By October 29, 2008
In 1888, Joseph Smith Black accompanied Andrew Jensen and Edward Stevenson “on a tour through the eastern states.” The trio arrived in Kansas City, Missouri on September 9 and immediately set out to visit important sites in Latter-day Saint history.
By October 28, 2008
Prospects for Scholarship in the Humanities
May 8-9, 2009
BYU Provo and Aspen Grove, UT
A conference sponsored by Mormon Scholars in the Humanities
By October 28, 2008
Elizabeth has agreed to come aboard the Juvenile Instructor on a permanent basis. Please join us in welcoming her. We look forward to your future posts, Liz.
By October 26, 2008
One year ago today, David G., Stan, Jared, and I sat down to lunch at J-Dawgs. We discussed our standard assortment of all things Mormon, discussed our then-current research, and eventually the talk turned to the bloggernacle.
By October 23, 2008
Since I?m writing and you?re reading this for free, I figure I can throw in some random stuff at the end just because.
By October 23, 2008
Last weekend I joined Mormons and neighbors in Sabine Pass, Texas, removing debris. I did the same after Rita three years ago but back then a Mormon family lived there. Not anymore, and I?d be surprised if one moved in any time soon. On the other hand, reconstruction brought new members to the local ward?as it seemingly brought the Coquats to Galveston in 1900. Drawing clean lines between the storm and future events or circumstances is difficult, but I think we can reasonably identify some consequences of the 1900 Galveston storm, particularly its influence on where people live, that are still with us.
By October 22, 2008
Earlier I wrote about Mormons who found evidence of God?s mercy or of His one true church in the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. A parallel thread in those documents was that the Lord was also vengeful, or at least millenarian.
By October 22, 2008
Missionaries and other church members detected God?s will in the 1900 Galveston Hurricane?s destruction and in the Elders? preservation therefrom.
By October 21, 2008
In many senses, the event that is a ?storm? lasts far longer than the storm itself. Thus, hurricane Ike (2008) found some houses in my home ward with roofs still tarped from Rita (2005). Likewise, psychological and social changes can persist far longer than floodwaters. 1900 was no different.
By October 21, 2008
Incredibly, the Juvenile Instructor is approaching it’s 1st year anniversary. We went live on October 26, 2007. We hope to have a little historical write up nearer that time about how all this got going. In the mean time, I wanted to put up some posts you might have missed since our beginning. There are too many good ones to put them all up, but here’s a sampling from our first months:
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