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 1996
A Voice from the Fire: The Authority of Experience, Colleen C. Bernhard
The Brigham Young University Folklore of Hugh Winder Nibley: Gifted Scholar, Eccentric Professor and Latter-Day Saint Spiritual Guide, Jane D. Brady
Journey: Connections to a Pioneer Past, Judy Shell Busk
The Real Utah War: the Mountaineer's Efforts to Combat the Valley Tan, Robert E. Fleming
A Naturalistic Study of the History of Mormon Quilts and Their Influence on today's Quilters, Helen-Louise Hancey
In Search of a Transcendental Film Style: The Cinematic Art Form and the Mormon Motion Picture, Thomas J. Lefler
History of the LDS Southern States Mission, 1875-1898, Heather M. Seferovich
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
The Development and Validation of the Missionary Language Performance Test, Blair E. Bateman
Development of an English For Gospel Purposes Vocabulary List: the Latter-Day Saint Lexicon as a Second Language, Jennifer H. Burrill
A Qualitative Analysis of the Non-LDS Experience in Utah, Jesse Smith Bushman
A Qualitative Study of Interpretive Communities Among LDS Women, Oleah Clegg
The Relationship Between Non-Native English Speakers' English Proficiency and their Callings in the LDS Church in the United States, Dena Marie Wright Erickson
Adolescents' Use of Discretionary Time: A Time Use Study of the Central Utah Area, Rebecca Hirschi
"Properly Presented": The Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, Taunalyn Ford Rutherford
"Yet I Must Submit": Mormon Women's Perspectives on Death and Dying 1847-1900, Julie Paige Hemming Savage
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
LDS, Catholic and Secular Perspectives on Development in the Dominican Republic, Gregory L. Adams
Active Latter-Day Saint Working Mothers: their Effect on their Daughters' Future Plans, Nissa C. Bengtson Allred
Predicting Missionary Service, Bert Burraston
Mormon Opposition Literature: A Historiographical Critique and Case Study, 1844-57, William P. Connors
Tacit Cooperation Between Enemies: Two Case Studies, Kristina Handy
Pornography and Premarital Sexual Activity Among LDS Teenagers, Mark A. Harris
From Mormon to Evangelical: A Look at Disaffiliation and Conversion, Laura M. Marwick
The Mormons in Wilhelmie Germany, 1870-1914: Making a Place for an Unwanted American Religion in a Changing German Society, Michael Mitchell
Risk-Taking Predispositions Among Mormon Women: Improving Communication About Health and Environmental Risks, Shelly Nicholls
Other-Centeredness and Depression in a Sample of Mormon Women, Janice G. Nielson
The International Diffusion of the Mormon Church, Samuel Otterstrom
Wendell J. Ashton: Advocate, Publisher, Civic Leader, Val L. Peterson
"A Little Oasis in the Desert": Community Building in Hurricane, Utah, 1860-1930, W. Paul Reeve
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Employment and Happiness Among Mormon and Non-Mormon Mothers in Utah, Kimberly Grace Andersen
Nursing and Health Care Among Mormon Women: An Analysis of the Relief Society Magazine, 1914-1930, Sarah Walker Barney
The Choreography and Production of "Jacob Five: A Journey into the Olive Vineyard", Laurie Behunin
Pus, Pox, Propaganda and Progress: The Compulsory Smallpox Vaccination Controversy in Utah, 1899-1901, Eric L. Bluth
Section 76 as Literature in the Doctrine and Covenants, William H. Brugger
Measuring Press Release Placement From Brigham Young University's Public Communications Office to Utah's Newspapers, Gregory T. Kunde
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
A Study of African American Women and their Perceptions of Life in Utah, Jennifer Caye DeMayo
Aberrant Mormon Settlers: The Homesteaders of Highland, Utah, David T. Durfey
The Southern Utah Expedition of Parley P. Pratt: 1849-1850, Rick J. Fish
Amy Brown Lyman and Social Service Work in the Relief Society, David Roy Hall
The Geographical Landscape of Tabernacles in the Mormon Culture Region, Crystal Wride Jenson
The Geographical Analysis of Mormon Temple Sites in Utah, Garth R. Liston
Saturday's Women: Female Characters as Angels and Monsters in Saturday's Warrior and Reunion, Nola Diane Smith
Family Life Education in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the 20th Century: A Historical Review, Ray W. Stringham
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Family Stress and the Role of the Mormon Bishop's Wife, Marguerite Irene Adams
The Effect of the Rivalry Between Jesse Knight and Thomas Nicholls Taylor on Architecture in Provo, Utah: 1896-1915, Stephen A. Hales
Preservation of the Writing Approaches of the Four Gospel Writers in the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, Donald Joseph Miles
Utah Indians and the Indian Slave Trade: The Mormon Adoption Program and its Effect on the Indian Slaves, Robert M. Muhlestein
An Examination of Mt. Pleasant, Utah, 1859-1939, Joseph G. Richardson
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Age, Gender, and Religious Differences in Moral Perspective, Samuel L. Clay
The Development of the Smelting Industry in the Central Salt Lake Valley Communities of Midvale, Murray, and Sandy Prior to 1900, Charles E. Hughes
Symbolic Action and Persuasion in The Book of Mormon, Keith H. Lane
A Mormon Melting Pot: Ethnicity Acculturation in Cedar City, Utah, 1880-1915, Vida Leigh
The Level and Determinants of Burnout of Mormon Mothers in a Utah Suburban Town, Christina Mordock
Incidental Effects of Church Activity on Development, Landscapes and Culture: An Example from Tonga, Sosaia Hakaumotu Naulu
A Community Study of Coalville, Utah, 1859-1914, Norma Eileen Pyper Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Brigham Young's Indian Superintendency (1851-58): A Significant Microcosm of the American Indian Experience, Wayne Miles Eckman
Anti-Mormon Pamphleteering in Great Britain, 1837-1860, Craig L. Foster
The Pilgrimage Phenomenon: An Analysis of the Motivations of Visitors to Temple Square, Jill W. Knapp
Effects of a Parent/Teen Workshop, Roberta Magarrell
Saints in the Secular City: A History of the Los Angeles Stake, Chad M. Orton
The Development and Failure of Historic Agricultural Communities of Utah: A Case Study of Johns Valley, Utah, Wayne R. Shelley
Competitive Fire: An Historical Descriptive Analysis of Adherence to Traditional Journalistic Tenets in Television News Coverage of the Mark Hofmann Salt Lake City Bombings, B. William Silcock
The History of the Early Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Preston, Lancashire, England, Paul Floyd Smart
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
A History of the Men's Intramural Program at Brigham Young University, David A. Brown
A Demographic Examination of Household Heads in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1850-1870, Larry W. Draper
Pronouns of Address in the Book of Mormon, Lyle L. Fletcher
Cohesion in a Utah Sample of Latter-Day Saint Couples, Joe Edgar Glenn
County-Level Land Use Planning Policies and Regulations Impacting the Pattern of Settlement in Utah County, Utah, Erik A. Johnson
The First London Mormons: 1840-1845: "What Am I and My Brethren Here For?", Lynne Watkins Jorgensen
The Convert as a Social Type: A Critical Assessment of the Snow-Machalek Conversion Typology as Applied to British Mormon Converts, Joy A. O'Banion
The Test of English as a Foreign Language Sample Test as a Measure of Adolescent Language Ability, Paul Gardiner Osborn
Couple Cohesion: Differences Between Clinical and Non-Clinical Mormon Couples, Colleen Margaret Peterson
Thomas Bullock: A Man Doing His Duty, Jerald F. Simon
Study of the Pioneers of Providence, Utah and their Children, Hazel McLean Tibbitts
Minerva Teichert's Murals: The Motivation for her Large-Scale Production, Marian Eastwood Wardle
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Mormons in Victorian England, Jan G. Harris
Behind the Veil: The Heavenly Mother Concept Among Members of Women's Support Groups in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Allen W. Litchfield
John Nock Hinton: The Reconstructed Life of an English Born Mormon Convert of Virgin City, Utah, Lenora Atkin Meeks
Assessment of Influence that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has on Exercise Habit of Members Living in Utah County, Gary L. Preston
Hoary-Headed Saints: the Aged in Nineteenth-Century Mormon Culture, Brian D. Reeves
Hiram Page: An Historical and Sociological Analysis of an Early Mormon Prototype, Bruce G. Stewart
An Examination of the Mormon Settlement of Syracuse, Utah, J. Kent Tucker
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
The Public Speaking of John Taylor: Champion of Liberty, Larry D. Anderson
John C. Freemont's Expeditions into Utah: An Historical Analysis of the Explorer's Contributions and Significance to the Region, Alexander L. Baugh
A Cluster Analytic Study in Intercultural Communication of Rokeach's Intrumental Values Among LDS Returned Missionaries, Lisa Bradford
Reasons American Indian Students Do Not Typically Choose Industrial Education as a Major at BYU, Sam Canyon
Judicial Prosecution of Prisoners For LDS Plural Marriage: Prison Sentences, 1884-1895, Rosa Mae McClellan Evans
A Burkean Logological Analysis of Doctrine and Covenants Section 88, Joann Farias
The Girl Scouts in Utah: An Administrative History, 1921-1985, Jennifer L. Lund
Lehi's Vision of the Tree of Life: An Anagogic Interpretation, Julie Adams Maddox
Precinct Government in Salt Lake County, Utah 1852-1904, Steven K. Madsen
From Babylon to Zion: the Life of William Mclachlan, A British Convert to the Mormon Church, Winifred Morse McLachlan
A History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Japan From 1948 to 1980, Terry G. Nelson
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Mormons, LDS Theology and the Nuclear Dilemma, Michael Henry Ballow
The LDS Temple Baptismal Font: Dead Relic or Living Symbol?, Dale Verden Boman
Language Attrition in French-Speaking Missionaries, Peggy S. Mauerman
Preserving the Source: Early Microfilming Efforts of the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1938-1950, Kahlile B. Mehr
The Role of Brigham Young University in the Arab Development Society Dairy Project for Palestinian Orphans: A Case Study in Private Bilateral Foreign Aid, Daneil C. Olson