Final Projects

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Store-Bought Babies: LDS Adoption Stories

Mariah Bunting

I am adopted and a member of and LDS family. In starting this project, I was curious to collect my parents' experiences as a whole story as well as to see what other kinds of experiences people have had with adopting children in the LDS community.
The Folk Language and Folk Law of Texting

Annette Challis

This project examines the unique system of communication developed in text messaging; particularly, how small changes in punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation and emojis can have significant meaning and create emotion and tone.
Mormon Missionaries in the Danger Zone

Taylor B. Dolbin

Mormon missionaries are constantly being assisted, protected, and helped by local criminal organizations. However, there has been a lack of concrete collections of these stories and their inherent characteristics. This collection contains 17 separate accounts and an analysis of the different folkloric elements of this collection and its individual stories.
Mother's Day at the Durrett House

Breanna Durrett

The explanation of how handmade presents got started for Mother's Day at the Durrett house, as well as examples of presents throughout the years.
Living Legends Folklore

Jazmine Emerson

A collection of folklore from Living Legends of traditions and cultural dances.
Folklore of Missionary Foot Dusting

Donald Ford

This paper evaluates stories about Mormon missionaries shaking the dust off of their feet. This act is believed to curse those who reject missionaries in severe and violent ways.
"House Rules" with Board Games

Emily Hanamura

Everyone seems to have "House Rules" when they play games. I wanted to collect stories about different people's "house rules" they play by and the experiences they have had with them. I wanted to know why they had those rules or what kind of atmosphere these rules create.
Blankets from Grandma

Danielle Hovley

My grandmother crocheted afghans and baby blankets for family all throughout her life. This is a brief collection of some of the blankets that she gave to family members.
Folklore of the Mormon Missionary Experience

Travis Hoyt

This field study is focused on the folklore I encountered as a missionary in Central America, but I also collected pertinent items of folklore from returned missionaries who I associate with on a daily basis in my research group.
An Inside Look at Inside Jokes

Karen Huntington and Nanto, Stephanie

Folk groups share a united culture, identity, language, and often jokes. These jokes are unique to each individual folk group. Because of this, being a part of an inside joke often solidifies a folk group as a unit and creates a special bond between the participants. Through inside jokes, relationships are strengthened and new folk groups can be created based on these shared instances with one another. These inside jokes also serve to separate people who don't belong to the folk group and can keep them separate from the in-group. Inside jokes serve a unique purpose in folklore and play a large role in almost, if not, all folk groups and their formations.
Tongan Funeral Customs

Katalina Kaufusi

Brief overview of Tongan Funeral Customs
Disobedience in the Field: Folklore about Disobedient Missionaries

Sarah Keenan

This paper discusses observations about how and why disobedient missionary stories are told by returned missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Something In Their Eyes: The Folklore Associated With Visitors' Centers and Historic Sites for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Anna Lewis

The folklore associated with Visitors' Centers and Historic Sites in the Mormon Church. Informants included sister missionaries that served in Washington DC, Nauvoo, St. George, Mesa, and Winter Quarters (Omaha Nebraska) Visitors' Centers.
Revenge by the Children, On the Children, For the Children

Mary Martin

A collection of and thoughts on the strange things older siblings do to younger siblings, and how that is one way they can control their personal world.
My Grandma is Visiting: The Folklore of Menstruation

Katherine Neish

In this project, I explore the folklore surrounding menstruation, particularly within Mormon culture. The project includes collected items such as nicknames, advice, and personal stories as well as an analysis of how these folkloric items function a folk group.
Family Folklore: The Things My In-Laws Taught Me

Aldina Rosdahl

I studied the family folklore of my in-laws. I was interested in doing this project because I'm still a fairly new member.
Mission Anthems: Form and Function

Sterling Suggs

Mission anthems are a significant contributor to the experience of missionaries in many missions across the world. I have collected several examples of mission anthems, including many original ones written specifically for the mission they belong to
Midway Construction Company's Office Ghost

Audrey Varvel and Hill Family

This project focuses on family stories. My family loves telling these stories when everyone is together. The construction company was started and created by my grandfather and passed down to his sons.
Celebrations - How to properly celebrate

Jordan Argyle

A discussion of how people celebrate different celebrations, including birthdays and various holidays. Special attention has been placed on what they consider most important for those celebrations, and attempts were made to tease out the purpose of celebrating.
Elementary School Teacher Folklore--Sharing Funny-Kid Quotes

Brandi Buerger

As most teachers can attest, kids say and do some really funny things. The stories and quotes that result from these experiences have the potential to be remembered for years. What does telling these funny, quirky kid-sayings we overhear as teachers say?
Wall Street Folklore

Travis Edwards

Overview of the jokes/pranks, stereotypes, and "horror stories" in one of the world's most unique and misunderstood industries.
Opa Stories

Cassandra Jenkins

This is a collection of stories depicting my grandfather in a funny light due to his anger management issues. These stories come from my mother and aunt. They are told to be funny and to teach us valuable lessons.
The Disney Folk Group

Brady Leavitt

The Disney folk group is made up of both Disney fans and employees who have a unique vocabulary and are story tellers at the theme parks and by rumors that are told about all things Disney
Small Town Legends

Camryn Scott

Examines the legends and experiences of people who live in or have lived in small towns, particularly looking at those dealing with murder and teenage car accidents. Maps out the patterns and types of stories told in small towns.
Tuttle Family Folklore

Corbin Weatherby

The traditions and folklore of a specific folk-group: the Tuttle family. The analysis is broken up into two categories: holiday and non-holiday event traditions.