This thesis is a comparative analysis of the doctrine of deification in sacramental worship as taught (and practiced) by the Eastern Orthodox and Latter-day Saint (Mormon) churches. The doctrine that man may become like God—known as deification, divinization, or theosis—is a central teaching in the Orthodox and Mormon traditions. Both faiths believe that man may become like God. However, because of doctrinal presuppositions and disagreements regarding the natures of God and man, Orthodox and Mormon teachings of deification do not mean the same thing. This thesis will outline several key distinctions between their respective doctrines. And yet, despite doctrinal disagreements, this thesis will also illustrate how Orthodoxy and Mormonism share several notable similarities regarding the function of sacramental worship in the process of theosis. Mormonism and Orthodoxy both believe that men and women may achieve theosis only as they interact with God. Through the combined initiatives of the Father, his son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, humankind may receive the attributes of divinity and participate in the process of deification. The means whereby humanity may interact with God are through sacramental participation. This thesis will illustrate how institutional rituals and personal worship practices foster man's divine interaction and ultimate deification. Furthermore, Orthodox and Mormon rituals are deeply rooted in the doctrine of deification—each ritual contributing to man's divine transformation. As such, those rituals reflect numerous thematic variations and emphatic differences of their respective traditions. This should not discourage the reader from comparing Orthodox sacraments with Mormon sacraments; rather, as one studies the similarities and differences in the Orthodox and Mormon sacraments, he or she will begin to see how deification is so intricately woven into the worship practices of these two faiths.

This study explores the teaching practices of recently returned Latter-day Saint (LDS) missionaries who voluntarily taught the English language on their full-time missions' serving for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout various parts of the world. The analyses performed in this research offer an insider's perspective by looking at a large selection of qualitative data gathered directly from these missionaries to provide evidential insight into what those practices are, including the most effective and the most ineffective teaching practices as principally perceived by the missionaries themselves. Thus far, there has been no research reported or data gathered on this topic on the same global scale, and to the same academic level. However, such a study is extremely necessary and beneficial towards refining the focus of the missionary taught English language classes, as well as the quality of teaching that the missionaries provide as they strive to serve and benefit the communities around them.

The purpose of the study is to analyze the Latter-day Saint concept of Zion and the Priesthood Correlation Program in order to determine how they are related and to what extent the Correlation Program is attempting to prepare the Church for the establishment of Zion.

L'interaction entre l'antenne d'un téléphone mobile et son environnement proche (notamment la tête et la main de l'utilisateur) désadapte l'impédance de l'élément rayonnant, qui présente alors une impédance différente de celle de l'amplificateur de puissance. De plus, le contexte de la 4G introduit de nouvelles contraintes sur l'antenne pour garantir une bande de fonctionnement élargie et des débits accrus. Afin de résoudre les difficultés liées à l'interaction avec l'utilisateur, tout en considérant le contexte 4G, deux axes de recherches ont été étudiés dans ces travaux. La première solution évaluée consiste à insérer un réseau d'adaptation variable (ou tuner), entre l'élément rayonnant et le module front-end, afin de compenser la désadaptation de l'antenne et ainsi ramener une impédance proche de 50 Ohms à l'amplificateur de puissance. Des démonstrateurs ont été réalisés en utilisant la technologie CMOS SOI 130nm de STMicroelectronics. Les performances obtenues sont à l'état de l'art, mais le comportement bande étroite en phase du tuner a montré la nécessité de travailler sur son co-design avec l'antenne, afin de pouvoir démontrer l'intérêt du tuner. Le deuxième axe développé consiste à réaliser une antenne large bande, en conjuguant de manière intelligente les techniques de conception d'antennes et de circuits. Des démonstrateurs ont été fabriqués par procédé LDS-LPKF. Des prototypes de Smartphones ont été également proposés pour implémenter les antennes de manière réaliste afin de caractériser leur comportement en impédance et en rayonnement. Les mesures démontrent une bonne robustesse à l'effet de l'utilisateur (en termes d'adaptation), des efficacités du même ordre de grandeur que celles des téléphones commerciaux, tout en garantissant un fonctionnement dans les bandes de fréquences 4G et leur agrégation. L'aspect modulaire de la méthode et la possibilité d'avoir recours à l'intégration plastronique (composants intégrés sur plastique) des prototypes ouvrent de nombreuses perspectives, afin de traiter des applications diverses, dans les domaines du médical, des réseaux de capteurs ou de l'automobile.

This study sought to determine whether the change in the LDS Church practice of black Priesthood denial on June 8, 1978, was voluntary or was a result of external and internal pressures against the Church. Four official statements given by the First Presidency of the Church were examined using Karlyn Kohrs Campbell's seven elements of rhetorical action. It was determined that external and internal pressures from the NAACP, civil rights activists, and dissonant LDS believers, against the Church's practice of black Priesthood denial, were the motivations behind the change in Church practice.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird, ausgehend vom Stand der Wissenschaft und Technik des Lichtbogendrahtspritzens, das Verwenden von chromreichen Fe-Basislegierungen zur Herstellung von korrosionsbeständigen und gleichzeitig tribologisch geeigneten Zylinderlaufbahnbeschichtungen für Verbrennungsmotoren untersucht und qualifiziert. Der Einfluss der gewählten Werkstoffe und die durch die Beschichtung resultierenden Schichteigenschaften werden anhand von Ergebnissen der Tribologie- und Korrosionstests verglichen. Die Bewertung liefert einen Beitrag zum Verständnis der Mechanismen bei der Herstellung solcher Funktionsschichten. Es werden sowohl materialografische als auch diverse andere Charakterisierungsmethoden herangezogen. Ergänzt werden die Ergebnisse durch die Voraussage des motorischen Verhaltens und der anschließenden motorischen Qualifizierung des neuen Beschichtungssystems sowie die darauf folgenden Befundungen, welche der Bestätigung der theoretischen und im Laborumfeld ermittelten Erkenntnisse zum tribologischen und korrosiven Verhalten solcher Systeme dienen. Die Arbeit schließt mit einer Diskussion und einem Ausblick und gibt Empfehlungen für weiterführende Vertiefungen auf diesem Gebiet.:1 Verzeichnis der Abkürzungen, Formelzeichen und Glossar 8 2 Einleitung und Problemstellung 11 3 Stand der Wissenschaft und Technik 15 3.1 Verbrennungsmotor 15 3.1.1 Zylinderlaufbahn 17 3.1.2 Kolbenringe und Kolbenringbeschichtungen 20 3.2 Herstellung von thermisch beschichteten Zylinderlaufbahnen 23 3.2.1 Oberflächenvorbehandlungsmethoden 25 3.2.2 Thermische Beschichtung 27 3.2.3 Lichtbogendrahtspritzen von Zylinderlaufbahnen 29 3.2.4 Korrosionsbeständige Spritzzusatzwerkstoffe 30 3.3 Korrosion im Verbrennungsraum 32 3.3.1 Korrosionsmechanismen 33 3.3.2 Korrosionsarten 34 3.3.3 Korrosionstestmethoden 38 3.3.4 Korrosionsbeständigkeit von Zylinderlaufbahnen aus nichtrostenden Stählen 42 3.3.5 Beispiel für Korrosionserscheinungen an der Zylinderlaufbahn 43 3.4 Das Tribosystem, Zylinderlaufbahn und Kolbenring 45 3.4.1 Tribologie 45 3.4.2 Verschleiß und Verschleißmechanismen 48 3.4.3 Schmierung und Maßnahmen zur Verschleißminderung 50 3.4.4 Einlaufprozess der Gleitpaarungen 52 3.4.5 Reibung und Verschleißmessung 54 4 Folgerungen aus dem Stand der Wissenschaft und Technik 55 5 Zielsetzung 56 5.1 Vorgehensweise 56 5.2 Definition des Zielschichtsystems 57 5.3 Werkstoffauswahl 58 6 Versuchsdurchführung 60 6.1 Probenherstellung 60 6.2 Charakterisierungsmethoden 61 6.2.1 Werkstoffanalyse und Härtemessung 61 6.2.2 Phasenanalyse 64 6.2.3 Chemische Analyse 66 6.2.4 Oberflächencharakterisierung und NanoCT 67 6.2.5 Schichthaftung 69 6.3 Korrosionsprüfungen 70 6.3.1 Allgemeine Korrosionsprüfungen 70 6.3.2 Stromdichte-Potentialmessung (SPK) 71 6.3.3 Elektrochemische Potentiodynamische Reaktivierung (EPR) 72 6.3.4 Bestimmung des kritischen Lochkorrosionspotentials 73 6.4 Tribologische Untersuchungen 74 6.4.1 Kontaktwinkelmessung 74 6.4.2 Ermittlung der Reibungszahl f 75 6.4.3 Erfassung der Verschleißerscheinungsform 77 6.5 Motorische Validierung 77 7 Ergebnisse 80 7.1 Werkstoff- und Oberflächenanalyse 80 7.1.1 Gefügeanalyse und Härtemessungen 80 7.1.2 Phasenanalyse 88 7.1.3 Chemische Analyse 93 7.1.4 Oberflächencharakterisierung und Ermittlung der Hohlraumanteile 95 7.1.5 Schichthaftung 99 7.1.6 Charakterisierung der PUK-Beschichtungen 100 7.2 Ergebnisse der Korrosionsuntersuchungen 103 7.2.1 Allgemeine Korrosionsuntersuchungen 103 7.2.2 Stromdichte-Potentialmessung (SPK) 108 7.2.3 Elektrochemische Potentiodynamische Reaktivierung (EPR) 111 7.2.4 Bestimmung des kritischen Lochkorrosionspotentials 115 7.3 Ergebnisse der tribologischen Untersuchungen 116 7.3.1 Kontaktwinkelmessung der Tribopartner 116 7.3.2 Reibwertmessung 118 7.3.3 Oberflächencharakterisierung und Verschleißmessung 123 7.4 Motorische Qualifizierung 133 7.4.1 Werkstoffauswahl und Aufbau der Motoren für die Dauerläufe 133 7.4.2 Befundung der PKW-Otto-Motoren 135 7.4.3 Befundung der LKW-Diesel-Motoren 148 8 Ergebnisdiskussion 163 8.1 Charakterisierung der Zylinderlaufbahnbeschichtungen 163 8.2 Korrosionsmechanismen 166 8.3 Tribologisches Verhalten 168 8.4 Motorverhalten 170 9 Folgerungen 173 10 Zusammenfassung 174 11 Ausblick 175 12 Quellennachweis 176 13 Verzeichnis der Abbildungen und Tabellen 185 / In the presented work it has been researched and qualified based on the knowledge about twin wire arc spray deposition states, the utilization of iron base chromium materials as a corrosion resistance and tribological useful cylinder liner coating for engine applications. The influence of the material selection and the produced twin wire arc coating properties has been compared with the results of the tribology and corrosion test. The comparison allows the understanding of the circumstances and relation by producing such functional coatings. Several materialographic-, tribological and corrosion tests have been done. In addition, the testing results were confirmed by a real engine application and a final analyses of the coating after engine run which delivers more information to understand the theory and laboratory testing results. The work discusses the achieved results and gives a forecast for further investigations in this field of science.:1 Verzeichnis der Abkürzungen, Formelzeichen und Glossar 8 2 Einleitung und Problemstellung 11 3 Stand der Wissenschaft und Technik 15 3.1 Verbrennungsmotor 15 3.1.1 Zylinderlaufbahn 17 3.1.2 Kolbenringe und Kolbenringbeschichtungen 20 3.2 Herstellung von thermisch beschichteten Zylinderlaufbahnen 23 3.2.1 Oberflächenvorbehandlungsmethoden 25 3.2.2 Thermische Beschichtung 27 3.2.3 Lichtbogendrahtspritzen von Zylinderlaufbahnen 29 3.2.4 Korrosionsbeständige Spritzzusatzwerkstoffe 30 3.3 Korrosion im Verbrennungsraum 32 3.3.1 Korrosionsmechanismen 33 3.3.2 Korrosionsarten 34 3.3.3 Korrosionstestmethoden 38 3.3.4 Korrosionsbeständigkeit von Zylinderlaufbahnen aus nichtrostenden Stählen 42 3.3.5 Beispiel für Korrosionserscheinungen an der Zylinderlaufbahn 43 3.4 Das Tribosystem, Zylinderlaufbahn und Kolbenring 45 3.4.1 Tribologie 45 3.4.2 Verschleiß und Verschleißmechanismen 48 3.4.3 Schmierung und Maßnahmen zur Verschleißminderung 50 3.4.4 Einlaufprozess der Gleitpaarungen 52 3.4.5 Reibung und Verschleißmessung 54 4 Folgerungen aus dem Stand der Wissenschaft und Technik 55 5 Zielsetzung 56 5.1 Vorgehensweise 56 5.2 Definition des Zielschichtsystems 57 5.3 Werkstoffauswahl 58 6 Versuchsdurchführung 60 6.1 Probenherstellung 60 6.2 Charakterisierungsmethoden 61 6.2.1 Werkstoffanalyse und Härtemessung 61 6.2.2 Phasenanalyse 64 6.2.3 Chemische Analyse 66 6.2.4 Oberflächencharakterisierung und NanoCT 67 6.2.5 Schichthaftung 69 6.3 Korrosionsprüfungen 70 6.3.1 Allgemeine Korrosionsprüfungen 70 6.3.2 Stromdichte-Potentialmessung (SPK) 71 6.3.3 Elektrochemische Potentiodynamische Reaktivierung (EPR) 72 6.3.4 Bestimmung des kritischen Lochkorrosionspotentials 73 6.4 Tribologische Untersuchungen 74 6.4.1 Kontaktwinkelmessung 74 6.4.2 Ermittlung der Reibungszahl f 75 6.4.3 Erfassung der Verschleißerscheinungsform 77 6.5 Motorische Validierung 77 7 Ergebnisse 80 7.1 Werkstoff- und Oberflächenanalyse 80 7.1.1 Gefügeanalyse und Härtemessungen 80 7.1.2 Phasenanalyse 88 7.1.3 Chemische Analyse 93 7.1.4 Oberflächencharakterisierung und Ermittlung der Hohlraumanteile 95 7.1.5 Schichthaftung 99 7.1.6 Charakterisierung der PUK-Beschichtungen 100 7.2 Ergebnisse der Korrosionsuntersuchungen 103 7.2.1 Allgemeine Korrosionsuntersuchungen 103 7.2.2 Stromdichte-Potentialmessung (SPK) 108 7.2.3 Elektrochemische Potentiodynamische Reaktivierung (EPR) 111 7.2.4 Bestimmung des kritischen Lochkorrosionspotentials 115 7.3 Ergebnisse der tribologischen Untersuchungen 116 7.3.1 Kontaktwinkelmessung der Tribopartner 116 7.3.2 Reibwertmessung 118 7.3.3 Oberflächencharakterisierung und Verschleißmessung 123 7.4 Motorische Qualifizierung 133 7.4.1 Werkstoffauswahl und Aufbau der Motoren für die Dauerläufe 133 7.4.2 Befundung der PKW-Otto-Motoren 135 7.4.3 Befundung der LKW-Diesel-Motoren 148 8 Ergebnisdiskussion 163 8.1 Charakterisierung der Zylinderlaufbahnbeschichtungen 163 8.2 Korrosionsmechanismen 166 8.3 Tribologisches Verhalten 168 8.4 Motorverhalten 170 9 Folgerungen 173 10 Zusammenfassung 174 11 Ausblick 175 12 Quellennachweis 176 13 Verzeichnis der Abbildungen und Tabellen 185

Many practitioners commonly deal with implementing a change that is imposed by an organization. Some imposed changes require practitioners to alter more than what they do in practice but also to change their identity. Many researchers have studied identity change through the lens of sociocultural theory, specifically utilizing communities of practice theory (CoP). However, the majority of these studies used CoP theory as a vehicle to implement the imposed change. Yet some studies have found that after the trial period ends many practitioners revert back to the way they performed in practice prior to the study. One reason for this problem could be that the nature of the change experience that practitioners must undergo is not understood. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to reveal the nature of the change experience of six released-time seminary teachers in response to the adoption of the teaching and learning emphasis (TLE) within the Seminaries and Institutes of Religion (S&I) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Specifically, the research question was "What is the nature and meaning of the change experience of a sample of released-time seminary teachers who are considered to be effective at learning to understand and implement TLE"? Researching S&I teachers' change experience is important because it may relate not only to the needs of the S&I organization, but also in a broader sense to the nature of the experience of practitioners who undergo an imposed change by the organization for which they work that alters their professional identity. Three central themes were found that represented the nature of the change experience for the sample group. The themes were represented as transformational, sociocultural, and self-reflective change. Each participant's experience varied in the particular details of his individual change experience. Nevertheless, all participants experienced some degree or kind of transformational change within their particular configuration of knowledge, character, and professional practice. Furthermore, all study participants engaged in sociocultural learning practices to facilitate their change. Finally, study participants experienced self-reflective changes.

Held in 1977, the Utah State International Women's Year (IWY) Conference became a battleground. Mobilized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and conservative groups, 14,000 women revolted against the state coordinating committee. Chaired by Jan Tyler, Utah's IWY committee tried to plan the conference to include both liberals and conservatives; however, they found themselves overwhelmed by the audience. The participants rejected all nationally formulated resolutions, voted against or reworded workshop sponsored resolutions, and elected to the National IWY Conference an overwhelmingly LDS, conservative slate of delegates. Mobilization of conservatives at Utah's meeting was complex. The LDS Church enlisted the help of state representative Georgia Peterson to encourage LDS members to attend and to promote a slate of conservative LDS women. Concurrently, Dennis Kerr and the Conservative Caucus mobilized conservatives through political channels to encourage attendance. Conservatives were suspicious of the National IWY Committee and Utah's IWY committee, their motives, and practices. They feared resolutions would be passed that they did not endorse. Conservatives believed this meeting was part of a national conspiracy to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. In addition, they wanted delegates who would represent them and their values at the National IWY Conference in Houston. While some conservatives voted blindly against resolutions, the rhetoric within workshops shows that many women who attended the conference had defendable reasons for rejecting resolutions. These conservatives opposed resolutions that favored increased taxes, federal control, reverse discrimination, the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion, and homosexuality. Conservatives rewrote or altered resolutions to advocate local control, community involvement, reform of government agencies, protection of traditional gender roles, and volunteerism. Understanding conservatives' motivations and rhetoric in this conference explains why they acted the way they did and their objections to many liberal tenets. Conservatives saw Utah's meeting as a battleground, and they came prepared to fight.

The evidence presented in this thesis advocates an increased level of scholarly interest in English working-class Mormon converts. To illustrate who these people were, and what their roles were as part of Mormon story, this regional study introduces and makes available over twelve hundred Staffordshire Mormons, and asks questions of the collected statistical information. The conservative Staffordshire Mormons clearly assisted the establishment, and continuation, off a Zion in the American West. Much of the data confirms previous scholarship; however, those with “differing visions” of Mormonism (for example, the RLDS Church) attracted Staffordshire converts in larger numbers than previously suggested. The findings suggest a careful re-examination of the early British RLDS membership may reveal similar findings. If so, a reappraisal of RLDS-LDS history not only would be desirable, but also necessary.

The material in this study is a follow-up of a thesis done by Paul C. Richards entitled, "A Study of Evidences Related to LDS Church History as Reflected in Volumes I through XIII of the Journal of Discourse." That same basic format has been employed in treating the last thirteen volumes of the Discourses. The Discourses contains addresses delivered by General Authorities of the LDS Church and others from 1854 to 1886. Until Richards did his thesis, no one had compiled an index of those volumes that dealt exclusively with history related to the LDS Church. This study completes the historical index.From the historical index a study was made to discover the quantity and quality of historical information contained in the Discourses. The volumes were found to contain a great deal of valuable reminiscent and contemporary historical information. In general, the historical references were recognized to be accurate. The Discourses was found to offer significant insights into better understanding of the people and events in the history of the Church.