The purpose of this study was to see if there would be any advantage in using the phase teaching method of independent study in the LDS seminary classroom and to measure changes in student's attitude, knowledge, and behavior toward seminary taught lessons.

The most interesting and important place in the world is where a man lives. His home becomes the finest place on earth regardless of its merits in relation to other habitats. After years of residence the history of the country takes on reality and significance and a long acquaintance reveals elements of romance and adventure that enhance ones love of his surroundings. This is one of the reasons for this thesis topic. During a young impressionable life the stories of Indians, trappers, pioneers, rustlers and polygamist, have been constantly a part of the environment of the author. Long trips in the mountains hunting, fishing, camping, and logging have added to this feeling of veneration and fondness for the country. Others have written many of these early events down but a complete synchronization does not appear in any one place. Added to the fondness for the region is a genuine feeling that here is a peculiar chapter in western American history that has not been completely written. This section of Idaho has been entirely neglected by most historiographers. Even the reports of the Territorial Governors were silent on the settlement and conquest of this region. Whether this neglect has been purposefully or innocently done is not fully clear.

The purpose of this study was to determine as far as possible the extent of the subject-matter preparation of full-time seminary teachers in the areas of Book of Mormon, Old Testament, New Testament, and Church history and doctrine. Answers to the following questions were sought: 1. How many semester hours of college credit have the teachers received in the areas of Book of Mormon, Old Testament, New Testament, and Church history and doctrine? 2. To what extent have the Standard Works been studied by the teachers? 3. How many books which were considered to be basic sources have been read by the teachers? 4. What were some of the other experiences that contributed to the teacher's preparation in subject matter? 5. What evidence of yearly growth, as indicated by semester hours of college credit received and books read, was shown by the teachers during their first five years of teaching? Also sought was a standard of comparison that could be used to make a meaningful evaluation of the data gathered.

The Indian agent, the trapper, or the citizens of small Iowa townships were undoubtedly startled to see such a large movement of people and wagons across the state of Iowa. It was the winter and early spring of 1846. The onlooker would have seen men, women, and children muffled against the wintry blast, walking or riding in covered wagons and lesser vehicles. Somehow these people were different from the occasional companies bound for points West. Many were ill equipped. Many had a look of gentility, or as the frontiersman might say, a "citified look." They kept to themselves and often withdrew from outside influences as if they expected trouble to fall upon them from some source. Indeed, they seemed "peculiar."

The Nauvoo Legion was a branch of the Illinois state militia, located in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. To obey the state military service requirement, provide adequate protection for themselves, and display loyalty to the state, the inhabitants of Nauvoo organized a militia within their city. Having received necessary state approval, the citizens designated their militia the "Nauvoo Legion," which functioned from February, 1841 to January, 1845, when the Legion charter was repealed by the state legislature.Organized and staffed mainly by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Legion was considered by some opponents as a possible threat to non-Mormons. Consequently, almost from the Legion's inception, opposing forces sought to abolish it. This concern about the Legion's purpose and power was one of the reasons for the harassment and opposition to Latter-day Saints in Illinois.Regardless of its brief four-year history, however, the Legion established a very respectable record, grew to a number over 2,000 soldiers, and through their efficiency, and soldier-like appearance, gained an envied reputation.

Teachers in general have a great deal of interest in the well-being of their students. This is especially true of the seminary teacher whose subject matter is designed to not only prepare his student for life, but for eternity. The purpose of this study is two-fold: (1) to determine the influence of the seminary teacher on seminary enrollment statistics as compared with other major influential groups in the twenty-seven one-teacher seminaries in the State of Utah, and (2) to consider the correlation of highly rated teachers to high enrollment percentages.

This study was designed to determine the perceptions of teachers, principals and coordinators in the LDS Seminaries along the Wasatch Front of Utah as they relate to (a) the role of the seminary principal and (b) the actual performance of seminary principals.

There is a model of political communication which was developed by Elihu Katz and Paul F. Lazarsfeld, termed the two-step flow of communications theory, which this writer believes applies to the communication process of formal organizations. It is also the opinion of this writer that the two-step flow has a definite relation to the activity level of the members of the organization. It will be the purpose of this study to look deeper into this problem. The specific formal organization discussed will be the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. A study of this nature will have significance in extending communication theory in general and particularly as it deals with formal organizations. Another more specific important aspect of the study is that it will extend communication theory as it relates to religion. The study will be of particular interest to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as an indication of the patterns of communication within that organization.

The purpose of this work is to summarize the history of the Netherlands Mission from its beginning in 1861 to 1966 and to give an account of the proselyting activities of the Mormon missionaries and the effects of their message on the growth and development of the mission and the Church in Holland.

For years the writer has been very interested in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His work as a teacher, employed by the LDS department of education, has been with the youth of the church. His teaching experience has taken him through a chronological consideration or sequence of events of the church from its origin down to the present. However, the absence of historical data during the period of 1846-1852 grew into a problem in the writer's mind. After reading in the histories of the church a brief paragraph about Garden Grove and Mount Pisgah, two temporary stopping places of the saints, and a little more about Kanesville, Iowa, the writer began to wonder why so little attention had been paid to each of these settlements. If two thirds of the exiled saints remained at these three way stations for six years from 1846 to 1852, what did they do there? What was their contribution to mormon emigration during these six years? It appeared to the writer that historians had either bypassed, or covered important details and events too briefly. The illustrious and striking history of Nauvoo, Illinois, by way of comparison lasted only six years. Suffering and hardships at Winter Quarters had likewise been given full credence by historians. The attention of readers had then been shifted to the new Mecca, Salt Lake Valley, because leadership of the church had been established there after 1847. Why should the period of church history 1846-1852 be so full and eventful yet the Iowa sojourn, lasting the same number of years, be devoid of accomplishment and color? How could Orson Hyde, with his counselors George A. Smith and Ezra T. Benson, preside over 10,000 members of the total church population at these scattered settlements during this period without these years likewise being eventful and rich in achievement? Life and many contributions of these Iowa settlements, Garden Grove, Mount Pisgah, and Kanesville, though temporary in nature, had been overlooked. Despite underestimating these way-stations in Iowa, they, and especially Kanesville, located on the Missouri River became, the funnel through which that vast stream of Mormon emigration was routed to Salt Lake Valley. The things which transpired in Iowa have not been fully told and, in the opinion of the writer, justify a more thorough study.