BYU Studies - 55:1

Introduction

From the Editor 55:1

John W. Welch

Page 4

Articles

A Faithful Band: Moses Mahlangu and the First Soweto Saints

Richard E. Turley Jr. and Jeffrey G. Cannon

Page 8

The Israelite Roots of Atonement Terminology

T. Benjamin Spackman

Page 39

Seer Stones, Salamanders, and Early Mormon “Folk Magic” in the Light of Folklore Studies and Bible Scholarship

Eric A. Eliason

Page 73

Motives and the Path to Perfection

Lindon J. Robison and David R. Just

Page 133

The Mormon Missionary: Who Is That Knocking at My Door?

Robert L. Lively Jr.

Page 151

Documents

Proselyting on the Rock of Gibraltar, 1853–1855: The Letters of Edward Stevenson to the Juvenile Instructor in 1885

Reid L. Neilson

Page 94

Essays

On Fear, Food, and Flight

Elizabeth Brady

Page 65

Reviews

Becoming Divine: An Introduction to Deification in Western Culture

Daniel C. Peterson

Page 166

Joseph Smith's Polygamy: Toward a Better Understanding

M. Scott Bradshaw

Page 170

Way Below the Angels: The Pretty Clearly Troubled but Not Even Close to Tragic Confessions of a Real Live Mormon Missionary

Lisa Torcasso Downing

Page 175

Religion of a Different Color; For the Cause of Righteousness

Patrick Q. Mason

Page 178

Edward Hunter Snow: Pioneer—Educator—Statesman

Benjamin A. Johnson

Page 185

Book Notices

By Divine Design: Best Practices for Family Success and Happiness

Sean Brotherson

Page 189

Ancient Temple Worship; Temple Insights

BYU Studies Staff

Page 191

The Prophet and the Reformer: The Letters of Brigham Young and Thomas L. Kane

Alexsandra Foster

Page 192

The First Vision: A Harmonization of 10 Accounts from the Sacred Grove

Kimball Gardner

Page 200

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