During this past week I went through a guided tour of the Crandall Printing Museum on Center Street in Provo, Utah.  The Museum has been open for about eleven years and has been constantly improved upon throughout its existence.  The curators are very animated and sincere people, who started in the printing business as fourteen year old boys.  As a result they were able to say in a more personal way, “We used this type of machine... Read More

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              As I study about early American History and the beginnings of our Nation the area that has affected me the most is the topic of Slavery. I know when looking at the atrocious events connected with the slave trade we all must step back and look at the situation from that time period. It is hard for many to except, including myself, that any humane people could allow such behavior.... Read More

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                  In class we discussed the religious background of the end of the 18th century and beginning of the 19th century in the United States. Every period in the History of this country has seen lots of changes; however, this particular period was very “susceptible” to changes. The people were trying to bring some improvements to their society concerning va... Read More

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A Lesson in History

   I felt inclined to write on the topic of History today. The Book of Mormon is, on one level, an historical record. It tells us about a people that lived anciently and how they lived. The record tells us what situations they encountered and how the people dealt with them. So what do we get from it?

   I would bet that even an historic document gives different information to different people. One person may fo... Read More

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        I was reading in the Doctrine and Covenants this evening and was impressed with the exhortation found in section 93, verse 53, which reads, "And, verily I say unto you, that it is my will that you should hasten. . . to obtain obtain a knowledge of history, and of countries, and of the kingdoms, of laws of God and man, and all this for the salvation of Zion.  Amen."  I'm currently a student at Brigham Young University, and I have... Read More

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