“Any student who attends the event and takes notes and who writes a 2,500-word essay in reaction to the lecture is eligible to win a $1,000 first prize. “He is past President of the Mormon History Society and worked on one of the definitive works on the Mountain Meadows Massacre.”Ĭole said the event will again include a college student writing competition.

“He was one of the first professional historians hired by Leonard (Arrington) at the LDS Church Archives in the 1970s and he has gone on to have an amazing career as a Mormon historian. “We’re excited to have Ron Walker involved this year, he’s been on our radar for quite awhile,” said Cole. The event is coordinated by Special Collections and Archives, a division of University Libraries at USU. “We look for people who are up and coming Mormon scholars or individuals who have had a long career in Mormon history,” said Brad Cole, who directs the lecture series on behalf of Utah State University. Walker, an emeritus BYU professor, will present “Heroes and Hero Worship: Brigham Young and the Utah War.” Arrington Mormon History Lecture, at the Logan LDS Tabernacle, Thursday, Oct. Walker will deliver the 20th annual Leonard J. While I don't know what characters were real or imagined, that of top-billed Power and Linda Darnell, as pleasant as they are, seem a bit contrived for marquee purposes, as does 'villain' Brian Donlevy.Noted Mormon History expert Ronald W. Still, it's good, uplifting entertainment, even for those largely unfamiliar with the LDS religion. That part is so potent that their subsequent hardships seem almost tame in comparison.

While in Finland, he gained an appreciation for Finnish culture, especially the collection of epic poetry, The Kalevala. He served a missionfor the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsin Finland in 1953. The movie does a good job of portraying the stark terror of Smith and his followers' persecution. He became the first of his family to attend university when he enrolled at Brigham Young University(BYU) in 1951.

Fellow future horror star John Carradine is quite memorable as a tough, long-haired mountain man, who was interesting enough to have warranted his own movie. Jagger is appropriately stoic and dignified, while Price gives an early atypical performance, without a drop of he hamminess that his fans love him for. Arrington First published in 1985 2 editions in 1 language 2 previewable Borrow Listen. Arrington, Leonard J., 'James Gordon Bennetts 1831 Report on The Mormonites, ' 353, Spring 1970.

The early years of the Mormon faith, from oppression in Illinois and the murder of Joseph Smith (Vincent Price), to the first fateful year at the great Salt Lake, is seen through the eyes of Brigham Young (Dean Jagger), young Mormon follower Tyrone Power, and non-Mormon Linda Darnell, who's father was murdered trying to protect Power's farm. Arrington, Leonard J., review: Hirshson, The Lion of the Lord : A Biography of Brigham Young, 240, Winter 1970.

Brigham Young by Leonard J. Arrington