Showing posts with label Journal of Mormon History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Journal of Mormon History. Show all posts
Sunday, March 12, 2023

Secular appeal helped Utah to be a big hit at 1893 Chicago Congress

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  I n contrast to the Mormon Church’s bitter rejection at the 1893 Chicago Parliament of Religions, the territory of Utah was warmly receive...
Sunday, April 3, 2022

Utah’s decision to give women the vote was later rescinded by the feds

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  Originally published in 2013 at StandardBlogs . In the 19th century, Utah’s polygamy was often described as one of the twin barbarisms of ...
Sunday, July 25, 2021

State violence is more prevalent than religious violence

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  --- In the Summer 2012 issue of The Journal of Mormon History , historian Patrick Q. Mason takes issue with this statement from Charles K...
Monday, June 28, 2021

Major 19th century legal tussle over Mormon polygamy occurred in England

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  Originally published at StandardBlog s Most of us are aware of the many challenges, legally and legislatively, to the Mormon practice of p...
Sunday, April 11, 2021

Baptisms for health were once more common than baptisms for the dead

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  Most of us know about the ubiquity of the LDS Church performing baptisms for the dead in church temples. In many locations there have been...
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Monday, March 15, 2021

Mormons, Catholics both have to deal with dark side of their histories

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  There’s an interesting article in the Fall 2013 issue of The Journal of Mormon History . “ Evil in the Family: Mormons and Catholics Strug...
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Saturday, January 9, 2021

First John D. Lee trial waged in the court of public opinion

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---- In the Winter 2013 “Journal of Mormon History,” there’s an interesting article from Robert H. Briggs, a lawyer and historian from Calif...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020

In 1845, William Smith, Mormon apostles waged war in the LDS press

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  Originally published in 2013 at StandardBlogs There’s an interesting article in the summer 2013 issue of the “Journal of Mormon History. ”...
Sunday, July 21, 2019

Mormon Church's snub at 1893 fair was bitter setback

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Originally published at StandardBlogs/Standard-Examiner Eighteen ninety-three was heralded as the end of the frontier era as the world...