By February 5, 2008
We’ve enjoyed having Bored in Vernal as our guest over the last little bit. Her posts have been insightful and based on solid research. She has also brought a much needed feminist perspective to our discussions of the Mormon past. We’d like to give her a big thanks for sharing some of her insights with us.
By February 5, 2008
Admin: This post is authored by occasional guest blogger and friend to JI, Bored in Vernal.
Eliza R. Snow holds a unique position in Mormon history. She never had children or a husband of her “own,” though she was married to the first two LDS Prophets. Eliza became extremely influential in the early Church for a variety of reasons. Her situation with less family responsibility gave her free time to pursue her interests. Her calling as General Relief Society President saw her travelling among the Saints and gave her an authoritative position. Her proximity to Church leadership put her in firsthand touch with Church doctrine as it was developed. Finally, her considerable talent in writing gave her a voice among men and women alike.
By February 4, 2008
At an 11 a.m. press conference in the Church Office Building, Bruce Olsen, press secretary to the First Presidency, announced a reorganization of the First Presidency took place the previous day, Sunday, 3 February 2008. This marks the fifteenth such reorganization of the First Presidency in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A previous reorganization was described by N. Eldon Tanner, then a counselor in the First Presidency, which occurred following t
By February 3, 2008
Admin: This post is authored by occasional guest blogger and friend to JI, Bored in Vernal.
I’ve enjoyed reading the Women’s Exponent since it became available online. I’m amazed at how political and liberated many of the articles are. Their interest in the world beyond their valley surprised me. It is fascinating to read the historical information:
By February 1, 2008
Robin Scott Jensen is employed by the Church Archives and works as an editor on the Joseph Smith Papers Project, working on Joseph Smith’s 1843-1844 journals and JS’s revelations. Robin received a master’s degree in history at BYU, writing his important thesis on early Strangite missions. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Library Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has been published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal, BYU Studies, and The Journal of Mormon History. Robin has received many awards for his work, including “Student Researcher of the Year, 2005” for the Joseph Smith Papers.
By January 28, 2008
In the late fall of 1875, Frank M. Derby sent a note to Brigham Young’s office inquiring about Young’s interest in purchasing the latest masterwork of Derby’s client, Hubert H. Bancroft. Young’s reply, sent out over the signature of his secretary, George Reynolds is pithy but telling.
By January 27, 2008
Admin: This post is authored by occasional guest blogger and friend to JI, Bored in Vernal.
While doing genealogy work some years ago, I came across an epitaph in a New England cemetery where several of my ancestors are buried. I remember I was somewhat shocked to read:
As you are now, so once was I
As I am now so you will be
Prepare for Death to follow me. [1]
By January 25, 2008
Although it is customary to have someone be a guestblogger first and then issue the invitation to be a permablogger, in this case we’re pleased to announce that SC Taysom will be bypassing that formality and be joining us directly. SC actually did his guest-blogger training at BCC over the summer, but has held out for a better offer ;).
Here’s some background on SC:
SC Taysom earned a BA degree in History from BYU and an MA and Ph.D. in the History of Religion with a specialty in American Religious History and Ritual Studies from Indiana University, Bloomington. A manuscript based on his dissertation, a compa
By January 25, 2008
Admin: This post is authored by occasional guest blogger and friend to JI, Bored in Vernal.
What woman would not want to have earned the title “Elect Lady?” This evocative term was used to describe Emma Hale Smith in a revelation given by the Lord in July 1830. “Thy sins are forgiven thee,” Emma was told, “and thou art an elect lady whom I have called.” The appellation is an interesting one, and may possess shades of meaning beyond simply that Emma was an extraordinary and revered woman. How do the words “elect lady” fit in with her being “called?” Does this phrase have any connection with the ordination promised to her in verse 7? Following are several interpretations which can be made of the words “elect lady:”
By January 24, 2008
For readers that are “old hands” to the ‘nacle, the name Bored in Vernal is not new. BiV has her own blog and contributes to a few other sites around the ‘nacle. We’ve recently discovered that she has a bit of a taste for historical posts, and we’ve therefore invited her to do a guest stint here. Here’s what she has to say about herself (in third person, of course):
BiV is a woman of a certain age with years of church experience under her belt. She has been fascinated with issues of church history since her days at BYU in the Leonard Arrington years. Many years as an early-morning Seminary teacher have given her a familiarity with the scriptures–but she especially loves the unusual and obscure. BiV has done her time as a barefoot SAHM [for those uninitiated in feminist speech, like me, that means “stay at home mom,” I think] eagerly populating the earth. A move to Vernal, Utah coincided with her discovery of blogging and the birth of “Bored in Vernal.” BiV now teaches at an all-female university in Saudi Arabia.
Let’s welcome BiV as our latest guestblogger!
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