This week, our discussion of American society focused on the economic differences of this new nation.  Much of America’s reputation since the 20th Century has roots in an economic model which came forth in, you guessed it, 1776.  However, this model did not come from an American; rather it came from what Adam Smith put forth as “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.”  This was perfect timing because Ame... Read More

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Prompt: Please write a 500-700 word response on your experience visiting the Crandall Printing Museum.

Response: The Crandall Printing Museum was incredibly amazing. I am so happy I was able go and learn a lot more about the history of the printing press and how it directly affected the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This was such an awesome experience. I even want to go again to catch things I mig... Read More

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Last week I visited the Crandall Printing Museum on Center Street in Provo, UT. This was my second time visiting the museum. The two hour tour covers the transmission of scriptures from their inception to the printing of the Book of Mormon in 1830. Despite the rehearsed jokes, the tour was actually very informative. The first time I went, I realized that the invention of the printing press was not really the invention that changed the world and bro... Read More

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Prompt: Please write 700 words on a topic or thoughts you have enjoyed in class this past semester.

Response: I have never been a big history fan, but I was really excited to take this class with an emphasis on the spiritual aspect of the founding of America and the spiritual background of the Founding Fathers. This semester has been the best experience. I have learned so much more about the establishment of this nation in half a semeste... Read More

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    One of the primary purposes of the Book of Mormon is to draw all men nearer to God.  Yet skeptics of the book’s origins get caught up in the peripheral and miss out.  One of these topics is the treatment of the American Revolution which they suppose to be the product of Joseph Smith’s absorption of 19th Century ideas in New York.  From Richard Bushman’s analysis of this topic... Read More

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