The Deseret alphabet
article 1947 Ivins, Stanley S. (Stanley Snow)

MormonsNorth America > Southwest and Basin
This is a history of the attempt by the Mormons shortly after their arrival in Utah to revise what was considered an overly complicated English alphabet. By devising a system in which each let...

Notes on Mormon polygamy
essay 1972 Ivins, Stanley S. (Stanley Snow)

MormonsNorth America > Southwest and Basin
This document discusses the doctrine and demography of Mormon polygamy over the 65-year period (1841-1904) in which it was practiced. A 1913 study showed that only fifteen to twenty percent of...