Theses on Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) includes more than 650 theses written at Brigham Young University. It is an eclectic Mormon studies collection representing a broad look at the history, culture, and sociology of Mormonism. The collection includes theses from 1932 through 2005.
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The Etoile Du Deseret: Portrait of the French Mission, 1851-1852, Douglas James Geilman
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in National Periodicals, 1982-1990, Matthew E. Morrison
A Diabolical Disneyland in Zion: the Mormons and the MX, Jacob W. Olmstead
Fathers' Religious and Family involvement At Home; and Work and Family Outcomes, Roxane O. Whyte
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Utah's Plight: A Passage Through the Great Depression, Joseph F. Darowski
The Diaries of Mary Lois Walker Morris, Melissa Lambert Milewski
Measuring Prejudiced Attitudes Toward Mexicans in Latter-Day Saint Missionaries During Missionary Service in the American Southwest, Jared A. Montoya
The Longterm Effects of Television Mediation on LDS Young Single Adults: An Exploratory Study, Jennia Parkin
The Rhetoric of the Frontier and the Frontier of Rhetoric, Carly Kay Paul
Instructing Teachers of Children with Disabilities Within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Katie E. Sampson
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
The "Unidentified Pioneers": An Analysis of Staffordshire Mormons, 1837 to 1870, Stephen G. Arrowsmith
The Marriage of Adam and Eve: An Ancient Covenant, RoseAnn Benson
A History of "Especially For Youth" - 1976-1986, John Bytheway
John B. Fairbanks: The Man Behind the Canvas, Rachel Cope
Island of Tranquility: Rhetoric and Identification at Brigham Young University During the Vietnam Era, Brian D. Jackson
Latter-Day Saints in Popular National Periodicals 1970-1981, Adam H. Nielson
A Latter-Day Saint Perspective on Evaluation, Courtney Miriam Glenn Peck
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
A Biographical Study of Elizabeth D. Kane, Darcee D. Barnes
"Woman Arise!": Political Work in the Writings of Lu Dalton, Sheree Maxwell Bench
Faith, Femininity, and the Frontier: the Life of Martha Jane Knowlton Coray, Amy Reynolds Billings
"And Well She Can Persuade": the Power and Presence of Women in the Book of Mormon, Wendy Hamilton Christian
The Memory and the Legacy: The Whittlin' Whistlin' Brigade-- The Young Company, 1974-2001, Ruthanne Lay Crow
The Historical Ceramics of Camp Floyd, Jennifer L. Elsken
American Prophet, New England Town: The Memory of Joseph Smith in Vermont, Keith A. Erekson
Corporeal Resurrection: The Pure Doctrine Restored Through the Prophet Joseph Smith, J. Peter Hansen
Book of Mormon Stories Diglot Reader on Computer, Neal S. Harmon
The Evolution of Media in the Church Educational System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Daniel Lund Hess
The Effects of Computer-Based Metacognitive Strategy Training for Adult Second Language Learners, Heidi D. Hyte
A History of the Latter-Day Saints in the Columbia Basin of Central Washington 1850-1972, Rick B. Jorgensen
Time as Motivation: Selected Theories as Compared to Modern Revelation, Jill Judkins
Balance and Conflict: Variation in Attaining Work-Family Fit Among a Homogeneous Population, Laura C. Koch
The Historical Debate Among Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the Topic of the United Nations, Katie Marie Lenhard
A Study of the Hill Cumorah: A Significant Latter-Day Saint Landmark in Western New York, Cameron J. Packer
Making Friends to Last A Lifetime: An Ethnographic Study of Parasocial Relationships and Soap Opera Characters, EmmaLee Elizabeth Haight Pryor
The Secret Wife, Jill Elena Sharland
Motivations and Gratifications for Selecting a Niche Television Channel: BYU Television, Diena L. Simmons
The Symphony in America: Maurice Abravanel, and the Utah Symphony Orchestra: The Battle for Classical Music, Alex D. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Because of Thy Exceeding Faith: A Choreographic Portrayal of Women in The Book of Mormon, Wendy L. Bone
The Isaiah Passages in the Book of Mormon: A Non-Aligned Text, Carol F. Ellertson
Fame and Latter-Day Saint Youth: Value Conflicts and the Interpretive Audience, Shellie M. Frey
Religiosity and Delinquency: A Test of the Religious Ecology Hypothesis, S. Cory Harmon
"Give it all Up and Follow Your Lord": Mormon Female Religiosity, 1831-1843, Janiece L. Johnson
Addressing Mormon Female Communities: Working towards a Woman's Capacity, Alyssa Snow Larson
The Japanese Missionary Journals of Elder Alma O. Taylor, 1901-10, Reid Larkin Neilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Representing Culture: Reflexivity and Mormon Folklore Scholarship, David A. Allred
The Effects of Use of A Metacognitive Strategy on the Language Anxiety of Missionaries at the Missionary Training Center, Laura Millet Bichon
Dance and Doctrine: Shaker and Mormon Dancing as a Manifestation of Doctrinal Views of the Physical Body, Lindsy Stewart Cieslewicz
LDS Life Tables: A Comparison of Long-Lived Populations, Christopher R. Layton
Learner Concerns at the Missionary Training Center in the Technology Assisted Language Learning Program, Elaine T. Lindsay
Becoming Mormon Men: Male Rites of Passage and the Rise of Mormonism in Nineteenth-Century America, Bruce R. Lott
Dating Behavior of Latter-Day Saint Male Returned Missionaries: A Process of Managing Desires, Nancy C. McLaughlin
Implementing a Context-Based Teaching Curriculum for French Learners at the MTC, Stephanie Wallace Olsen
Cultural Adjustment Factors of Senior Missionaries on Assignment in the South Pacific for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Jonathan W. Shute
Geographic Literacy Among LDS Returned Missionaries, Paul Cook Stahmann
Dorothea Lange in Utah, 1936-1938: A Portrait of Utah's Great Depression, James R. Swensen
Reclaiming A Sacred Domain: An Ethnographic Study of Mormon Women Overcoming the Media-Supported Message of Acceptable Birth Practice Through Giving Birth at Home, Celeste Elain Witt
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
The Influence of Religiosity in the Construction of Meaning from Advertising Messages Intended to Promote Lifestyle Values, Lillian Billing
Family-of-Origin Distress and Intimacy in Later-Life Couples, Paul James Birch
Religiosity and Life Satisfaction Among LDS College Students, Po Nien Chou
The Precepts of Zion and Joseph Smith's City of Zion Plan: Major Influences For the Planning of Nauvoo, Marjorie E. Eddy
The Mormon Influence on the Political Geography of the West, Michael Madsen
The Meaning of Religious Belief, Practice, and Community for Latter-Day Saint Fathers of Children With Special Needs, Loren Dean Marks
Religiosity and Physical Fitness: A Study of Middle-Aged Mormon Men, Janette Olsen
Latter-Day Saint Fathers of Children With Special Needs: A Phenomenological Study, Michael M. Olson
Creating High-Quality Marriages: A Qualitative Study of Religious Couples, Jerry Lyman Redd
The Impact of Religiosity on Coping Among LDS Adolescents, Matthew P. Roper
Religious Couples' Reported Effects of Prayer in Conflict Situations, Julie Ann Stout
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Utopian Marriage in Nineteenth-Century America: Public and Private Discourse, Brenda Olsen Andrus
Oral Performances as Ritual: Animating the invisible in Mormon Women's Miscarriage Stories, Kristin Leifson Ballif
Since Joseph Smith's Time: Lexical Semantic Shifts in the Book of Mormon, Renee Bangerter
An Annotated Bibliography of Literary Mormon Humor, Sherlene Hall Bartholomew
Sun, Moon, and Star, Christopher Kimball Bigelow
Multiple Discourses in Early Mormon Religion, Jon M. Duncan
The Construct Validity of the Principles of Edification as Measures of Edifying Teaching in the LDS Church Educational System, Robert F. Elzey
Dear Father, Rochelle A. Fankhauser
Parental Divorce and LDS Young Adult Attitudes Toward Marriage and Family Life, Sarah D. Finney
Reconsidering Solidarity in the Mormon Village, Todd L. Goodsell
Gemeindegeschichte Als Vergleichende Geschichte: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in East Germany, Bruce W. Hall
President Mrs. Kimball: A Rhetoric of Words and Works, Janelle M. Higbee
Mormon Mortuary Patterns at the Block 49 and Seccombe Lake Cemeteries, Howard S. Irvine
Learning to Learn: the Training of Missionaries in Language Learning Strategies at the Missionary Training Center, D. Brian Kohler
The Impact of the Physical and Cultural Geography of Southeastern Utah on Latter-Day Settlement, Sally Timmins Mandurino
Cross-Cultural Conversion Narratives: An American Missionary in Taichung, Taiwan, Amy Nelson
Epideictic Rhetoric and the Formation of Collective Identity: Nineteenth-Century Mormon Women in Praise of Polygamy, Robbyn Thompson Scribner
Mormon Culture Meets Popular Fiction: Susa Young Gates and the Cultural Work of Home Literature, Lisa Olsen Tait
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Children on the Mormon Trail, Jill Jacobsen Andros
The Influence of Out-Group Network Ties on the Television Usage and Attitudes of Mormon Women, Lois D. Brown
Prophets, Planning, and Politics: Utah's Planning Heritage and its Significance Today and Tomorrow, Janna K. Bushman
Mormon Women's Sense of Empowerment, Stace Hucks Christianson
The Geography of Polynesians in Utah, Adam M. Frazier
The Sound of Utah: the Presence of Geographical Elements in Music Written About the State of Utah, Kamia Walton Holt
A Mormon Cultural Study of Musical Preference, Alden L. Weight
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
LDS Counselor Ratings of Problems Occurring Among LDS Premarital and Remarital Couples, Travis R. Adams
Nature Among the Mormons: An Ecocritical Approach to Mormon Literature, Gail D. Ballard