Mormon Women’s Public Life and Activism pre-conference tour for MHA 2016
Speak ‘friend’ and enter. Please join Juvenile Instructor’s Andrea R-M and tour co-director Janelle Higbee for the second round of fantastic Mormon women’s history on a bus, Thursday, June 9, leaving...
View ArticlePioneer Day Talks– Some Helpful Dos and Don’ts for a July Tradition
It is that time of year again, when members all over the world are asked to give talks honoring July 24, 1847– the official date when a company of Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young entered the Salt...
View ArticleTweets on “Race and Gender in Mormonism”
Howdy, Last night the University of Utah’s Tanner Humanities Center hosted a panel discussion on race and gender in Mormonism. The panel featured talks from Margaret Toscano and Paul Reeve, and was...
View ArticleMormons and Refugees: A Reading List from the Juvenile Instructor and Friends
Image courtesy of Ardis Parshall, keepapitchinin.org. Some recommended reading from Juvenile Instructor bloggers and friends on the history of Mormonism and/as refugees: Christopher Jones, “‘For ye...
View ArticleAmici Curiae Brief by Scholars of Mormonism Opposed to Trump’s Refugee and...
If you haven’t heard already, yesterday a host of 19 scholars submitted an Amici Curiae Brief (amici curiae=friends of the court, or impartial expert advisors) in response to President Donald Trump’s...
View Article“In My Father’s House Are Many Mansions”: Black Mormon Pioneer Experiences An...
From the LDS Church Museum’s website: The first black members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were a vital part of the early history of the Church. They served missions and shared...
View ArticleMormonism in the Travel Ban Supreme Court Case
Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments surrounding President Trump’s travel ban. The arguments centered around whether the president had authority to issue such a ban, whether the ban...
View ArticleThe Rough Draft of the Manifesto
The George Q. Cannon Diaries, recently published by the Church Historian’s Press, reveal a wealth of information about nineteenth-century Mormonism, politics, and polygamy. The journal entry that I...
View ArticleMormon Studies in Unexpected Places, Volume IV: The Infinite Future
This is the fourth installment in an ongoing but terribly irregular series dedicated to the appearance of Mormon Studies in popular media, including musical lyrics, popular television shows, movies,...
View ArticleDigital News: The Woman’s Exponent Project
Hello JI readers! Please join us in welcoming The Woman’s Exponent Project, a digital history exhibit from Digital Matters at the University of Utah and the Office of Digital Humanities and Harold B....
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