Audrey Crandell and Dr. Kerry Muhlestein When I began my research with BYU’s Egyptian Excavation team, my chosen focus was to study the ceramics found at Fag el Gamous Cemetery. My original research intent was to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to read and understand the context of Egyptian ceramic pottery samples from the […]
Robert McCorkle to Joseph Smith: A Poetic Letter
Hal Robert Boyd and Dr. Susan E. Black, Church History Department In 1844 Robert Andrew Hope McCorkle (R.A.H McCorkle) journeyed to Nauvoo to familiarize himself with Mormonism and meet the Prophet Joseph Smith. In Nauvoo, McCorkle found many Latter-day Saints. Yet, he left Nauvoo disappointed, without having approached the Prophet Joseph Smith. He wanted to […]
Blood and Atonement in the Book of Mormon from a Near Eastern Perspective
Michael Biggerstaff and Dr. Jared Ludlow, Ancient Scripture “Behold, my soul delighteth in proving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ; for, for this end hath the law of Moses been given; and all things which have been given of God from the beginning of the world, unto man, are the typifying […]
LATTER-DAY SAINT INVOLVEMENT IN THE CIVIL WAR
Nathaniel Freeman and Dr. Kenneth Alford, Humanities I decided to research Latter-day Saint participation in the Civil War when Professor Alford, a retired U.S. Army Colonel and BYU associate professor, contacted me regarding his interest in publishing a book on the topic. I had previously worked for him as a teaching assistant and had been […]
Veterinary Medicine
Jeffrey Tucker and Dr. Michael MacKay Importance of Project It is not an overstatement to claim that the work Dr. Michael MacKay and I were able to conduct through the benevolence of the ORCA programme represents the cutting of history of medicine research. We have engaged a field that is strikingly underdeveloped, yet extremely relevant […]
Revisiting the Hebron “Sheep Tablet” Considerations for Late Bronze Age Canaanite Habitation of Hebron
Charles Wilson and Dr. Jeffrey Chadwick, Department of Church History and Doctrine To research the Hebron “Sheep Tablet,” a cuneiform account text recording counts of sheep, goats, and rams, I first found all of the published materials mentioning the text and read them. The tablet is mentioned in seven publications. Finding and reading the published […]
I’m Glad They Called Me On A Mission: What Young Adults Learn From Serving An LDS Mission
Elizabeth Montgomery and Dr. Brent Top, Department of Religious Education Conducting this research project about missionary work in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has been an interesting and enjoyable adventure. The purpose of this report is to chronicle my experiences and to publish a few of the research conclusions we have reached at this […]
Friends and Enemies in Washington: Insights from a Letter from Joseph F. Smith to Susa Young Gates
Mallory Hales Perry and Dr. David Whitchurch, Department of Ancient Scripture My project, made possible by generous funding through the ORCA grant program, focused on the social and political situation surrounding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the turn of the twentieth century. Along with the help and guidance I received from […]
A History of the Church in Irqpuato, Guanajuato, Mexico: Irapuato Stake Church History
Benjamin Jones and Dr. Mark Grover, Harold B. Lee Library In preparation of my trip to Mexico for my project I participated in a field study prep class through the Kennedy Center. This class helped me plan how I would carry out my project, taught me investigation skills, and helped prepare me culturally for Mexico. […]
German Immigrants in American Church Records
Dr. Roger Minert, Church History and Doctrine The funding sought and granted under the MEG program was to be used to continue a project begun in September 2003 under the title “German Immigrants in American Church Records.” To date, some 60 students have contributed to this research designed to identify German, Austrian, and Swiss immigrants […]