Contents Preface xv Acknowledgments xix Chapter One: Theology and Doctrine 1 1. Joseph Smith, Latter Day Saints, from He Pasa Ekklesia: An Original History of the Religious Denominations at Present Existing in the United States (1844) 4 2. Joseph Smith, Selection from The Book of Mormon [3 Nephi 9 11] (1830) 9 3. Oliver Cowdery, Letter to W. W. Phelps on Priesthood Restoration, from Messenger and Advocate (1834) 12 4. Joseph Smith, Extract from the Prophecy of Enoch [Moses 7], from The Evening and the Morning Star (1832) 16 5. Joseph Smith, A Vision [Doctrine and Covenants 76], from The Evening and the Morning Star (1832) 19 6. Joseph Smith, Journal Account of Kirtland Temple Visitations [Doctrine and Covenants 110] (1836) 24 7. Joseph Smith, Letter from Joseph Smith [on Baptisms for the Dead], from Times and Seasons (1842) 26 8. Joseph Smith, The King Follett Discourse, from BYU Studies (1844) 32 9. Joseph F. Smith, Vision of the Redemption of the Dead [Doctrine and Covenants 138], from Improvement Era (1918) 40
Contents viii 10. First Presidency (Heber J. Grant, Anthony W. Ivins, and Charles W. Nibley), Mormon View of Evolution, from Improvement Era (1925) 45 11. First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust, et al.), The Family: A Proclamation to the World, from Ensign (1995) 47 12. First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust, et al.), The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles, from Ensign (2000) 49 Chapter Two: Scattering of the Saints 52 1. Isaac Russell, Letter to the Saints in England, from History of the Church (1839) 55 2. Brigham Young, An Epistle of the Twelve, from Times and Seasons (1844) 58 3. Lyman Wight and George Miller, Lyman Wight to the First Presidency Preaching the Gospel to the Indians and Proposing to Migrate to Texas, from History of the Church (1844) 62 4. James J. Strang, Pastoral Letter (1845) 65 5. Jason W. Briggs, Revelation, from The Messenger (1851) 72 6. William Smith, Epistle of the Twelve (1851) 74 7. Sidney Rigdon, Joseph H. Newton, William Richards, and William Stanley, An Appeal to the Latter-day Saints (1863) 77 8. John Taylor, Revelation (1886) 80 9. David Whitmer, An Address to All Believers in Christ: By a Witness to the Divine Authenticity of The Book of Mormon (1887) 82 10. Joseph Musser, Announcement, from Truth (1935) 89 11. Wallace B. Smith, Revelation on Priesthood [RLDS D&C 156] (1984) 92 12. Stephen M. Veazey, A Defining Moment, from Community of Christ Herald (2009) 95 Chapter Three: Gathering to Zion 103 1. Joseph Smith, Plat for the City of Zion (1833) 105 2. Sarah Studevant Leavitt, Autobiography, from Women s Voices (1875) 107
Contents ix 3. Artemisia Sidnie Meyers, Haun s Mill Massacre Account, from Bones in the Well (ca. 1850) 111 4. Vilate Kimball, Letter to Her Husband Heber C. Kimball, from Men with a Mission (1839) 114 5. Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney, Reminiscence, from In Their Own Words: Women and the Story of Nauvoo (1878) 116 6. First Presidency (Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Hyrum Smith), A Proclamation, to the Saints Scattered Abroad, from Times and Seasons (1841) 123 7. Eliza R. Snow, The Female Relief Society, from Woman s Exponent (1872) 128 8. William Clayton, All Is Well, from Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1846) 133 9. Brigham Young, A Revelation Given Dated Winter Quarters Camp of Israel [Doctrine and Covenants 136], from Wilford Woodruff s Journal (1847) 135 10. William Atkin, Handcart Experience, from Union (1896) 138 11. Valborg Henrietta Louise Rasmussen, My Conversion to Mormonism, from Valborg: An Autobiography of Valborg Rasmussen Wheelwright (1945) 142 12. First Presidency (Joseph F. Smith, John R. Winder, and Anthon H. Lund), Christmas Greeting to Saints in the Netherlands, from Der Stern (1907) 149 13. Bruce R. McConkie, Come: Let Israel Build Zion, from Ensign (1977) 151 Chapter Four: Government and Politics 155 1. Oliver Cowdery, Governments and Laws in General [Doctrine and Covenants 134], from Messenger and Advocate (1835) 158 2. Joseph Smith, General Smith s Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States (1844) 160 3. Letter from Margaret L. Scott to Her Brother J. Allen Scott, from Army of Israel: Mormon Battalion Narratives (1846) 167 4. Brigham Young, Proclamation by the Governor (1857) 169 5. Letter from Martha Hughes Cannon to Husband Angus M. Cannon, from Letters From Exile: The Correspondence of Martha Hughes Cannon and Angus M. Cannon, 1886 1888 (1888) 171
Contents x 6. First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, et al.), To the Saints [Political Manifesto], from Deseret Weekly News (1896) 174 7. Reed Smoot, Speech Before the United States Senate (1907) 178 8. Susa Young Gates, The History of Woman Suffrage in Utah, 1900 1920, from The History of Woman Suffrage (1922) 186 9. J. Reuben Clark, General Conference Address, from Conference Report (1936) 193 10. Sonia Johnson and Karen S. Langlois, All on Fire: An Interview with Sonia Johnson, from Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (1981) 196 11. Judith Rasmussen Dushku, A Time of Decision, from Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (1981) 203 12. Harry Reid, Faith, Family, and Public Service (2007) 210 13. Mitt Romney, Faith in America (2007) 214 14. First Presidency (Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, and Dieter F. Uchtdorf), Preserving Traditional Marriage and Strengthening Families (2008) 219 Chapter Five: Race and Ethnicity 222 1. Parley P. Pratt, Mission to the Lamanites, from The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt (1874) 224 2. Jane Elizabeth Manning James, Autobiography (n.d.) 230 3. Parley P. Pratt, The Standard and Ensign for the People, from Journal of Discourses (1853) 234 4. Brigham Young, Spiritual Gifts Hell The Spirit World The Elders and the Nations The Lamanites The Temple, from Journal of Discourses (1854) 239 5. Joseph Fielding Smith, Appointment of Lineage, from The Way to Perfection: Short Discourses on Gospel Themes (1931) 244 6. Helen Sekaquaptewa, My Church, from Me and Mine: The Life Story of Helen Sekaquaptewa (1969) 249 7. Lacee A. Harris, To Be Native American and Mormon, from Dialogue (1985) 254 8. First Presidency (Spencer W. Kimball, N. Eldon Tanner, and Marion G. Romney), Revelation Extends Blessings of Gospel, from Church News (1978) 261
Contents xi 9. Joseph Freeman, A Momentous Weekend, from In the Lord s Due Time (1979) 261 10. Chieko N. Okazaki, Baskets and Bottles, from Ensign (1996) 267 11. Esmeralda Meraz Amos, El Evangelio, from All God s Children (2004) 271 Chapter Six: Sexuality and Gender 277 1. Joseph Smith, Revelation [on Plural Marriage], from Deseret News (1852) 279 2. Eliza R. Snow, My Father in Heaven, from Times and Seasons (1845) 287 3. Annie Clark Tanner, Marriage in Polygamy, from A Mormon Mother: An Autobiography of Annie Clark Tanner (1941) 289 4. Wilford Woodruff, Official Declaration, from Deseret Weekly News (1890) 294 5. James E. Talmage, The Eternity of Sex, from Young Woman s Journal (1914) 296 6. Virginia Budd Jacobsen, Book Review of New Patterns in Sex Teaching, from Relief Society Magazine (1936) 301 7. Stephen E. Lamb and Douglas E. Brinley, Sexual Intimacy in Marriage, from Between Husband and Wife: Gospel Perspectives on Marital Intimacy (2000) 305 8. Oliver Alden [pseudo.], My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? : Meditations of a Gay Mormon on the 22nd Psalm, from Sunstone (1995) 311 9. Dallin H. Oaks and Lance B. Wickman, Same-Gender Attraction, from LDS Newsroom (2006) 316 10. Maxine Hanks, Introduction, from Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism (1992) 322 11. Emily Milner, Finding Myself on Google, from Segullah: Writings by Latter-day Saint Women (1996) 329 Chapter Seven: Education and Intellectualism 336 1. Joseph Smith, Revelation to the First Elders [Doctrine and Covenants 88:73 80, 117 41], from Doctrine and Covenants (1835) 339 2. Amy Brown Lyman, Childhood, from In Retrospect: Autobiography of Amy Brown Lyman (1945) 342 3. Orson F. Whitney, Home Literature, from Contributor (1888) 348
Contents xii 4. Editors, Vocational Education, from Relief Society Magazine (1921) 354 5. Juanita Brooks, To Columbia, from Quicksand and Cactus: A Memoir of the Southern Mormon Frontier (1982) 356 6. Eugene England, The Possibility of Dialogue: A Personal View, from Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (1966) 362 7. Richard D. Poll, What the Church Means to People Like Me, from Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (1967) 366 8. Henry Eyring, Science and Religion, from Reflections of a Scientist (1983) 373 9. Marilyn Arnold, Unlocking the Sacred Text, from Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars (1999) 377 10. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, A Pail of Cream, from Journal of American History (2002) 381 Chapter Eight: Contemporary Religious Life 386 1. Dennis Clark, A Name and a Blessing, from Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (1970) 388 2. Questions and Answers About Baptism, from Friend (2008) 390 3. Antonia Purina Honrado, They Gave Me a Copy with All of the Pages, from Converted to Christ Through the Book of Mormon (1989) 392 4. Boyd K. Packer, Counsel to Young Men, from Ensign (2009) 395 5. Lee Tom Perry and Daniel Lyman Carter, As Now We Take the Sacrament ; Mabel Jones Gabbott and Rowland H. Prichard, In Humility, Our Savior ; and Karen Lynn Davidson and Hans Leo Hassler, O Savior, Thou Who Wearest a Crown, from Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985) 399 6. Margaret Rampton Munk, Service Under Stress: Two Years as a Relief Society President, from Dialogue (1986) 403 7. Laury Livsey, A Day in the Life of a Missionary, from New Era (2000) 411 8. Truman G. Madsen, House of Glory, from Five Classics by Truman G. Madsen (1994) 417 9. Clark T. Thorstenson, Discovering My Icelanders, from Ensign (1981) 422
Contents xiii 10. Ruth M. Gardner and Vanja Y. Watkins, Families Can Be Together Forever, from Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985); and Janice Kapp Perry, I Love to See the Temple, from Children s Songbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1989) 427 11. Brenda Williams, My Terrible, Horrible Day, from New Era (2001) 429 12. Kathleen Flake, How to Bury a Prophet, from Sightings (2008) 431 Notes 435 References 439 Index 447