A historian of Utah, Latter-day Saints and the American West who knows his roots
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Colter Peterson, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY When he was writing his dissertation for his doctorate in history, Paul Reeve sat down with a faculty member to go over his first draft. This was the conversation:
Faculty member: “This sentence sounds like a hick from Hurricane wrote it.”
Reeve: “But I am a hick from Hurricane.”
Faculty member: “Well, you better not write like one.”
Reeve laughs at the memory, partly because he can afford to he got his doctorate. And partly because, ever the historian, he’s a stickler for accuracy.
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Question of the Day By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times - Monday, December 21, 2020
The nation’s largest Mormon denomination has announced new handbook sections that condemn misinformation and decry racism, addressing a thorny topic that has embroiled faiths across the U.S. this year.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it has added a section on prejudice to its General Handbook, a spiritual guide for the world’s 16 million LDS followers.
“[Prejudice] is not consistent with the revealed word of God,” the new section reads, in part.