance in the Book of Mormon.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 280-94.
Keywords: Deliverance; Shadow; Type
Top, Brent L. “Faith Unto Repentance.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 295-315.

In every dispensation, from Adam to the present day, the Lord’s anointed prophets have been under a divine mandate to “preach nothing save it were repentance and faith on the Lord”. The central message of the gospel of Jesus Christ is and has always been that through the Atonement of the Lamb of God, the scarlet sins of man can become “white as snow”. Without a knowledge and acceptance of what the scriptures generally, and the Book of Mormon specifically, teach about the doctrine of repentance, one may seek through self-justification to make repentance easier than it really is or through doctrinal distortion to make it more difficult than it needs to be.

Keywords: Doctrine; Faith; Gospel; Repentance
Welch, John W. “Ten Testimonies of Jesus Christ from the Book of Mormon.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 316-42.
Draper, Richard D. “The First Coming of the Lord to the Jews.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 343-56.
McConkie, Joseph Fielding. “The Doctrine of a Covenant People.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 357-77.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. “One by One.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 378-88.
Millet, Robert L. “‘This Is My Gospel’” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 389-411.
Skinner, Andrew C. “The Doctrine of God the Father in the Book of Mormon.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 412-26.
Brinley, Douglas E. “The Jaredites: A Case Study in Following the Brethren.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 427-41.
Keywords: Ether (Book of); Jaredites; Obedience; Revelation
Judd, Daniel K. “The Spirit of Christ: A Light Amidst the Darkness.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 442-56.
Dahl, Larry E. “Faith, Hope, and Charity.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury, 457-70.
Nyman, Monte S., and Charles D. Tate Jr., eds. The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9–30, This Is My Gospel. Proceedings of The Eighth Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993.

The Eighth Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU Chapters 9 through 30 of 3 Nephi are perhaps the most choice part of the entire Book of Mormon because this section chronicles the transcendent visit of the Risen Lord to the Nephite Saints, His profound teachings, and His amazing, compassionate ministry. His recorded actions and utterance during this period offer remarkable scope for a reverent and knowledgeable review such as that done by sixteen scholars in this book. The 3 Nephi text, like that of the entire Book of Mormon, is shown to be “remarkably efficient” and to give “extraordinary unity and coherence to . . . its message.” ISBN 0-8849-4913-3

Articles

Millet, Robert L. “‘This Is My Gospel’” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Matthews, Robert J. “Jesus the Savior in 3 Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Nyman, Monte S. “The Designations Jesus Gives Himself in 3 Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Benson, Alvin K. “Geological Upheaval and Darkness in 3 Nephi 8–10.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Blanch, Mae. “Repentance: The Gift of Love.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Brown, S. Kent. “Moses and Jesus: The Old Adorns the New.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Whiting, Gary R. “The Commandment to Be Perfect.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Cloward, Robert A. “The Savior’s Missionary Training Sermon in 3 Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Parry, Donald W. “‘Pray Always’: Learning to Pray as Jesus Prayed.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Anderson, Kenneth W. “The Twelve: A Light unto This People.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
McConkie, Joseph Fielding. “The Doctrine of a Covenant People.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. “One by One: The Fifth Gospel’s Model of Service.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Lambert, Neal E. “The Symbolic Unity of Christ’s Ministry in 3 Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Hansen, Gerald, Jr. “Gathering to the Temple: Teachings of the Second Day.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Cowan, Richard O. “The Church Shall Bear My Name and Be Built upon My Gospel.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Williams, Clyde J. “The Three Nephites and the Doctrine of Translation.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30.
Nyman, Monte S., and Charles D. Tate Jr., eds. The Book of Mormon: Alma, the Testimony of the Word. Proceedings of The Sixth Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992.

The Sixth Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU Nineteen papers on a variety of topics related to the largest book in the Book of Mormon, Alma, make up this volume. These topics include the relevance of the book of Alma to our modern situation, classic discourses of Alma the Younger, the doctrinal and spiritual understanding afforded by Alma’s counsel to his son Corianton, and an enlightening look at the anti-Christ Korihor. The missionary experiences of the sons of Mosiah and Captain Moroni are also discussed. The conclusions drawn in these papers reflect the authors’ testimony of what Alma himself knew to be true: that God’s word has—and always will have—“a great tendency to lead the people to do that which [is] just.” ISBN 0-8849-4841-2

Articles

Larsen, Dean L. “Likening the Scriptures unto Us.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Reeve, Rex C., Jr. “Dealing with Opposition to the Church.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Caldwell, C. Max. “‘A Mighty Change’” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Matthews, Robert J. “The Probationary Nature of Mortality.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Millet, Robert L. “The Holy Order of God.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Williams, Clyde J. “Instruments in the Hands of God.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Lund, Gerald N. “An Anti-Christ in the Book of Mormon—The Face May Be Strange, but the Voice Is Familiar.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Sorensen, Elaine Shaw. “Seeds of Faith: A Follower’s View of Alma 32.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Brown, S. Kent. “Alma’s Conversion: Reminiscences in His Sermons.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Garrett, H. Dean. “The Three Most Abominable Sins.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Nyman, Monte S. “The State of the Soul between Death and the Resurrection.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Cowan, Richard O. “A New Meaning of ‘Restoration’” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Peterson, H. Donl. “The Law of Justice and the Law of Mercy.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Valletta, Thomas R. “The Captain and the Covenant.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Parsons, Robert E. “Hagoth and the Polynesians.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Hansen, Gerald, Jr. “The Book of Alma as a Prototype for Teaching the Word of God.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Parry, Donald W. “Teaching in Black and White.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Bassett, K. Douglas. “Nephi’s Freedom Thesis and the Sons of Helaman.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Woods, Fred E. “The Record of Alma.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma.
Hardy, Grant R., ed. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ: Maxwell Institute Study Edition. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.

This exquisitely produced volume presents the official Latter-day Saint edition of the Book of Mormon in an attractive, accessible, readable version that brings to Latter-day Saints the helpful features that have been part of standard Bible publishing for decades: paragraphs, quotation marks, poetic stanzas, section headings, and superscripted verse numbers. The latest Latter-day Saint scholarship is reflected in its brief, thoughtfully considered footnotes, although the focus is always on the text itself—its wording, structure, and interconnections—allowing the book’s sacred message to be heard anew. The Maxwell Institute Study Edition is ideally suited to both new readers of the Book of Mormon and also those who know the book well and have loved its teachings and testimony of Christ for many years. ISBN 978-1-9443-9465-3

Articles

Hardy, Grant R. “Introduction.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Testimony of Three Witnesses.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Testimony of Eight Witnesses.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Testimony of Emma Smith.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Brief Explanation about the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Brief History of the Text.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Abbreviations.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Using the Study Edition.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “1 Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “2 Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Jacob.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Enos.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Jarom.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Omni.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Words of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Mosiah.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Alma.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Helaman.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “3 Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “4 Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Mormon (Chapters 1-7).” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Mormon (Chapters 8-9).” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Ether.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Moroni.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Maps and Charts.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Joseph Smith’s Statements on the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Stories of the Translation.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “General Notes.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Literary Parallelism.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Index of Names.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hardy, Grant R. “Reference Guide to the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Nyman, Monte S., and Charles D. Tate Jr., eds. The Book of Mormon: First Nephi, the Doctrinal Foundation. Proceedings of The Second Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1989.

The Second Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU In a variety of themes and approaches, the symposium papers reproduced in this volume explore the first book in the Book of Mormon—First Nephi. The value of the Book of Mormon, historical background of the plates, and the title page are all discussed. How the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ, how its biblical allusions and its affirmations of God’s dealings with man establish the truth of the Bible; and how textual evidences further verify the authenticity of the Book of Mormon are demonstrated. ISBN 0-8849-4647-9

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Maxwell, Neal A. “The Book of Mormon: A Great Answer to ‘The Great Question’” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 1-18.
Ludlow, Daniel H. “The Title Page.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 19-34.
Welch, John W. “The Calling of a Prophet.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 35-54.
Peterson, H. Donl. “Father Lehi.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 55-66.
Nyman, Monte S. “Lehi and Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 67-77.
Turner, Rodney. “The Prophet Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 79-97.
Reeve, Rex C., Jr. “The Book of Mormon Plates.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 99-111.
Black, Susan Easton. “‘Behold, I Have Dreamed a Dream’” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 113-24.
Parrish, Alan K. “Stela 5, Izapa: A Layman’s Consideration of the Tree of Life Stone.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 125-50.
Lund, Gerald N. “The Mysteries of God Revealed by the Power of the Holy Ghost.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 151-60.
Millet, Robert L. “Another Testament of Jesus Christ.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,.
Robinson, Stephen E. “Early Christianity and 1 Nephi 13–14.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,.
Matthews, Robert J. “Establishing the Truth of the Bible.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,.
Flammer, Philip M. “A Land of Promise Choice above All Other Lands.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,.
Johnson, Clark V. “From Small Means the Lord Brings about Great Things.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,.
Cheesman, Paul R. “Lehi’s Journeys.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,.
Sorenson, John L. “Transoceanic Crossings.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,.
Parsons, Robert E. “The Prophecies of the Prophets.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 271-81.
Hoskisson, Paul Y. “Textual Evidences for the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,.
Madsen, Truman G. “B. H. Roberts: The Book of Mormon and the Atonement.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi,, 297-314.
Holland, Jeffrey R. “Conclusion and Charge.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi.
Tate, Charles D., Jr., and Monte S. Nyman, eds. The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, From Zion to Destruction. Proceedings of The Ninth Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1995.

The Ninth Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU As the final installment in the book of Mormon Symposium series, this volume examines the last four books of the Nephite record: 4 Nephi, Mormon, Ether, and Moroni. Perhaps more than any other part in the Book of Mormon, this section powerfully portrays the cycle through which the ancient inhabitants of America passed many times—the cycle that took them from righteousness to wickedness, from Zion to destruction. Twenty-five contributors here explore the details of this tragic cycle—as it occurred in both the Nephite and the Jaredite civilizations—and also discuss many related doctrinal and historical issues. Realizing the Book of Mormon’s relevance to our day, the writers further take the opportunity to point out the many modern applications. ISBN 0-8849-4974-5

Articles

Millet, Robert L. “Alive in Christ: the Salvation of Little Children.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 1-17.
Matthews, Robert J. “The Mission of Jesus Christ—Ether 3 and 4:2.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 19-29.
Anderson, Kenneth W. “‘The Knowledge Hid Up Because of Unbelief’” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 31-44.
Brinley, Douglas E. “The Jaredites—A Case Study in Following the Brethren.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni.
Butler, John M. “The ‘Author’ and the ‘Finisher’ of the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 61-68.
Donaldson, Lee L. “The Plates of Ether and the Covenant of the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 69-79.
Garrett, H. Dean. “Light in Our Vessels: Faith, Hope, and Charity.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 81-93.
Hansen, Gerald, Jr. “Preparing for the Judgment.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 95-104.
Hatch, Gary L. “Mormon and Moroni: Father and Son.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 105-15.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. “Mormon, the Man and the Message.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 117-31.
Judd, Daniel K. “The Spirit of Christ: A Light amidst the Darkness.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 133-46.
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Jaredite Zion Societies: Hope for a Better World.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 147-52.
LeBaron, E. Dale. “Ether and Mormon: Parallel Prophets of Warning and Witness.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 153-65.
Merrill, Byron R. “There Was No Contention.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 167-83.
Middleton, Michael W. “Gatherings in the Last Days: Saved in Sheaves, Burned in Bundles.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 185-97.
Nyman, Monte S. “The Judgment Seat of Christ.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 199-213.
O’Driscoll, Jeffrey S. “Zion, Zion, Zion: Keys to Understanding Ether 13.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni.
Peterson, H. Donl. “Moroni, the Last of the Nephite Prophets.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 235-49.
Rasmus, Carolyn J. “‘Weak Things Made Strong’” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 251-62.
Rencher, Alvin C. “Unity through the Power of Charity.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 263-75.
Satterfield, Bruce K. “Moroni 9–10: Remember How Merciful the Lord Hath Been.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 277-88.
Skinner, Andrew C. “Zion Gained and Lost: Fourth Nephi as the Quintessential Model.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 289-302.
Valletta, Thomas R. “Jared and His Brother.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 303-22.
Van Orden, Bruce A. “Preach the Gospel to Every Creature.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 323-35.
Woodworth, Warner P. “The Socioeconomics of Zion.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, 337-52.
Nyman, Monte S., ed. The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, According to Thy Word. Proceedings of The Seventh Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992.

The Seventh Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU “All things shall be done unto thee according to thy word, for thou shalt not ask that which is contrary to my will.” This was the Lord’s glorious promise to Nephi, son of Helaman. The general wickedness that prevailed in much of Nephite society during Nephi’s day was in stark contrast to his exemplary faithfulness. Why was this so? How did the people’s decline come about so rapidly? What specific messages do the book of Helaman and the early chapters of 3 Nephi contain for our day? Seventeen symposium papers collected in this volume address these and other issues related to events and conditions among the Nephites and the Lamanites during the eighty or so years prior to the Savior’s appearance on the American continent. Contributors not only discuss great doctrinal teachings of stalwarts like Nephi, Samuel the Lamanite, and Mormon but also provide detailed analyses of how and why the Nephites moved from a condition of righteousness to one of wickedness during this critical period in their history. ISBN 0-8849-4864-1

Articles

Nelson, Russell M. “Jesus the Christ—Our Master and More.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 1-14.
Millet, Robert L. “The Only Sure Foundation.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 15-38.
Brinley, Douglas E. “The Promised Land and Its Covenant Peoples.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 39-64.
Matthews, Robert J. “Patterns of Apostasy in the Book of Helaman.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 65-80.
Fowles, John L. “The Decline of the Nephites: Rejection of the Covenant and Word of God.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 81-92.
Thomas, Brett P. “They Did Remember His Words.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 93-114.
Skinner, Andrew C. “Nephi’s Ultimate Encounter with Deity.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 115-128.
Mackay, Thomas W. “Mormon’s Philosophy of History: Helaman 12 in the Perspective of Mormon’s Editing Procedure.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 129-146.
Nyman, Monte S. “The Restoration of Plain and Precious Parts: The Book of Helaman.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 147-162.
Hansen, Gerald, Jr. “The Terrifying Book of Helaman.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 163-176.
Shute, R. Wayne, and Wayne E. Brickey. “Prophets and Perplexity: The Book of Helaman as a Case Study.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8.
Riddle, Chauncey C. “Days of Wickedness and Vengeance: Analysis of 3 Nephi 6 and 7.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 191-206.
Pew, W. Ralph. “‘Yield Your Heart to God’—the Process of Sanctification.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 207-222.
Christenson, Allen J. “Nephite Trade Networks and the Dangers of a Class Society.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 223-240.
Anderson, Ronald D. “Leitworter in Helaman and 3 Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8.
Cowan, Richard O. “The Lamanites—A More Accurate Image.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 251-264.
Ludlow, Victor L. “Secret Covenant Teachings of Men and the Devil in Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, 265-282.
Nyman, Monte S., and Charles D. Tate Jr., eds. The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon, To Learn with Joy. Proceedings of The Fourth Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1990.

The Fourth Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU The remarks of this volume are centered on the small plates of Nephi—Jacob through the Words of Mormon. The greatness of Lehi’s son Jacob is brought out, with special reference to his remarkable grasp of the doctrine of the Atonement, his powerful preaching about Christ, and his affirmations as to the central role of Christ in all gospel dispensations. Enos, Amaleki, and the anti-Christ Sherem are other topics discussed. Clarification is given on the structure of the Book of Mormon in terms of the large and the small plates of Nephi, the plates of Mormon (the abridgment), and the Words of Mormon. Latter-day Saint scholars who have experience the spiritual power of the Book of Mormon share here their insights on specific themes. ISBN 0-8849-4734-3

Articles

Nyman, Monte S. “To Learn with Joy: Sacred Preaching, Great Revelation, Prophesying.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 193-208.
Packer, Boyd K. “‘The Law and the Light’” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 1-31.
Matthews, Robert J. “Jacob: Prophet, Theologian, Historian.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 33-53.
Brown, Cheryl. “‘I Speak Somewhat Concerning That Which I Have Written’” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 55-72.
Cowan, Richard O. “‘We Did Magnify Our Office unto the Lord’” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 73-86.
Hess, Wilford M. “Botanical Comparisons in the Allegory of the Olive Tree.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 87-102.
Hlavaty, Lauri. “The Religion of Moses and the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 103-24.
Johnson, Clark V. “Prophetic Decree and Ancient Histories Tell the Story of America.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 125-39.
Largey, Dennis L. “Enos: His Mission and His Message.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 141-56.
McConkie, Joseph Fielding. “The Testimony of Christ Through the Ages.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 157-73.
Millet, Robert L. “Sherem the Anti-Christ.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 175-91.
Ricks, Eldin. “The Small Plates of Nephi and the Words of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 209-19.
Riddle, Chauncey C. “Pride and Riches.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 221-34.
Tanner, John S. “Literary Reflections on Jacob and His Descendants.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 251-69.
Turner, Rodney. “Morality and Marriage in the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 271-94.
Whiting, Gary R. “The Testimony of Amaleki.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon,, 295-306.
Nyman, Monte S., ed. The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, Salvation Only Through Christ. Proceedings of The Fifth Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1991.

The Fifth Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU King Benjamin’s monumental address on service and the Savior; the powerful testimony and the martyrdom of the prophet Abinadi; the moving conversion stories of both Alma the Elder and Alma the Younger; the deliverance of Nephites from Lamanite bondage—this is the historically and doctrinally rich material of which this volume’s papers draw their themes. Other questions and issues are explored: What specific, vital lessons about following living prophets, making and keeping covenants, and developing Christlike qualities can parents draw from the book of Mosiah to teach to their children, and how can they effectively teach them those lessons? What political and social insights, as well as warnings, are implied by the similarities between the Nephite system of judges and the constitutional system of the United States? Other topics include an in-depth look at the priesthood calling and practices, the process of spiritual rebirth, and lessons on bondage. ISBN 0-8849-4816-1

Articles

Maxwell, Neal A. “‘The Children of Christ’” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 1-21.
Anderson, Kenneth W. “What Parents Should Teach Their Children from the Book of Mosiah.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 23-36.
Black, Susan Easton. “King Benjamin: In the Service of Your God.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 37-48.
Donaldson, Lee L. “Benjamin and Noah: The Principle of Dominion.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 49-58.
Largey, Dennis L. “Lessons from the Zarahemla Churches.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 59-71.
Lund, Gerald N. “Divine Indebtedness and the Atonement.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 73-89.
Matthews, Robert J. “Abinadi: The Prophet and Martyr.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 91-111.
Merrill, Byron R. “Government By the Voice of the People: a Witness and a Warning.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 113-137.
Millet, Robert L. “The Natural Man: An Enemy to God.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 139-159.
Nyman, Monte S. “Abinadi’s Commentary on Isaiah.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 161-186.
Peterson, Daniel C. “Priesthood in Mosiah.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 187-210.
Peterson, H. Donl. “Church Discipline in the Book of Mosiah.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 211-226.
Pew, W. Ralph. “For the Sake of Retaining a Remission of Your Sins.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 227-245.
Wilcox, S. Michael. “Spiritual Rebirth.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 247-260.
Williams, Clyde J. “Deliverance from Bondage.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, 261-274.
Nyman, Monte S., ed. The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, the Doctrinal Structure. Proceedings of The Third Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1989.

The Third Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU In this volume, twenty-two scholars comment knowledgeably on a variety of themes evoked by the prophetic words of Isaiah, Lehi, Nephi, and Jacob as given in 2 Nephi. Contributors discuss doctrines of Christ such as repentance, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost, the Fall, the Atonement, hope, endurance, the name of Jesus Christ as revealed to the Nephites, and the Nephite diligence in teaching and transmitting the gospel. Comments on the early Nephite period deepen our appreciation for Nephi’s spiritual strength. Although many perspectives are offered here, its underlying purpose is to illumine, clarify, and reinforce the gospel of Jesus Christ. ISBN 0-8849-4699-1

Articles

Oaks, Dallin H. “Free Agency and Freedom.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 1-17.
Nyman, Monte S. “Come to Understanding and Learn Doctrine.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 19-37.
Parrish, Alan K. “Lehi and the Covenant of the Promised Land: A Modern Appraisal.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 39-59.
Welch, John W. “Lehi’s Last Will and Testament: A Legal Approach.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 61-82.
Lund, Gerald N. “The Fall of Man and His Redemption.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 83-106.
Sorensen, A. Don. “Lehi on God’s Law and an Opposition in All Things.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 107-32.
Turner, Rodney. “The Lamanite Mark.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 133-57.
Gentry, Leland H. “God Will Fulfill His Covenants with the House of Israel.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 159-76.
Matthews, Robert J. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ: 2 Nephi 9.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 177-99.
Brandt, Edward J. “The Name Jesus Christ Revealed to the Nephites.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 201-6.
Millet, Robert L. “The Influence of the Brass Plates on the Teachings of Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 207-25.
Farley, S. Brent. “Nephi, Isaiah, and the Latter-day Restoration.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 227-39.
Ludlow, Daniel H. “The Message to the Jews with Special Emphasis on 2 Nephi 25.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 241-57.
Reeve, Rex C., Jr. “We Labor Diligently to Persuade Our Children to Believe in Christ: 2 Nephi 25:21 to 26:11.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 259-67.
Wilcox, S. Michael. “Nephi’s Message to the Gentiles.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 259-67.
Largey, Dennis L. “The Enemies of Christ: 2 Nephi 28.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 287-305.
Van Orden, Bruce A. “The Law of Witnesses in 2 Nephi.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 307-21.
Underwood, Grant. “Insights from the Early Years: 2 Nephi 28–30.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 323-39.
Benson, Alvin K. “Some Key Ingredients for Finding and Understanding the Truth in Science and Religion.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 341-53.
Dahl, Larry E. “The Doctrine of Christ: 2 Nephi 31–32.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 355-75.
Garrett, H. Dean. “Nephi’s Farewell.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 377-90.
Robinson, Stephen E. “The ‘Expanded’ Book of Mormon?” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, 391-414.
Cheesman, Paul R., ed. The Book of Mormon: The Keystone Scripture. Proceedings of The First Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1988.

The First Annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU Joseph Smith called it “the most correct . . . book on earth” and “the keystone of our religion.” Both correctness and keystone are reflected in these papers presented at the Religious Studies Center’s first annual Book of Mormon Symposium at BYU. The foremost consideration is the book’s message about Jesus Christ and His mission and teachings. ISBN 0-8849-4637-1

Articles

Ludlow, Daniel H. “The Challenge of the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon,, 1-20.
Matthews, Robert J. “What the Book of Mormon Tells Us about Jesus Christ.” In The Book of Mormon,, 21-43.
Millet, Robert L. “The Ministry of the Father and the Son.” In The Book of Mormon,, 44-72.
McConkie, Joseph Fielding. “A Comparison of Book of Mormon, Bible, and Traditional Teachings on the Doctrines of Salvation.” In The Book of Mormon,, 73-90.
Jackson, Kent P. “The Beginnings of Christianity in the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon,, 91-99.
Turner, Rodney. “The Three Nephite Churches of Christ.” In The Book of Mormon,, 91-99.
Ricks, Stephen D. “Fasting in the Book of Mormon and the Bible.” In The Book of Mormon,, 127-136.
Dahl, Larry E. “Faith, Hope, Charity.” In The Book of Mormon,, 137-50.
Brown, Gayle O. “Love in the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon,, 151-63.
Carter, George F. “Before Columbus.” In The Book of Mormon,, 151-63.
Totten, Norman. “Categories of Evidence for Old World Contacts with Ancient America.” In The Book of Mormon,, 187-205.
Cheesman, Paul R. “Cultural Parallels between the Old World and the New World.” In The Book of Mormon,, 206-17.
Christianson, James R. “The Bering Strait and American Indian Origins.” In The Book of Mormon,, 218-36.
Horton, George A., Jr. “Book of Mormon—Transmission from Translator to Printed Text.” In The Book of Mormon,, 237-55.
Black, Susan Easton. “‘Lest Ye Become As the Nephites of Old’” In The Book of Mormon,, 256-268.
Jackson, Kent P. The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005.

This book is a study of the text of Selections from the Book of Moses, an excerpt of Genesis from the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible. Commonly called the Book of Moses, it is the first section in the Pearl of Great Price, one of the standard works of scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

We now have access to the revealed text itself, which we did not have before, and we can examine the words as they were recorded when they first came from the inspired lips of the Prophet. We are in a new day, a day of closer access to one of the great fruits of the Restoration—an important branch of Joseph Smith’s calling, as he designated his inspired work on the Bible. With our ability now to examine the original documents closely, we can express our thanks to a loving God who has provided that “righteousness and truth.”

Chapters

Jackson, Kent P. “Front Matter.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts.
Jackson, Kent P. “History of the Book of Moses.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 1-52.

Selections from the Book of Moses in the Pearl of Great Price is the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) of Genesis 1:1–6:13, the beginning pages of the New Translation. The material in it was revealed between June 1830 and February 1831. In some ways, the Book of Moses can be considered the most significant part of the JST, because it has contributed more distinctive Latter-day Saint doctrine than any other part of that work. It has stood since the beginning of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as one of the doctrinal cornerstones of the Restoration and as an enduring testimony to the divinely inspired work of Joseph Smith.

Jackson, Kent P. “Historical Text.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 53-56.

The following is a transcription of the Book of Moses, Genesis 1:1–6:13, from Old Testament Manuscript 2 (OT2), Joseph Smith’s final draft of his New Translation of Genesis. It is found on pages 1–27 of that manuscript. The Prophet first dictated this part of Genesis between June 1830 and February 1831. Oliver Cowdery, John Whitmer, Emma Smith, and Sidney Rigdon assisted him as scribes. In the original dictated manuscript, Old Testament Manuscript 1 (OT1), the Book of Moses material is found on pages 1–21. The present manuscript (OT2) is a copy of the original, made by John Whitmer in March 1831. With very few exceptions, OT2 was the document on which Joseph Smith continued to refine the translation. He added to it numerous insertions and corrections, dictating them primarily to his scribe Sidney Rigdon. The present transcription preserves carefully the words of the manuscript, including words inserted after the original writing. Unless otherwise noted, the handwriting is that of John Whitmer.

Jackson, Kent P. “Moses 1.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 57-66.
Jackson, Kent P. “Moses 2.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 67-71.
Jackson, Kent P. “Moses 3.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 73-77.
Jackson, Kent P. “Moses 4.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 79-85.
Jackson, Kent P. “Moses 5.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 87-99.
Jackson, Kent P. “Moses 6.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 101-115.
Jackson, Kent P. “Moses 7.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 117-136.
Jackson, Kent P. “Moses 8.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 137-142.
Jackson, Kent P. “Moses 1-8.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 143-144.
Jackson, Kent P. “An Appreciation.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts, 143-144.
Schade, Aaron P., and Matthew L. Bowen. The Book of Moses: From the Ancient of Days to the Latter Days. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.

The Book of Moses is canonized scripture spanning the epochs of Creation, Adam and Eve, Enoch, and Noah. Its content was revealed anciently by God to Moses and re-revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith in modern times. This book explores the origins and development of the Book of Moses, its ancient nuances, the linguistic features of its revelations, and how its sweeping visions and rich doctrines inspired and guided Joseph Smith and the early members of what would become The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in their pursuit of Zion.

Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, and R. Q. Shupe. Brigham Young: Images of a Mormon Prophet. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2000.

The focus of this project is to bring together all the known paintings and photographic images of Brigham from his lifetime. Additionally, a representative sample of the numerous graphic images of Brigham appearing in newspapers, magazines, and books from the same period are reproduced. Illustrations of the Mormon leader in these publications sometimes closely reflect the photographic record because they are based on original photographs or because they were made from personal observations by a trained artist. In many cases, artists met Brigham face-to-face and then worked from photographic images to finish their work. Other illustrations, however, range from the ridiculously funny to the blatantly vicious, like many political cartoons of the day. ISBN 1-5700-8625-7

Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, and David M. Whitchurch, eds. Buscad Diligentemente: Selecciones de "El Educador de Religión". Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2010.

Iniciada en al año 2000 por el decano de educación religiosa Robert L. Millet, El Educador de Religión es una publicación dirigida a satisfacer las necesidades e intereses de quienes estudian y enseñan el evangelio restaurado de Jesucristo. Para celebrar diez años de su publicación, los editores han seleccionado algunos de sus artículos sobresalientes. Entre los autores están: Élder Richard G. Scott, Élder Robert D. Hales, Élder David A. Bednar, Élder D. Todd Christofferson, Élder Jay E. Jensen, Élder Tad R. Callister, y Élder Neal A. Maxwell. ISBN 978-0-8425-2768-2

Articles

Hales, Robert D. “El viaje de aprender toda la vida.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Scott, Richard G. “Para aprender y enseñar más eficazmente.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Callister, Tad R. “Cómo enseñar la expiación.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Bednar, David A. “Buscar conocimiento por la fe.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Christofferson, D. Todd. “La expiación y la resurrección.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Jensen, Jay E. “Los propósitos exactos del Libro de Mormón.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Maxwell, Neal A. “El cosmos de nuestro Creador.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
McConkie, Joseph Fielding. “El ‘cómo’ estudiar las escrituras.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Millet, Robert L. “¿Cuál es nuestra doctrina?” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Hoskisson, Paul Y. “El papel de Cristo como el Padre en la expiación.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “La astronomía y los egipcios: Un enfoque a Abraham 3.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Whitchurch, David M. “Siempre aprendiendo, siempre enseñando: Lecciones de Joseph F. Smith.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Esplin, Scott C., and Brent R. Esplin. “‘Aquellos que ven’: la asignación del siglo a los educadores de religión.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Maynes, Alan R. “Cómo hacer preguntas que inviten la revelación.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Knecht, Scott H. “El manejo eficaz del tiempo en el salón de clases.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Top, Brent L. “Elevar el nivel: la preparación de los futuros misioneros.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Clayton, Kathy Kipp. “Comprometiéndose.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Ostenson, William C. “‘Palmear suavemente’: El manejo de la conducta en el salón de clases.” In Buscad Diligentemente.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, and Paulo Renato Grahl, eds. Buscai Diligentemente: Seleções de "o Educador Religioso". Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2010.

Iniciada em 2000 pelo decano de Educação Religiosa Robert L. Millet, O Educador Religioso é uma publicação dirigida para satisfazer as necessidades e os interesses daqueles que estudam e ensinam o evangelho restaurado de Jesus Cristo. Para comemorar dez anos da sua publicação, os editores tem selecionado algums dos seus artigos prominentes. Entre os autores estão: Élder Richard G. Scott, Élder Robert D. Hales, Élder David A. Bednar, Élder D. Todd Christofferson, Élder Jay E. Jensen, Élder Tad R. Callister, e Élder Neal A. Maxwell. ISBN 978-0-8425-2775-0

Articles

Hales, Robert D. “A Jornada do Eterno Aprendizado.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Scott, Richard G. “Aprender e Ensinar com Mais Efeito.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Callister, Tad R. “O Ensino da Expiação.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Bednar, David A. “Buscai Conhecimento pela Fé.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Christofferson, D. Todd. “A Expiação e a Ressurreição.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Jensen, Jay E. “Os Propósitos Precisos do Livro de Mórmon.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Maxwell, Neal A. “O Cosmo de Nosso Criador.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
McConkie, Joseph Fielding. “Como Estudar as Escrituras.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Millet, Robert L. “Qual é a nossa doutrina?” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Hoskisson, Paul Y. “O papel de Cristo Como Pai na Expiação.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Circundando a Astronomia dos Egípcios: Um Método de Analisar o Capítulo 3 de Abraão.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Whitchurch, David M. “Sempre Aprendendo, Sempre Ensinando: Lições que aprendemos de Joseph F. Smith.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Esplin, Scott C., and Brent R. Esplin. “‘Aqueles que Veem’: Um Século de Responsabilidades para Educadores Religiosos.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Maynes, Alan R. “Como fazer Perguntas que Convidam a Revelação.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Knecht, Scott H. “Administração Eficaz do Tempo na Sala de Aula.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Top, Brent L. “Elevando os Padrões: Preparando Futuros Missionários.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Clayton, Kathy Kipp. “Noivar ou se empenhar, eis a questão.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Ostenson, William C. “‘Bata de Leve’: Controlando o Comportamento dos Alunos na Sala de Aula.” In Buscai Diligentemente.
Godfrey, Matthew C., and Michael Hubbard MacKay, eds. Business and Religion: The Intersection of Faith and Finance. Proceedings of The 2018 BYU Church History Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.

The 2018 BYU Church History Symposium Historians have increasingly examined how economics and business have influenced religion and religious practices, and these examinations have provided better understandings of race, gender, and ethnicity within American religion. This volume highlights the research of fifteen presenters at a BYU Church History Symposium, including keynote addresses by Bishop Gérald Caussé and Sharon Ann Murphy. The remaining essays examine the prac­tice of consecration and cooperation by the Church, specific case studies of business and economics in Utah Territory, and financial issues pertaining to the institutional Church. These essays illuminate topics such as plural marriage, immigration, the Saints’ relation­ship to the federal government, and the creation and demise of Church programs. The BYU Church History Symposium highlighted that the field of economics and finance have much to offer to Latter-day Saint history. ISBN 978-1-9443-9482-0

Articles

Caussé, Gérald. “In the Lord’s Way.” In Business and Religion.
Murphy, Sharon Ann. “Financing Faith.” In Business and Religion.
Dirkmaat, Gerrit J. “Consecration and Controversy.” In Business and Religion.
Thompson, Jeffrey Paul. “Zion’s Co-operative Mercantile Institution.” In Business and Religion.
Spilsbury, Patricia Lemmon. “Striving for Cooperation and Economic Improvement.” In Business and Religion.
Brassard, Brooke Kathleen. “The Last Best West.” In Business and Religion.
Jensen, R. Devan. “The Mail, the Trail, and the War.” In Business and Religion.
MacKinnon, William P. “Off-the-Books Warfare.” In Business and Religion.
Farnes, Sherilyn. “‘We Cannot Sit Down Quietly and See our Children Starve’” In Business and Religion.
Allen, Julie K. “He’s Been Working on the Railroad.” In Business and Religion.
Brunson, Samuel D. “‘To Omit Paying Tithing’” In Business and Religion.
Cannon, Brian Q. “The Thousand-Dollar Class.” In Business and Religion.
Esplin, Scott C. “Ideological or Financial?” In Business and Religion.
Darowski, Joseph F. “‘The Lord’s Way’” In Business and Religion.
Woodger, Mary Jane, and Kiersten Robertson. “The Great Cause.” In Business and Religion.
Top, Brent L., and Michael A. Goodman, eds. By Divine Design. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2014.

The prophets of God continually raise their warning voices and lovingly give counsel to strengthen our families and heighten the spirituality of our children. This is a gospel-centered “best practices” book for husbands and wives, fathers and mothers that is founded on prophetic teachings and substantiated by good science. This book will help readers gain new and important insights about our most important responsibilities in time and eternity—our families. By bringing together the “words of wisdom” from both religious sources and from the discoveries of solid research, families can be better equipped in their pursuit of success and happiness. ISBN 978-0-8425-2850-4

Articles

Hill, E. Jeffrey. “Finding Life Harmony as We Struggle to Juggle.” In By Divine Design.
Goodman, Michael A. “The Influence of Faith on Marital Commitment.” In By Divine Design.
Ogletree, Mark D. “Healing the Time-Starved Marriage.” In By Divine Design.
McClendon, Richard J., and Debra Theobald McClendon. “Commitment to the Covenant: LDS Marriage and Divorce.” In By Divine Design.
Newell, Lloyd D., Julie H. Haupt, and Craig H. Hart. “Rearing Children in Love and Righteousness: Latitude, Limits, & Love.” In By Divine Design.
Erickson, Jenet Jacob. “Motherhood: Restoring Clarity and Vision in a World of Confusing Messages.” In By Divine Design.
Hill, E. Jeffrey, and David C. Dollahite. “Faithful Fathering.” In By Divine Design.
Top, Brent L., and Bruce A. Chadwick. “A House of Faith: How Family Religiosity Strengthens Our Children.” In By Divine Design.
Padilla-Walker, Laura M. “Helping Children Put On the Whole Armor of God: A Proactive Approach to Parenting Teenagers.” In By Divine Design.
Reber, Jeffrey S., and Steven P. Moody. “Perils and Prospects of Parenting LDS Youth in an Increasingly Narcissistic Culture.” In By Divine Design.
Nelson, Larry J. “Emerging Adulthood: A Time to Prepare for One’s ‘Ministries’ in Life.” In By Divine Design.
Nelson, Larry J., and Laura M. Padilla-Walker. “Parenting Lasts More Than 18 Years: Parenting Principles and Practices for Emerging-Adult Children.” In By Divine Design.
Belnap, Daniel L., ed. By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in History, Scripture, and Practice. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.

Winner of the Harvey B. Black and Susan Easton Black Outstanding Publication Award (Gospel Scholarship in Ancient Scripture). While negative meanings are often attached to the words rite and ritual, these terms simply mean “with correct religious procedure; in the manner required, properly, duly, correctly, rightly, fittingly.” Thus, the term perfectly describes an array of practices within our church, including baptism, the laying on of hands, and temple ordinances. This book explores the relationship between the performance of priesthood ordinances (or rituals) and the power of godliness that is mentioned in Doctrine and Covenants 84. Just as in biblical and Book of Mormon times, rites are an essential part of God’s plan for his children. The messages in this book help us understand ritual and its profound role within the Church so that we are able to recognize the transforming power of our rites of worship. ISBN 978-0-8425-2741-2

Articles

Belnap, Daniel L. “Introduction: Latter-day Saints and the Perception of Ritual.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
van Beek, Walter E. A. “Ritual and the Quest for Meaning.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Hoffmann, John P. “Culture, Cohesion, and Conceptualizing the Sacred.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Head, Ronan James. “The Politics of Feasting in the Ancient Near East.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Rhodes, Michael D. “The Eternal Nature of the Family in Egyptian Beliefs.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Benson, RoseAnn. “The Marriage of Adam and Eve: Ritual and Literary Elements.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Gaskill, Alonzo L. “The ‘Ceremony of the Shoe’: A Ritual of God’s Ancient Covenant People.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Ricks, Stephen D. “The Doctrine of Baptism: Immersions at Qumran and the Baptisms of John, the Earliest Christians, and Book of Mormon Peoples.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Strathearn, Gaye. “Reading the Gospel of Philip as a Temple Text.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘Those Who Receive You Not’: The Rite of Wiping Dust Off the Feet.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Reeves, Aaron. “Embodied Authority: Priesthood Ordination and the Laws of the Mortal Body.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Stapley, Jonathan A. “‘Pouring in Oil’: The Development of the Modern Mormon Healing Ritual.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Jones, Megan Sanborn. “Imaging a Global Religion, American Style: Mormon Pageantry as a Ritual of Community Formation.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Ing, Michael. “Ritual as a Process of Deification.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Millet, Robert L. “Sacramental Living: Reflections on Latter-day Saint Ritual.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Platt, Jennifer Brinkerhoff. “Sisters in Transition: Moving from the Buna Coffee Ritual to Relief Society.” In By Our Rites of Worship.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, and Kent P. Jackson, eds. By Study and by Faith: Selections from the "Religious Educator". Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.

By Study and by Faith is a collection of articles and essays from past issues of the Religious Educator, which provides informative and inspirational peer-reviewed articles, focused on the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Since the first issue, hundreds of thoughtful, well-researched articles and essays have been published by dedicated scholars, teachers, and Church leaders, creating a remarkable library of historical, doctrinal, pedagogical, and devotional resources to inspire readers as they strive to understand and teach the things that matter most. Some of the articles included in By Study and By Faith have all been well received and might be considered some of the very best we have published—the ones that we go back to again and again because of their timeless message or the significant insights they provided when they were first published. Some of the notable authors include Elder D. Todd Christofferson, Elder Jay E. Jensen, Elder Neal A. Maxwell, Richard E. Bennett, Thomas A. Wayment, and several others. (Reprinted in 2012) ISBN 978-0-8425-2718-7

Articles

Bednar, David A. “‘Seek Learning by Faith’” In By Study and by Faith, 1-12.
Christofferson, D. Todd. “‘The Atonement and the Resurrection’” In By Study and by Faith.
Jensen, Jay E. “The Precise Purposes of the Book of Mormon.” In By Study and by Faith.
Maxwell, Neal A. “‘Our Creator’s Cosmos’” In By Study and by Faith.
McConkie, Joseph Fielding. “‘The ’How’ of Scriptural Study’” In By Study and by Faith.
Millet, Robert L. “‘What Is Our Doctrine?’” In By Study and by Faith.
Hoskisson, Paul Y. “‘The Role of Christ as the Father in the Atonement’” In By Study and by Faith.
Peterson, Paul H. “‘The Sanctity of Food: A Latter-day Saint Perspective’” In By Study and by Faith.
Bennett, Richard E. “‘’And I Saw the Hosts of the Dead, Both Small and Great’: Joseph F. Smith, World War I, and His Visions of the Dead’” In By Study and by Faith.
Jackson, Kent P. “‘How We Got the Book of Moses’” In By Study and by Faith.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “‘Encircling Astronomy and the Egyptians: An Approach to Abraham 3’” In By Study and by Faith.
Jackson, Kent P. “‘New Discoveries in the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible’” In By Study and by Faith.
Pike, Dana M. “‘Biblical Hebrew Words You Already Know and Why They Are Important’” In By Study and by Faith.
Jackson, Kent P., Frank F. Judd Jr., and David Rolph Seely. “‘Chapters, Verses, Punctuation, Spelling, and Italics in the King James Version’” In By Study and by Faith.
Wayment, Thomas A. “‘A Viewpoint on the Supposedly Lost Gospel Q’” In By Study and by Faith.
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Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. California Saints: A 150-Year Legacy in the Golden State. Volume 4 in the Occasional Papers Series. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1996.

Volume 4 in the Occasional Papers Series From aiding in the early development of San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento to the ministry of Howard W. Hunter as the first President of the Church from California, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have had a rich history in the Golden State. In this volume the experiences of the Latter-day Saints from their first arrival to the year 1996 are outlined. This book celebrates the labors of good people who planted and cultivated in the Golden State—sometimes in hard and unfertile soil. The harvest that the Church enjoys today leads to a greater abundance to come. ISBN 1-5700-8200-6

Chapters

Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “Where Shall We ‘Gather’?” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “Samuel Brannan and the Eastern Saints.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “The Saga of the Brooklyn: 1845–46.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “California Beginnings: 1846.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “The Epic March of the Mormon Battalion: 1846–47.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “A Year of Decision: 1847.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “Saints and Gold: 1848.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “Apostles amid Gold Seekers: 1849.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “The Golden Sun Sets: 1850.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “The San Bernardino Colony: 1851–57.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “The Pacific Mission: 1851–57.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “A Spiritual Wilderness: 1857–87.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “New Beginnings: 1887–1900.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “Roots and Branches: 1900–19.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “A California Kaleidoscope: 1919–29.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “The Depression Years: 1929–1939.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “World War II: 1939–1945.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “Celebration and Commemoration: 1945–1955.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “Buildings and Blessings: 1950–1964.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “Challenge and Change: 1964–85.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “Building Bridges: 1984–96.” In California Saints.
Cowan, Richard O., and William E. Homer. “California Saints Today and Tomorrow.” In California Saints.
Dennis, Ronald D. The Call of Zion: The Story of the First Welsh Mormon Emigration. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1987.

While some had previously made the journey individually, the first collective emigration of Utah-bound Welsh Latter-day Saints occurred in 1849. They were led by Dan Jones, a Welshman who had joined the Church in Nauvoo and was one of the last persons to see Joseph Smith alive. The three-hundred-plus emigrants in the two ships were part of the three thousand or so souls brought into the Church during this energetic and enthusiastic mission president’s first ministry in Wales. This book contains interesting detail, narrative, and journal entries of those Welsh Saints. ISBN 0-8849-4628-2

Chapters

Dennis, Ronald D. “Preface.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “Gather to Zion.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “From Swansea to Liverpool.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “On Board the Buena Vista.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “Crossing of the Hartley.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “From the Buena Vista to the Constitution—New Orleans to St. Louis.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “Cholera on the Missouri River.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “New Orleans to Council Bluffs—the Hartley Group.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “Council Bluffs—Off the Water at Last.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “From Council Bluffs to Salt Lake City—1849.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “In the Valley.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “From Council Bluffs to the Salt Lake Valley—1852.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “Appendix A.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “Appendix B.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “Appendix C.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “Appendix D.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “Appendix E.” In The Call of Zion.
Dennis, Ronald D. “Works Cited.” In The Call of Zion.
Richards, A. LeGrand. Called to Teach: The Legacy of Karl G. Maeser. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2014.

Karl G. Maeser has rightfully been called the spiritual architect not only of Brigham Young University but also of the Church Educational System. As the first superintendent of Church Schools, he helped found and maintain over fifty academies and schools from Canada to Mexico. He helped develop the public education system in Utah and helped establish the Utah Teachers Association. The students he taught personally included future United States senators and members of the House of Representatives, a United States Supreme Court justice, university presidents, and many General Authorities. He translated twenty-nine hymns and about a third of the Doctrine and Covenants into German and founded Der Stern, the Church’s German magazine (now called the Liahona). Based on extensive research, Called to Teach describes the life of this remarkable man and outlines the impact of his legacy. ISBN 978-0-8425-2742-9

Chapters

Richards, A. LeGrand. “Preface.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Introduction.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Karl’s Schooling.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Pestalozzi, Revolution, and Reaktion.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “The Preparation of Karl’s Missionaries.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Adopted into the Kingdom of God.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “From Dresden to London, 1855–57.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “From Philadelphia to Salt Lake, 1857–60.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Teacher in Salt Lake, 1860–67.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Maeser and Nineteenth-Century Educational Theory.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Mission to the Fatherland, 1867–70.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Intellectual Rebellion at Home, 1869–72.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Brigham Young versus Free Schools: A Battle for the Minds of the Young, 1870–75.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Beginnings of Brigham Young Academy 1876–84.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “The Master Teacher.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Maeser the Man.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Expanding the System like a Banyan Tree.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Statehood in a Decade of Compromise.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Maeser and Cluff: Competing Paradigms?” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “Index.” In Called to Teach.
Richards, A. LeGrand. “School and Fireside: Maeser’s Legacy.” In Called to Teach.
Prete, Roy A., and Carma T. Prete, eds. Canadian Mormons: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.

This book won the Smith-Pettit Best Book Award from the John Whitmer Historical Association. This book gives a panoramic view of the rise and progress of the Church in Canada. It has all the elements of a great saga, including that of early faithful missionaries preaching in eastern Canada without “purse or scrip” in the 1830s and 1840s, and the exodus of early Canadian converts who joined with the main body of the Church in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, and then trekked across the Great Plains to Utah in the Rocky Mountains. It tells of Mormon pioneers from Utah arriving in southern Alberta after 1887, having made a second grand trek to escape their persecutors, this time north rather than west, and details the settlement of Mormons in Alberta. It is the story of an ongoing missionary effort from late nineteenth century, throughout the twentieth, and into the twenty-first with a vast number of missionaries and the sustained effort of thousands of lay leaders and members laboring relentlessly to build up a Church that now consists of nearly 200,000 members. ISBN 978-1-9443-9423-3

Articles

Prete, Roy A. “Rise and Progress of the Church in Canada.” In Canadian Mormons.
Prete, Carma T. “Eastern Canada: An Early Fruitful Field, 1829-77.” In Canadian Mormons.
Doig, Rebecca J., and W. Jack Stone. “The Alberta Settlement.” In Canadian Mormons.
Olsen, Daniel H., Brandon S. Plewe, and Jonathan A. Jarvis. “Historical Geography.” In Canadian Mormons.
Cowan, Richard O. “Church Teachings, Polices, and Programs.” In Canadian Mormons.
Doig, Rebecca J., and Daniel H. Olsen. “Crossing the 49th Parallel.” In Canadian Mormons.
Yates, Ruth Whidden. “British Columbia.” In Canadian Mormons.
Nelson, Darrel. “Southern Alberta.” In Canadian Mormons.
Davis, Linda S. “Calgary.” In Canadian Mormons.
Meyer, Walter C. “Edmonton and Northern Alberta.” In Canadian Mormons.
Svenson, Kenneth A. “Saskatchewan.” In Canadian Mormons.
Shirritt-Beaumont, Raymond M. “Manitoba.” In Canadian Mormons.
Warner, Helen K. “Ontario.” In Canadian Mormons.
Jarvis, George Eric, and Catherine Arta Johnson Jarvis Jarvis. “Quebec.” In Canadian Mormons.
Ross, David Ripley. “The Atlantic Provinces.” In Canadian Mormons.
Prete, Carma T. “Canada’s North.” In Canadian Mormons.
Jarvis, George K., and Jonathan A. Jarvis. “A Distinctive Way of Life.” In Canadian Mormons.
Prete, Carma T. “The Canadian Contribution.” In Canadian Mormons.
Whitehead, LeRoy E. “Global Perspective.” In Canadian Mormons.
Prete, Roy A. “Conclusions and Reflections.” In Canadian Mormons.
Asplund, O. William. “Select Bibliography.” In Canadian Mormons.
Wayment, Thomas A., and Keith J. Wilson, eds. Celebrating Easter. Proceedings of The 2006 BYU Easter Conference, Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.

The 2006 BYU Easter Conference Some of the most recognized verses in all of scripture reflect the triumph of Easter: “And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him” (Mark 16:6). This volume is a collection of essays from the 2006 BYU Easter Conference and reflects some of the ways in which we think about Easter. Topics ranged from direct studies about how Latter-day Saints celebrate and teach Easter to technical aspects of the Savior’s trial and His Jewish antagonists’ approach to His miracles. ISBN 978-0-8425-2669-2

Articles

Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, and Thomas A. Wayment. “Foreword.” In Celebrating Easter.
Samuelson, Cecil O. “Testimony of Jesus Christ.” In Celebrating Easter.
Tanner, John S. “Christ, Our Advocate and High Priest.” In Celebrating Easter.
Ball, Terry B. “The Unique and Supreme Attributes of Jesus the Christ.” In Celebrating Easter.
Rasmussen, Russell C. “The Dilemma: An Incomprehensible Atonement?” In Celebrating Easter.
Pike, Dana M. “Jesus, the Great Shepherd-King.” In Celebrating Easter, 61-86.
Huntsman, Eric D. “The Bread of Life Sermon.” In Celebrating Easter.
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Jesus Christ: The Savior Who Knows.” In Celebrating Easter.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Hostility toward Jesus: Prelude to the Passion.” In Celebrating Easter.
Welch, John W. “The Legal Cause of Action Against Jesus in John 18:29–30.” In Celebrating Easter.
Bennett, Richard E. “‘It Is Finished’: The Divine Accomplishment of the Crucifixion.” In Celebrating Easter.
Wilson, Keith J. “The Christian History and Development of Easter.” In Celebrating Easter.
Jorgensen, Rick B. “Teaching the Doctrine of the Resurrection when Sharing the Gospel.” In Celebrating Easter.
Woodger, Mary Jane, ed. Champion of Liberty: John Taylor. Proceedings of The 2008 BYU Church History Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.

The 2008 BYU Church History Symposium The road from being an obscure child born in England to a “champion of liberty” in America began with John Taylor’s baptism into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From that time until his death, John Taylor was an unflinching and powerful advocate of the truths that had come into his life. His motto became “The kingdom of God or nothing.” When John Taylor became the leader of the Church, his administration was limited by exile, due to federal prosecution of polygamy. Forced to move from hideout to hideout, he was rarely in a safe enough position to meet with his counselors or to be among general Church membership. This book is a compilation of presentations from the 2008 annual BYU Church History Symposium. The purpose of this book is to remember the great legacy of John Taylor and the contributions he made to the Church during his lifetime. ISBN 978-0-8425-2736-1

Articles

Griffiths, Casey Paul. “John Taylor, Adopted Son of America.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Black, Susan Easton. “The Pivotal Role of John Taylor in the Political Campaign of Joseph Smith.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Taylor, Mark H. “John Taylor: Witness to the Martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Walker, Jeffrey N. “John Taylor: Beyond ‘A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief’” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Whittaker, David J. “John Taylor and Mormon Imprints in Europe, 1840–52.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Geilman, Douglas J. “Étoile du Déséret, Publication of the French Mission, 1851–52.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Woods, Fred E. “A Gifted Gentleman in Perpetual Motion: John Taylor as an Emigration Agent.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Taylor, J. Lewis. “John Taylor: Family Man.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Williams, James G. “Defending Plural Marriage to Vice President Colfax.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Bishop, Patrick A. “Precept upon Precept: The Succession of John Taylor.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, and Christopher C. Jones. “‘John the Revelator’: The Written Revelations of John Taylor.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Skinner, Andrew C. “John Taylor, Teacher of the Atonement.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Esplin, Scott C. “Moving Zion ‘Far Ahead’: John Taylor’s Educational Contributions.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Perkins, Eric, and Mary Jane Woodger. “Administration from the Underground.” In Champion of Liberty: John Taylor.
Garr, Arnold K. Christopher Columbus: A Latter-day Saint Perspective. Volume 2 in the Occasional Papers Series. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992.

Volume 2 in the Occasional Papers Series While many books have been written about the life of Christopher Columbus and his New World discoveries, this one has a different thrust—that Columbus was not just a skilled, courageous sailor but was also a chosen instrument in the hands of God. This book profiles the man from Genoa who apparently yearned from childhood for the seafaring life and who early began to acquire the nautical knowledge and experience that would make him the most widely traveled seaman of his day and would help him rise to the top ranks in that career. ISBN 0-8849-4842-0

Keywords: Christopher; Columbus; Prophecy

Chapters

Jensen, De Lamar. “Foreword.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Preface.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Columbus: Fulfillment of Book of Mormon Prophecy.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Early Life in Genoa.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Years In Portugal: Emergence of the Grand Idea.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Years In Spain: Columbus Finds a Sponsor.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “First Voyage to the Americas: Columbus Guided by the Spirit.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Later Voyages: Columbus as Governor.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Later Years: the Book of Prophecies and the Final Voyage.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Epilogue.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Appendix A.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Appendix B.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Appendix C.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Appendix D.” In Christopher Columbus.
Garr, Arnold K. “Bibliography.” In Christopher Columbus.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, Ted D. Stoddard, and T. Jeffery Cottle. Church History in Black and White: George Edward Anderson's Photographic Mission to Latter-day Saint Historical Sites. Volume 3 in the Occasional Papers Series. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1995.

Volume 3 in the Occasional Papers Series In 1907, when photography was still considered magical, George Edward Anderson set forth on a momentous journey across the United States. En route to a proselytizing mission in England, Anderson—arguably the most important photographer of Latter-day Saint historical sites to date—spent a year capturing vivid images of the sites of such transcendent events as the First Vision, the restoration of the priesthood, the publication of the Book of Mormon, and the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. This volume assembles these photographs with Anderson’s 1907 diary, which allows reader to appreciate the photographs in their historical, cultural, and religious setting. ISBN 0-8849-4998-2

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

Articles

Alford, Kenneth L. “Latter-day Saints and the Civil War: An Introduction.” In Civil War Saints.
MacKinnon, William P. “Prelude to Civil War: The Utah War’s Impact and Legacy.” In Civil War Saints, 1-21.
Fleek, Sherman L. “Overview of the Civil War.” In Civil War Saints, 23-39.