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Brigham Young: The Mormon Pioneer Who Led the Colonization of the American West
Brigham Young (1801-1877) was a central figure in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and ...
‘American Primeval’ and the Utah War — a historian’s take on the real men, real militias and real massacres
Yes. Though the Utah War has been called “bloodless,” in reality, Mormon militiamen in southern Utah perpetrated a horrific ...
The remarkable message a Brookings senior fellow gave to BYU students about the civic theology America needs
Jonathan Rauch, a Brookings Institution senior fellow and national expert on public policy, says American Christianity needs ...
Church says ‘American Primeval’ misrepresents Brigham Young, calls series ‘dangerously misleading’
Show also egregiously mischaracterizes Brigham Young and others “in ways that reinforce stereotypes that are both inaccurate ...
Latest from Mormon Land: Suggest a new name for the Book of Mormon
The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly highlight reel of news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ ...
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Peak Iowa: Caitlyn Jenner’s alma mater in Lamoni
What do Mormon pioneers and Caitlyn Jenner have in common? Besides a tendency towards backwards beliefs and manslaughter, ...
‘American Primeval’ Team on Portraying the Brutal History of America’s Westward Expansion: “The Truth of This World Is Violent”
Director Peter Berg, executive producer Eric Newman, Indigenous Consultant Julia O’Keefe, stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Irene Bedard, Kim Coates, Derek Hinkey and more discuss the show's approach ...
‘American Primeval’ Director Peter Berg on Finale Deaths, the Prequel Spinoff He’s Considering and ‘Friday Night Lights’ Reboot
Berg also responds to criticisms of the representation of Mormon church leader Brigham Young and the line he wouldn’t cross when it came to violence depicted in the events surrounding the Mountain ...
The Book of Mormon is probably the rudest and funniest production you'll see this year
The production is nearly 15 years old now, having first premiered on Broadway in 2011 to widely positive reviews. There are ...
What the tired tropes of ‘American Primeval’ get wrong about Brigham Young, early Latter-day Saints
The Netflix miniseries is a false depiction that draws on negative stereotypes, writes the managing director of the Church History Department for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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What the tired tropes of ‘American Primeval’ get wrong about Brigham Young, early Latter-day Saints
But while Brigham Young had learned some ideas about Native peoples from a broader American culture that denigrated them, he also saw beyond his own culture. From the Book of Mormon ... In winter 1838 ...
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How young women like me became part of the loneliest generation of all
Unwilling to deal with the emotional – and physical – toll of loneliness, Joseph has set out to help ... This is a typical story for young women; we still live in a society where we are ...