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Language
English
Description
"An extraordinary story of faith and violence in nineteenth-century America, based on previously confidential documents from the Latter Day Saint churches. Compared to the Puritans, Mormons have rarely gotten their due, often treated as fringe cultists or marginalized polygamists unworthy of serious examination. In Kingdom of Nauvoo, Benjamin E. Park excavates the brief, tragic life of a lost Mormon city, demonstrating that the Mormons are essential...
Author
Series
Studies in Mormon history volume 2
Publisher
Brigham Young University Press
Pub. Date
c1977
Physical Desc
xvii, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Leonard J. Arrington Mormon history lecture volume no. 25
Publisher
Special Collections & Archives Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
vi, 16 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In volume 25 of the Arrington Lecture Series, Richard White discusses the transcontinental railroads impact on Utahs environment, culture, and political atmosphere. In the 150 years since the completion of the Pacific Railroad, there have been lasting implications across the West, including for the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints settlers.
7) Liahona
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 70 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Liahona is an experimental documentary examining the culture, history, and lived experience of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, often referred to as the Mormon faith. The film creates a portrait of Mormonism through documentation of LDS cultural dominance in Utah, the suppressed history of folk magic in the early church, landmark Mormon life experiences, and Sanders' personal history and connection to the church. Found media with the...
9) My story
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
For the first time, ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic, Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. She was kept chained, dressed in disguise,...
10) Black widows
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Language
English
Description
""I had the right husband-and the wrong wives." -One of Blake Nelson's widows The Dry meets The Handmaid's Tale in this fascinating story of wife and death. Against the wishes of his family and the laws of the elders of the Mormon church, Blake Nelson has adopted the old polygamous ways and lives alone with his three wives, miles from anywhere, in rural Utah. Blake and his wives kept to themselves-and kept most folks out. That is, until his dead body...
Author
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
xviii, 196 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1911 eighty one families left eastern cities to farm the Calrion tract. Jewish families funded the venture, the governor of Utah encouraged it, and the Mormon church financially aided the community. Despite these efforts, Clarion died as an organizational entity in 1916, with the dozen remaining families departing by the mid 1920's. Goldberg sheds light on the values and ideals of the colonists, the daily rhythm of life, the personalities of the...
Author
Series
Oklahoma western biographies volume 31
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xxiv, 392 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Utah's first territorial governor, Brigham Young (1801-77) shaped a religion, a migration, and the American West. He led the Saints to Utah, guided the establishment of 350 settlements, and inspired the Mormons as they weathered unimaginable trials and hardships. Although he generally succeeded, some decisions, especially those regarding the Mormon Reformation and the Black Hawk War,...
13) Making Lamanites: Mormons, Native Americans, and the Indian Student Placement Program, 1947-2000
Author
Publisher
The University of Utah Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xii, 341 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Explores why many Native youth in the Indian Student Placement Program adopted a new notion of identity. From 1947 to 2000, some 50,000 Native American children left the reservations to live with Mormon foster families. The access to educational opportunities and cross cultural experiences appealed to many Navajo and other Native American families in the post-war years. Some dropped out of the Indian Student Placement Program (ISPP) program, but for...
14) The mission
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color : 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The film follows four young Mormon missionaries as they leave their homes and families in Nephi, Utah, and journey to Finland for an eigthteen-month stay. Before they leave Utah, they are told that their lives will be forever changed by their mission, and as we follow them we see how true this is, and in how many unexpected ways.
Author
Series
Cotton Malone novel volume 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
American President Cotton Malone tackles the secrets of Mormonism, a U.S. Senator's stealthy secession plan, and a history-shaping letter that was handed down through the chief executive line. September 1861: All is not as it seems. With these cryptic words, a shocking secret passed down from president to president comes to rest in the hands of Abraham Lincoln. And as the first bloody clashes of the Civil War unfold, Lincoln alone must decide how...
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