Sunday, December 31, 2023

Biographies of George Q Cannon, Joseph F Smith provide honest in-depth portrayals

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  Observations by Doug Gibson Last fall I read two new biographies of 19th century/early 20th century LDS Church leaders Joseph F. Smith, wh...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

A 'Utah Camelot' scandal led to the death of an early-Mormon 'princess'

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I’m haunted by a ragged PDF-copied photograph, courtesy of the Utah State Historical Society, of Louisa “Louie” Wells, who 130 years ago was...
Monday, July 17, 2023

Review: Vengeance is Mine: The Mountain Meadows Massacre and Its Aftermath

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  Review by Doug Gibson In “ Vengeance is Mine: The Mountain Meadows Massacre and Its Aftermath ” (Oxford University Press, 2023), authors...
Saturday, June 10, 2023

Ron Ormond, Estus Pirkle and those hellfire and damnation films

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  -- I like the Mormon definition of hell. It’s called Sons of Perdition, which to me has always sounded like a sequel to the Laurel & H...
Monday, May 29, 2023

Review: Convicting the Mormons: The Mountain Meadows Massacre in American Culture

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  Review by Doug Gibson The Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 was a horrific atrocity. It was unfortunately not an uncommon occurrence in t...
Monday, May 15, 2023

John Corrill was an older Christian convert to the early Mormon church

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 --- The early years of the Mormon Church are distinct for its young converts, with 20-something apostles embracing the progressive, radical...
Sunday, April 30, 2023

Mormon Thunder recaps the life of Jedediah Morgan Grant

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  ---- Review by Doug Gibson --- Jedediah Grant was possessed of looks reserved for movie matinee idols, the counselor to Brigham Young was ...