Stanley J. Thayne and Dr. J. Spencer Fluhman; Church History and Doctrine Since Mormonism’s exodus from New York and Pennsylvania, due to what Joseph Smith described as a “spirit of persecution” in the area, popular perceptions among many locals have been anything but positive. “It is a fact, of which we are not particularly proud, […]
Morphometric Analysis of Banana Phytoliths
Terry Ball and Dr. Terry Ball, Dean of Religious Education The banana is an important crop in the South Pacific that provides not only food, but fiber and other products as well. Because it is a vegetatively propagated crop, it is only with the help of humanity that it has spread so far across that […]
A Greater Understanding of the Joseph Smith Translations
Paul W. Lambert and Dr. Thomas Wayment, Ancient Scripture The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible has been the source of religious research and study for years. From the time that the Prophet Joseph Smith began his revisions of the Bible, both believers and nonbelievers have been intrigued by the process and doctrinal contributions of […]
Significant Symbols in World Religions
Vance Bohman and Dr. Alonzo Gaskill, Department of Religion The intent of this project is to produce an encyclopedia of the symbols of the major religions of the world, providing information regarding their origin, as well as their use historically, and how that use has changed over time, including their adoption by other faiths. This […]
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Wesley Austin I started this project with the idea to research the influences of 19th century Christian religions in America on Joseph Smith’s ideas of the process of deification. I soon found that there was little that I could find on this topic and that I would have to be somewhat of an expert in […]
LDS Church Growth in Brazil
Robert A Plowman and Dr. Mark Grover, Harold B. Lee Library Ribeirão Preto is a large city in the interior of São Paulo and is well established and a place where the LDS Church has been well established. We spent more than a week in Ribeirão Preto as we studied and interviewed and researched the […]
The History of Brigham Young University Architecture
Andrew Lorimer and Professor Brad Westwood, HBLL Special Collections Upon entering Brigham Young University three years ago, I immediately fell in love with the campus. It was so beautiful and well maintained. Many buildings also caught my eye and I greatly desired to learn more about them. Luckily, I became informed of the opportunity to be […]
3D Interpretation of Architectural History
Davido Hyer and Professor Brad Westwood, HBLL L. Tom Perry Special Collections BYU has a rich architectural history that is in danger of being forgotten with the changing times. I started this project with the intent to help preserve some of this deep history in a digital format that the public would be able to easily […]
Photographing and Digitizing Argentine Church History. Project ID: 105490
Aaron Disbrow and Dr. Mark Grover, University Libraries There is an immense amount of church history throughout the world that is unknown to many of us. It was our intent and purpose in this project to aid the dispersion of this history throughout the church. Through Professor Mark Grover we were introduced to Nestor Curbelo, […]
Reexamining the Dating of P. Oxy. LCIV 4405 (ß52) Based on Section Division Analysis
Michael Trotter and Dr. Thomas Wayment, Ancient Scripture The purpose of my project has been to reevaluate the current dating of P. Oxy. LXIV 4405, which is currently dated to the late II or early III century. This papyrus fragment preserves a section of Matthew 23: 30–39, and its original dating by Peter Parsons, and […]
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