[ePub] RECORD NO.11 by From PLEXUS at Arts-Photography

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Through his personal interest in World War I; George S. Tate finds deeper meaning of DC section 138. Remembering the circumstances of 1918mdash;the war; pandemic flu; and Joseph F. Smithrsquo;s loss of a sonmdash;makes the assurance of divine love and ultimate redemption found in DC 138 more poignant.Poet Dixie Partridge is both a contributor and a subject of study in this issue. In an interview; Casualene Meyer probes Partridgersquo;s process of writing and personal faith. Three poems and an essay by Partridge demonstrate her skill.Research on the ldquo;Mormon outmigrationrdquo;mdash;the migration of young Latter-day Saints from the western United States to other areas of the countrymdash;has been collected by G. Wesley Johnson and Marian Ashby Johnson. In this issue they analyze their research and give three case studies on this little-studied time period.Douglas Robinsonrsquo;s recent publication Who Translates? analyzes the task of translation and uses Joseph Smith as a case study. Daryl R. Hague reviews the book; summarizes translation theory; and gives an alternative view.In 1863 West Virginia in the midst of the US Civil War; LDS convert Agnes Orsquo;Neal wrote a letter to Brigham Young pleading to be remembered on the rolls of the Church. She relates the story of her conversion and laments that she had not yet been able to come to Zion. Fred Woods gives context and analysis to this letter.Contents mdash; Volume 46 Number 1 (2007)Articlesldquo;The Great World of the Spirits of the Deadrdquo;: Death; the Great War; and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic as Context for Doctrine and Covenants 138 by George S. TateOn the Trail of the Twentieth-Century Mormon Outmigration by G. Wesley Johnson and Marian Ashby JohnsonGenerous Poetry: A Conversation with Dixie L. Partridge by Casualene MeyerPandemonium: A Review Essay of Douglas J. Robinson; Who Translates? Translator Subjectivities beyond Reason by Daryl R. HagueDocumentsldquo;I Long to Breathe the Mountain Air of Zionrsquo;s Peaceful Homerdquo;: Agnes Orsquo;Nealrsquo;s Letter to Brigham Young from War-Torn Virginia by Fred E. Woodsldquo;It Seems That All Nature Mournsrdquo;: Sally Randallrsquo;s Response to the Murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith by Jordan Watkins and Steven C. HarperEssaysldquo;God Works in Mysterious Waysrdquo; by Roger TerryFrom This Ground: Where a Continent Divides by Dixie L. PartridgePoetryWatermark: The Reservoir by Dixie L. PatridgePool of Aspen by Dixie L. PartridgeLuggage: For One Leaving by Dixie L. PartridgeReviewsThe Bible in English: Its History and Influence by David Daniell; reviewed by Richard Y. DuerdenWhose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures through the Ages by Jaroslav Pelikan; reviewed by Gary P. GillumThe Jesus Family Tomb: The Discovery; the Investigation; and the Evidence That Could Change History by Simcha Jacobovici and Charles Pellegrino; reviewed by Kent P. JacksonThe Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition by Norman Russell; reviewed by Jordan VajdaPedestals and Podiums: Utah Women; Religious Authority; and Equal Rights by Martha Sonntag Bradley; reviewed by Andrea G. Radke-MossContemporary Mormonism: Latter-day Saints in Modern America by Claudia L. Bushman; reviewed by Armand L. MaussBook NoticesCover ImageThe Artwork of Ron Richmond: Catharsis no. 27 and Triplus by Josh E. Probert