Two recent books, Joseph Smith, by Robert V. Remini, and Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows, by Will Bagley, each present fresh, illuminating insights into their subjects. But each work also suffers from significan’t shortcomings that illuminate what I call “the biographer’s burden,” the responsibility to treat personalities, motivations, …
Event: Southwest Symposium 2003
PEACE PROSPECTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Join two of Mormonism’s most experienced foreign policy analysts and dedicated peacemakers for a wide-ranging discussion of recent events in the Middle East, especially those related to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. What is happening today? How is the U.S.-led war with Iraq affecting the entire region? What are the biggest stumbling blocks to lasting peace? …
The Ghost of Elijah: Why Non-Mormons Do Geneology For Fun
Family history research is among the top five activities on the Internet. The majority of those doing genealogy are not Mormons. Where does the interest come from? Janet Brigham Rands
COPING IN ‘THE MERRY OLD LAND OF ODDS’
For many people, no matter if they are speaking geographically or culturally, “Mormonland,” is as strange and wonderful as Oz is to Dorothy: “Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.” Join us for a great lunch and light-hearted “survivor’s guide” to our own land of “Odds” presented by Robert Kirby, one of Mormonism’s best-loved …