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Mormon history

3/28/2021

Ammon Bundy's Ongoing Religious War

by Betsy Gaines Quammen

Ammon Bundy has been looking for another battle since the takeover of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. With a new administration promising increased regulation of public lands use, he may choose one soon.

SOURCE: The Conversation
11/6/19

Mormons in Mexico: A brief history of polygamy, cartel violence and faith

by Rebecca Janzen

Along with the Romneys – relatives of Sen. Mitt Romney, whose father was born in Mexico – the LeBarons are among the most storied families in Mormon history.

SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune
8/24/19

Book ‘stole’ Mormon historian’s work, but publisher offers a settlement to 'make it right’

It's the “taking of my unseen and unrecognized expertise that hurts more than the taking of my words,” Parshall said.

SOURCE: New York Times
9-11-13

Virginia names scholar to new Mormon studies chair

Kathleen Flake is part of a new generation of non-Mormon Mormon scholars.

SOURCE: NYT
7-21-13

Some Mormons search the Web and find doubt

In the small but cohesive Mormon community where he grew up, Hans Mattsson was a solid believer and a pillar of the church. He followed his father and grandfather into church leadership and finally became an “area authority” overseeing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout Europe.When fellow believers in Sweden first began coming to him with information from the Internet that contradicted the church’s history and teachings, he dismissed it as “anti-Mormon propaganda,” the whisperings of Lucifer. He asked his superiors for help in responding to the members’ doubts, and when they seemed to only sidestep the questions, Mr. Mattsson began his own investigation.But when he discovered credible evidence that the church’s founder, Joseph Smith, was a polygamist and that the Book of Mormon and other scriptures were rife with historical anomalies, Mr. Mattsson said he felt that the foundation on which he had built his life began to crumble....