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BYU Studies Journal, volume 47, no. 2 (complete issue)
John W. Welch
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Volume 47, no. 2, © 2008
In this issue of BYU Studies, you'll
find a variety of articles, essays, poetry, and reviews related to
Latter-day Saint history and culture.
First, Edward L. Kimball presents a marvelous account of the 1978
revelation granting the priesthood to worthy men of all races.
Beginning with a brief history of the priesthood ban, the article then
traces President Spencer W. Kimball's personal support of the Church's
longtime position until, at the death of President Harold B. Lee, it
suddenly became his problem. The subsequent process by which President
Kimball became convinced that the time for change had come, and how he
involved his counselors and the Twelve in preparing for the divine
manifestation that followed, is one of the finest examples of
leadership in Church history.
In an essay written thirty years after the revelation on priesthood,
Marcus H. Martins, the first black missionary called after the
revelation, reflects on what the change in priesthood policy has meant
in his own life and in the Church.
One important area in the study of Joseph Smith’s New Translation of the
New Testament remains largely untouched—the markings the Prophet made
when he transitioned from dictation of the entire New Testament to
merely marking an already printed Bible. Some of these notations were
made in pen and some in pencil; the two sets of markings also use
different systems of notation. The authors explain these pen and pencil
markings, discuss the editorial procedures Smith followed after he and
his scribes completed their initial pass of the New Testament, and
examine some clues about the preparation of the manuscripts for
publication.
Long before Friberg and Teichert, artists created narrative images of the Book of
Mormon. The first published illustrations were made for The Story of the Book of Mormon (1888), a text used in Church
education. The Book of Mormon text was simplified by George Reynolds, and the
illustrators were William Armitage, George Ottinger, John Held Sr., and William
Morris. In his article “‘A Picturesque and Dramatic History’: George Reynolds’s
Story of the Book of Mormon,’” Noel
A. Carmack discusses the artists’ lives and the fine art that influenced them.
The article contains twenty-three illustrations, fourteen of which are
reproduced from The Story of the Book of Mormon.
Elliott Oring, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles, reviews Eric Elaison’s J. Golden Kimball Stories and Richard Cracroft reviews Douglas Thayer’s Hooligan, a Mormon Boyhood. Enjoy a dozen reviews on a wide range of subjects, from books and movies to art exhibits.
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