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Clayton, Roberta Flake, Catherine H. Ellis, and David F. Boone. “U.” In Pioneer Women of Arizona. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.
Minert, Roger P. “Uelzen Branch.” In Under the Gun. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011.
Godfrey, Donald G., and Rebecca S. Martineau-McCarty, eds. An Uncommon Common Pioneer: The Journals of James Henry Martineau, 1828–1918. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2008.

“The journals of James Henry Martineau are comparable the most descriptively written diaries of their period. They shed light on the historical events of the era, the lives of average people, and the impact of Church leaders. At times they read more like a novel than a journal. They are exciting, testimony building, and detailed. The reader will see clearly what Martineau is picturing and feel what he is experiencing. His focus was on his family and his work, while the result is a reflection of a common, yet uncommon, Latter-day Saint pioneer.”—Donald G. Godfrey ISBN 978-0-8425-2697-5

Jardine, Adam R., and Seth N. Hord. “Uncovering the Voice of the Lord: Analysis and Implications of Joseph Smith’s Letter from Liberty Jail.” Religious Educator Vol. 22 no. 2 (2021).
Johnson, Clark V. “Undated Petitions.” In Mormon Redress Petitions, ed. Clark V. Johnson. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992.
Minert, Roger P. Under the Gun: West German and Austrian Latter-day Saints in World War II. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011.

This volume is filled with gripping and fascinating stories of members of the LDS Church in West Germany and Austria during World War II. Today we are mostly unfamiliar with the conditions the German Saints faced during World War II. They did not have ready access to the many conveniences American Saints took for granted—including their local Church leaders, clean places to meet, cars, and temples. In fact, German Saints could only experience the temple by crossing the Atlantic Ocean and most of the North American continent. Germany was one of the war fronts where homes were destroyed and friends and families were killed. Unlike American soldiers returning to their homes, nearly half of the German Saints had no home to which to return. Hundreds of them served in the German military while thousands more stayed home and endeavored to keep their families and the Church alive. Their stories of joy and suffering are presented in this book against the background of the successes and collapse of the Third Reich. Readers will be touched at the faith and dedication shown by these Saints—young and old, military and civilian. ISBN 978-0-8425-2798-9

Mouw, Richard J. “Understanding and Being Understood.” Religious Educator Vol. 13 no. 1 (2012).
Brophy, J. Jarlath. “Understanding and Teaching Correct Doctrine Correctly.” Religious Educator Vol. 16 no. 3 (2015).
Diamond, Mark S., and Andrew C. Reed, eds. Understanding Covenants and Communities: Jews and Latter-day Saints in Dialogue. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.

Interfaith dialogues of understanding are valuable both for challenging individuals to articulate their beliefs and practices in a careful way and for deepening connections between people of different faiths. The Jewish and Latter-day Saint communities have at times been at odds, yet they share a number of significant historical and communal bonds. Understanding Covenants and Communities comes out of the Jewish–Latter-day Saint Academic Dialogue Project, a groundbreaking interfaith encounter between these two religious communities. The fruit of five conferences held semiannually since 2016, the volume addresses such themes as theological foundations, sacred scriptures, lived experience and worship, and culture and politics. Readers will emerge with a deeper understanding of the Jewish and Latter-day Saint traditions and how the two faith communities can engage in a meaningful dialogue. ISBN 978-1-9443-9496-7

Draper, Richard D. “Understanding Images and Symbols in the Book of Revelation.” In Shedding Light on the New Testament, eds. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Peterson, Daniel C. “Understanding Islam.” In Mormons and Muslims: Spiritual Foundations and Modern Manifestations, ed. Spencer J. Palmer, 11–43. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2002.
Jackson, Kent P. Understanding Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.

This book examines what the New Translation is (today most Latter-day Saints refer to it as the Joseph Smith Translation), what it contains, what it teaches, and how Joseph Smith arrived at its text. The author has written it with the intent to make the information accessible to scholars and general audiences alike and its chapters not only informative but also readable. Jackson is a believer in the prophetic mission of Joseph Smith and considers the New Translation and its story to be evidence of his divine calling. More importantly, however, is the message that is clear throughout the New Translation’s pages—that Jesus is the Christ, the Savior of the world. For the most part we have good enough evidence to reconstruct the mechanical process by which Joseph Smith created his Bible revision, that is, the way he dictated the text and the way his scribes wrote it to create what is written on the existing manuscript pages. But behind the physical artifact, what were the means by which he came to the words that would become the New Translation? Did they come from his own experience, from assumptions he made while reading the Bible, or from other sources? Or did some or all the text come through revelation, as he and his followers believed? What were the instincts that guided his work, and how did he translate those instincts into words? This book cannot answer the theological questions, but it can assess the evidence in the primary documents in an effort to understand how the New Translation came to be. ISBN 978-1-9503-0415-8

Peterson, Paul H. “Understanding Joseph: A Review of Published Documentary Sources.” In Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man, ed. Susan Easton Black and Charles D. Tate Jr., 101–16. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993.
BYU Religious Education. “Understanding Latter-day Saint Doctrine and History.” 2020.
Pierce, George A. “Understanding Micah’s Lament for Judah (Micah 1:10–16) through Text, Archaeology, and Geography.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament, eds. Aaron P. Schade, Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.
Pierce, George A. “Understanding Micah’s Lament for Judah (Micah 1:10–16) through Text, Archaeology, and Geography.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
Ray, Brian K. “Understanding the House of the Lord: A Study of Holy Places in Scripture.” Religious Educator Vol. 18 no. 3 (2017).
Pierce, George A. “Understanding the Physical and Metaphysical Geography of the New Testament.” In New Testament History, Culture, and Society, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Hafen, Bruce C. “Undervisa elever om hur man handskas med frågor och tvivel: ett perspektiv och ett mönster (Swedish).” Religious Educator Vol. 21 no. 3 (2020).
England, Breck. “An Undeviating Course.” In Joseph & Hyrum, Leading as One, eds. Mark E. Mendenhall, Hal B. Gregersen, Jeffrey S. O’Driscoll, Heidi S. Swinton, and Breck England. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2010.
Tanner, John S. “Unfulfilled Dreams.” In Notes from an Amateur. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011.
Whitchurch, David M. “The Unifying Power of Spiritual Gifts.” In Shedding Light on the New Testament, eds. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Ball, Terry B. “The Unique and Supreme Attributes of Jesus the Christ.” In Celebrating Easter, eds. Thomas A. Wayment and Keith J. Wilson. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.
Keller, Roger R. “Unitarianism : Part of the Background of the Restoration.” In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: The New England States, eds. Donald Q. Cannon and Arnold K. Garr. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
Cope, Rachel, Brian Q. Cannon, Matthew Bowman, Patrick Q. Mason, Steven C. Harper, Matthew J. Grow, Tona Hangen, and Paul E. Kerry. “Uniting Faith and History.” Religious Educator Vol. 13 no. 2 (2012).
Wilkinson, Carol, and Cynthia Doxey Green. “Units in the Three Counties Table.” In The Field Is White. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.
Hardison, Amy Blake. “Unity and Atonement in Ephesians.” In Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 114–129. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2002.
Rencher, Alvin C. “Unity through the Power of Charity.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr., 263–75. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1995.
Griffiths, Casey Paul. “Universalism and the Revelations of Joseph Smith.” In The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context, eds. Andrew H. Hedges, J. Spencer Fluhman, and Alonzo L. Gaskill. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2008.
Black, Susan Easton. “The University of Nauvoo, 1841–45.” Religious Educator Vol. 10 no. 3 (2009).
Gardner, Barbara Morgan. “‘Unless I Could Get More Wisdom, I Would Never Know’” In Foundations of the Restoration, eds. Craig James Ostler, Michael Hubbard MacKay, and Barbara Morgan Gardner. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
Dennis, Ronald D. “The unpopularity of ‘Mormonism’?” In Defending the Faith, ed. Ronald D. Dennis. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Ferguson, P. Scott. “‘The Unspeakable Gift of the Holy Ghost’” Religious Educator Vol. 11 no. 3 (2010).
Ostler, Craig James. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Jack, Elaine L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Dorius, Guy L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Nyman, Monte S. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Bott, Randy L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Freeman, Robert C. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Ball, Terry B. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Ostler, Craig James. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Jack, Elaine L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Dorius, Guy L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Nyman, Monte S. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Bott, Randy L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Freeman, Robert C. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Ball, Terry B. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Major, Jill C., and Douglas L. Callister. “Untitled.” The 26th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1997.
Richardson, Matthew O. “Untitled.” The 26th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1997.
Thompson, John S. “Untitled.” Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World. The 2013 BYU Church History Symposium.
Barney, Kevin L. “Untitled.” Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World. The 2013 BYU Church History Symposium.
Hafen, Marie K. “Untitled.” The 2021 BYU Easter Conference.
Griffin, Tyler J. “Untitled.” The 2021 BYU Easter Conference.
Reeder, Jennifer. “Untitled.” The 2021 BYU Easter Conference.
Martin, Jan J. “Untitled.” The 2022 BYU Easter Conference.
Cowley, Virginia Hinckley Pearce. “Untitled.” The 2022 BYU Easter Conference.
Hilton, John, III. “Untitled.” The 2022 BYU Easter Conference.
Cowan, Richard O. “‘Unto Every Nation’: Scenes of Church Growth Worldwide.” In Window of Faith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005.
Blomberg, Craig L. “Unveiling Revelation and a Landmark Commentary Series.” In Let Us Reason Together, eds. J. Spencer Fluhman and Brent L. Top. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
Swift, Charles. “Upon Mount Shelem: The Liminal Experience of the Brother of Jared.” In Illuminating the Jaredite Records, ed. Daniel L. Belnap. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
Horsley, A. Burt. “Upon this Rock.” In Peter and the Popes, 29–41. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1989.
James, Mark. “Upon This Rock: The Latter-day Saint Church in New Caledonia.” In Pioneers in the Pacific, ed. Grant Underwood. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005.
Minert, Roger P. “Uproar in Upper Austria (1904).” In Against the Wall. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Turley, Richard E., Jr., and Clinton D. Christensen. “Uruguay.” In An Apostolic Journey. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Grover, Mark L. “Uruguay: Organizing the Members.” In A Land of Promise and Prophecy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2008.
Davis, Ryan Conrad, and Paul Y. Hoskisson. “Usage of the Title Elohim.” Religious Educator Vol. 14 no. 1 (2013).
McClellan, Daniel O. “The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament.” In New Testament History, Culture, and Society, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Frederick, Nicholas J. “The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament Gospels.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament, eds. Aaron P. Schade, Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.
Christofferson, D. Todd. “The Uses of Adversity.” Religious Educator Vol. 14 no. 2 (2013).
Erekson, Keith A. “Using Church History Documents in Your Classroom.” Religious Educator Vol. 21 no. 3 (2020).
Taeger, Stephan. “Using Elements of Narrative to Engage Students.” Religious Educator Vol. 16 no. 3 (2015).
Gardner, Barbara Morgan. “Using Section 84 to Emphasize the Priesthood Power of Women.” Religious Educator Vol. 22 no. 2 (2021).
Williams, Clyde J. “Using the Book of Mormon to Meet Today’s Challenges.” In Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts, eds. Gaye Strathearn and Charles Swift. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.

Prophets and apostles have counseled us how to use the Book of Mormon. In April 1986, President Ezra Taft Benson pleaded: “I would particularly urge you to read again and again the Book of Mormon and ponder and apply its teachings. . . . [One] who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an abiding testimony of its truthfulness, and who applies its teachings will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and will be a mighty tool in the hands of the Lord.”

Keywords: Promise; Prophecy; Scripture Study
Alford, Kenneth L. “Using The Joseph Smith Papers in the Classroom.” Religious Educator Vol. 14 no. 2 (2013).
Waite, Nathan N. “Using the Joseph Smith Papers Website: An Introduction.” Religious Educator Vol. 20 no. 2 (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.
Reeder, Jennifer. “Using Women’s Voices in Teaching History and Doctrine.” Religious Educator Vol. 19 no. 1 (2018).
Wright, Dennis A. “Using Writing to Enhance Learning in Religious Education: Practical Ideas for Classroom Use.” Religious Educator Vol. 3 no. 3 (2002).
Alford, Kenneth L. “Utah and the Civil War Press.” In Civil War Saints, ed. Kenneth L. Alford, 267–83. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.
Alford, Kenneth L. “Utah’s Role in Protecting the Mormon Trail during the Civil War.” In Far Away in the West, eds. Scott C. Esplin, Richard E. Bennett, Susan Easton Black, and Craig K. Manscill. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.

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