Category Archives: Mormon History

Latter-day Saints Don’t Care for Sugar-coated Mormon History

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

Sunday’s Deseret News (27 May) published the results of an email survey conducted by the LDS Department of Family and Church History. “LDS in survey call for unvarnished history” reports that active Latter-day Saints want their church to provide a … Continue reading →

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IOUs of Mormon History

Posted on May 21, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

On May 10th at Promontory Summit near Brigham City, Utah, visitors celebrated the 138th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike which completed the transcontinental railroad in 1869. The day before the commemoration Lee Benson of Deseret Morning News … Continue reading →

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Mountain Meadows and the Honorable Thing

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

On May 1st, two Associated Press articles related to the Mountain Meadows Massacre showed up in my inbox. Journalist Jennifer Dobner wrote both articles, each discussing different aspects of the 1857 Mormon execution of pioneer emigrants in southern Utah. One … Continue reading →

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Tell It Like It Is

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

The student-run daily newspaper for Ohio University, The Post, recently ran an article titled, “Being Mormon in College”. In addition to interviewing a Mormon student for the article, journalist Amanda Wilcosky also spoke to the LDS missionaries on campus: The … Continue reading →

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Motive in the Murder of Parley P. Pratt

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

Yesterday Mormon Coffee discussed a report that appeared in Deseret News on April 14th which inaccurately portrayed the death of LDS Apostle Parley P. Pratt. Today (April 17) the newspaper printed a correction: Correction: Parley P. Pratt Early LDS Church … Continue reading →

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The Murder of Parley P. Pratt

Posted on April 15, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

by Sharon Over the weekend (April 14) Deseret Morning News reported that a group of interested people will be gathering in Arkansas on April 21st for a conference looking at the life and ministry of LDS Apostle Parley Pratt. I … Continue reading →

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With Love and Charity to All

Posted on April 13, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

Following the distribution of the Jesus Christ/Joseph Smith DVD last month, there have been many conversations and opinions published online regarding the Christian outreach effort. One exchange took place on the Salt Lake Tribune’s public forum. A Catholic woman, who … Continue reading →

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Worthy Historical Wonders

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

The Illinois Bureau of Tourism is trying to determine the Seven Wonders of Illinois. The state has been divided into seven areas with distinct attractions listed for each area. Visitors to the web site are invited to vote for their … Continue reading →

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Disruption by Revelation

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

John Singer was a Mormon with seven children. He and his wife, Vickie, lived west of Salt Lake City on their 2.5 acre farm in Marion, Utah. Dissatisfied with the public school system in the 1970s, Mr. Singer confronted school … Continue reading →

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Mormon Polygamy: Comedy or Tragedy?

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

All over the news this weekend, all across the globe, was an Associated Press article about the polygamy of Mitt Romney’s ancestors. Journalists Jennifer Dobner and Glen Johnson have written an article that not only details the multiple marriages of … Continue reading →

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