Richard E. Bennett
Autor de Mormons at the Missouri, 1846-1852: "And Should We Die"
Sobre El Autor
Richard E. Bennett is Professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
Obras de Richard E. Bennett
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The Book of Mormon: The Foundation of Our Faith: The 28th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (1999) — Contribuidor, algunas ediciones — 30 copias
Joseph: Leading Church Scholars Explore the Life and Ministry of the Prophet (2005) — Contribuidor — 30 copias
Early Christians in Disarray: Contemporary Lds Perspectives on the Christian Apostasy (2005) — Contribuidor — 27 copias
Prelude to the Restoration: From Apostasy to the Restored Church: The 33rd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2004) — Contribuidor — 22 copias
The Council of Fifty: What the Records Reveal about Mormon History (2017) — Contribuidor — 20 copias
A Firm Foundation: The History of Church Organization and Administration (BYU Church History Symposium) (2011) — Contribuidor — 13 copias
The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: The 44th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2015) — Contribuidor — 13 copias
Go Ye Into All the World: The Growth & Development of Mormon Missionary Work (2012) — Contribuidor — 11 copias
Let Us Reason Together: Essays in Honor of the Life's Work of Robert Millet (2016) — Contribuidor — 8 copias
Regional Studies in Latter-Day Saint Church History: The British Isles (2007) — Contribuidor — 7 copias
Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Western Canada (2000) — Contribuidor — 6 copias
Joseph Smith and His First Vision: Context, Place, and Meaning, 2020 Church History Symposium (2021) — Contribuidor — 6 copias
Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada (2006) — Contribuidor — 5 copias
Times of Transition: Proceedings of the 2000 Symposium of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint… (2003) — Contribuidor — 3 copias
History of the Saints: The Quincy Miracle: A Rescue Never to Be Forgotten (2016) — Contribuidor — 2 copias
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Volume 19, Number 4, Winter 1986 (1986) — Contribuidor — 2 copias
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 33, Number 1 (Spring 2000) (2000) — Contribuidor — 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Bennett, Richard Edmond
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1946
- Género
- male
- Lugares de residencia
- Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
- Educación
- Wayne State University (PhD|US Intellectual History)
- Ocupaciones
- Professor of Church History and Doctrine
head of archives and special collections
historian
department chair
associate dean - Organizaciones
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Brigham Young University
University of Manitoba Library
Mormon History Association (president)
Miembros
Reseñas
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 15
- También por
- 50
- Miembros
- 117
- Popularidad
- #168,597
- Valoración
- 4.2
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 20
The trilogy books are stories of black pioneers who were involved in this same exodus. I read them side by side, one for stories of real people and the other for actual description. WE'LL FIND THE PLACE,THE MORMON EXODUS 1846-1848 is about the trek in general.It is a very extensive overview of the whole adventure, packed with a tremendous cache of details about every aspect imaginable. I found the reading somewhat laborious, especially in the beginning. There was so much information and details, that I wonder if any particular at all was overlooked. I couldn't help thinking, "Let's get on with it. When does this story get going?" At the same time, I knew it was mirroring just how all those people must have been feeling at the time as they struggled to cope with innumerable issues and problems before they could even get started. Reading the stories in the trilogy books provided grounding to stay an interest in all this labor.
Reading as a narrative, there is not active dialogue, but there are many quotes taken from newspapers, minutes of meetings, and journals, especially of church leaders of the time. A great deal of historic information has been researched and presented. For those who are studying LDS church history, doubtless there is ample that's new to be found. The depth of detail and record is so much that it seems to match the arduousness of the trek itself. You can easily be weary by reading about it. On the other hand,there are places and topics that you might really get into as you discover little known facts about various involvements. You can't help wondering how any of them stuck with it.
On the flipside, it was rewarding to know of the excitement and gratitude many joyfully expressed when they finally entered the Salt Lake Valley.
The book ends with 1848, after the first hard winter and additional trials of the saints. At this point, the reader is able to breathe relieved and feel that "All is well". The saints have settled at last and can begin their lives free of the persecution they fled from. I realize now that as the reader plows through all that is in this documentary, he is, in a very small way, experiencing a tiny bit of the history. You don't have to enjoy it for it to be a good book. I suspect enjoying the read, was not the author's first intention. It is a good book.… (más)