BYU Studies

Kate Holbrook (born January 13, 1972) died on August 20, 2022. She was academic collaborations director at the Church History Department, noted author, and cohost, with her husband, Sam Brown, of the Committed Conversations podcast series. This is Sam’s eulogy delivered at Kate’s funeral on August 27, 2022.

This book notice by Roger Terry introduces Utahisms: Unique Expressions, Inventions, Place Names, and More, by David Ellingson Eddington, published in 2022. This book is, according to Terry, a short and fun read that discusses some curiosities of Utah language, geography, and history, even debunking common misconceptions.

This article by Michael A. Goodman and Daniel Frost is a discussion in response to Taylor Petrey’s book, Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Sexual Difference in Modern Mormonism. Goodman and Frost engage with Petrey's theoretical approaches and address problems with his conclusions.

This is a short description of the Cover art for BYU Studies, volume 61 issue 3, written by its artist, Jacqueline Price.

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This book notice by Matthew B. Christensen summarizes and praises Book of Mormon Studies: An Introduction and Guide, by Daniel Becerra, Amy Easton-Flake, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Joseph M. Spencer, published in 2022. It is, Christensen says, exactly what it purports to be: a good introduction and guide, suited to both beginners and experts of Book of Mormon studies.

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This article by Walker A. Wright and Don Bradley discusses the first vision and its relation to Joseph Smith's translation of the bible, specifically Psalm 14. Sections of the Psalm from the KJV and JST are placed together with relevant sections of Smith's recollections of the first visions and others records of what he told them regarding it, and through these comparisons, Wright and Bradley show Joseph Smith's attention to certain elements of the First Vision throughout his prophetic career

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This book review by Tona Hangen discusses Terrible Revolution: Latter-day Saints and the American Apocalypse by Christopher James Blythe. Hangen finds it to be an intriguing book that invites further scholarship.

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A poem by Dave Nielsen

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In this, Roger Terry reviews the book Mormon Studies by Ronald Helfrich Jr., retired history, cultural anthropology, and sociology professor. He finds the book a valuable read, and a valuable summary of the field of Mormon studies, but admits that it is lacking in some respects.

This article by Jonathan A. Stapley and David W. Grua discusses the practice in the first several decades of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of rebaptizing believers. As this is something that is not widely known in the church today, they explain both the circumstances of rebaptism and how it was eventually discontinued. Understanding rebaptism, Stapely and Grua argue, can help us understand the relationships early church members had with their covenants and the renewing of them.

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