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From 1991 through 2000, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints experienced a greater volume of national periodical attention than ever before in its history. This thesis surveys what was written about the Church in national magazines during that time and provides analysis of the effect of those writings on the Church's public image. National periodicals may serve as an important gauge of the Church's public image because they address topics of national interest and also help to formulate public opinion on those topics. This study thus provides a basis for determining how the Church fared in terms of public perception by indicating which Latter-day Saint topics received the greatest attention. It also shows how magazine coverage of these topics may have reflected favorably or unfavorably on the Church. This thesis is preceded by four similar studies. Richard O. Cowan completed a doctoral dissertation using national periodicals to analyze the Church's image from 1850 through 1961. Thereafter, Dale P. Pelo, Adam H. Nielson and Matthew E. Morrison respectively completed theses covering the three decades from 1961 to 1990. This thesis is a continuation of those studies, and implements the same research methodology.

This thesis has been partially OCRed. Please contact for further accessibility services. / This thesis analyses the concept of the "Day of the Lord” as it comes to expression in Luke-Acts. In these books, this Old Testament concept is reinterpreted and used in conjunction with another Old Testament theme: the coming of the Son of man. An analysis of the Lukan passages about the coming of the Son of man (Luke 17:22-37; 21:5-36; 12:35-48) in the context of the contemporary historical situation of first-century Judaism reveals that when speaking of the coming of the Son of man, the Lukan Jesus is referring to a number of comings; namely, his own life (Luke 12) and the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE (Luke 17 and 21). The Old Testament imagery of the Son of man is used to show the nature of this coming: a vindication of those suffering "for my name's sake" (Luke 21:17). In Luke this message of hope and judgment is brought to Israel; Acts shows how the final age has dawned, extending this message of hope and judgment to the gentiles. The suffering of Jesus and his resurrection of vindication become the suffering of the church to be ended by another day of vindication and resurrection. Luke-Acts, therefore, points out the eschatological character of the coming of Jesus and the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, for they are the beginning of an event that will be consummated in the final coming. In the mean-time, those who eagerly await that coming can claim the already fulfilled promises and testify to the Spirit-filled restoration taking place already now, in the last days. / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)

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Comparisons of aging services in Canada and the United States reveal similarities and differences in the structure and function of the two systems. In both countries, adult day services (ADS) is an integral component in the array of services available to older adults. In this study, I compared structural characteristics of programs, participant characteristics, and examined the National Adult Day Services Association classification model of ADS in demographically similar areas of Canada and the United States. Directors of 47 ADS programs in demographically similar provinces and states in Atlantic Canada, Maine, and Vermont responded to a mailed survey. Adult day services programs in each province and state exhibited some unique structural and participant characteristics. Statistically significant differences emerged between ADS programs in the two countries on the following structural variables: town population, center affiliation, center location, levels of government support, participant fees, organizational structure, hours of operation, months of attendance, hours attended per day, service frequency, and service provision. Participant characteristics that significantly varied between the two countries involved educational level and functional characteristics. A minority of programs exhibited a match between participant needs and services provided. However, very few programs belonged to the most mismatched category of providing core services to intensive level participants. The findings of this study support the importance of individual programs providing services appropriate to meet the needs of participants rather than adhering to a predetermined model of care. / Ph. D.

Statistically significant prediction of stock price changes requires security returns' correlation with, or dependence upon, some variable(s) across time. Since a security's past return is commonly employed in forecasting, and because the lack of lower-order correlation does not guarantee higher-order independence, nonlinear testing that focuses on higher-order moments of stock return distributions may reveal exploitable stock return dependencies. This dissertation fits AR models to TAQ data sampled at ten-minute intervals for 20 small-capitalization, 20 mid-capitalization, and 20 large-capitalization NYSE securities, for the years 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001. The Hinich Patterson Bicovariance statistic (to reveal nonlinear and linear autocorrelation) is computed for each of the 1243 trading days for each of the 60 securities. This statistic is examined to see if it is more or less likely to occur in securities with differing market capitalization, at various calendar periods, in conjunction with trading volume, or instances of changing investor sentiment, as evidenced by the put-call ratio. There is a statistically significant difference in the level and incidence of nonlinear behavior for the different-sized portfolios. Large-cap stocks exhibit the highest level and greatest incidence of nonlinear behavior, followed by mid-cap stocks, and then small-cap stocks. These differences are most pronounced at the beginning of decade and remain significant throughout the decade. For all size portfolios, nonlinear correlation increases throughout the decade, while linear correlation decreases. Statistical significance between the nonlinear or the linear test statistics and trading volume occur on a year-by-year basis only for small-cap stocks. There is sporadic seasonality significance for all portfolios over the decade, but only the small-cap portfolio consistently exhibits a notable "December effect". The average nonlinear statistic for small-cap stocks is larger in December than for other months of the year. The fourth quarter of the year for small-cap stocks also exhibits significantly higher levels of nonlinearity. An OLS regression of the put/call ratio to proxy for investor sentiment against the H and C statistic was run from October 1995 through December 2001. There are instances of sporadic correlations among the different portfolios, indicating this relationship is more dynamic than previously imagined. / Ph. D.

This qualitative study examined the experience of divorced Latter-day Saints beginning to date again after having been sealed in an LDS temple. Eight divorced Latter-day Saints participated in semi-structured interviews, with areas of inquiry covering the reason for divorce, current romantic relationships, whether participants discussed their prior sealing with new partners, challenges and benefits participants experienced in dating again, what had been helpful to them as they began dating, what they wished family and friends knew, plans for marriage, and whether they would consider non-LDS partners. Data were analyzed thematically and themes were generated by grouping similar responses. Participants over 30 expressed discouragement at the number of available partners in the LDS faith, while those under 30 felt optimism that they could re-marry. Participants also indicated difficulty transitioning back to sexual abstinence and making sense of divorce in light of their religious beliefs. However, participants also reported enjoying singlehood and the opportunities it presented, and some showed signs of personal and spiritual growth. Participants over 30 considered dating and marrying outside of their faith to not be alone, which decision brought mixed support from family members. While family and community members were generally supportive, divorced Mormons continue to report a sense of "otherness" in their community. Recommendations for clinicians in working with this population are included. / Master of Science