This is especially apparent in journal and newspaper accounts from the pioneer holiday season, which were examined in a 2001 BYU Studies article by professor Richard I. Kimball. For readers beginning to wonder whether these early dancers were getting a little out of the control, the Deseret News at the time felt similar.
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A tight-knit community of young-adult writers who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has yielded smashes like “Twilight.” But religious doctrine can clash with creative freedoms.