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Barney v. Bagley: Historians Debate John V. Long Papers
Ok, it probably won’t be a debate. But today at 11 am (MST) Ron Barney, of the Church Archives, and Will Bagley of Blood of the Prophets fame will be discussing the John V. Long Papers on KUER… more →
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Barney v. Bagley: Historians Debate John V. Long Papers
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David Grua wrote 2 years ago: Ok, it probably won’t be a debate. But today at 11 am (MST) Ron Barney, of the Church Archives … more →
"As Does the Bible": Official Statement Forthcoming...Maybe
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David Grua wrote 2 years ago: There has been considerable question concerning how we should interpret the omission of the p … more →
Two Eliza R. Snow Poems Discovered in Long Documents
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David Grua wrote 2 years ago: A friend of mine mentioned to me last week that he hoped that the John V. Long documents would be so … more →
From the Archives: The Times and Seasons on Suffering, Donations, and Salvation
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David Grua wrote 2 years ago: Early Latter-day Saints saw the world through martyrological lenses. To suffer persecution was the u … more →
Mormons in the West: Life in the Donut Hole
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David Grua wrote 2 years ago: Scholars typically seek to locate Mormon history within two wide frameworks: that of American religi … more →
From the Archives: A Presbyterian Minister on the Mormon Belief in Pre-Existence, 1840
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David Grua wrote 2 years ago: Mormon forays into the Delaware Valley in the late 1830s yielded scores of converts, prompting Prote … more →
From Embrace to Embarrassment: Remembering Joseph Smith's Polygamy
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David Grua wrote 2 years ago: Latter-day Saints (including me) in the 21st century have, to say the least, a complex relationship … more →
That Which is Unnatural: Jeffs Confesses Inappropriate Behavior with Sister and Daughter
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David Grua wrote 2 years ago: Rumors have floated around since earlier this year that Warren Jeffs had renounced his role as Proph … more →
Multiple Brighams: Brigham Young in Mormon Memory
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David Grua wrote 2 years ago: As sociologist Barry Schwartz has shown with Abraham Lincoln, great men and women become great not b … more →
Using Mormonism to Understand American Religious History
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David Grua wrote 2 years ago: Over at the Mormon Wasp, Justin has presented compelling evidence that the oft-cited story about Leo … more →
Emma Smith: My Story (Edited for Content)
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David Grua wrote 2 years ago: A few months ago a friend shared with me a rumor concerning a forthcoming movie about the life of Em … more →
