Bright Lights in the Desert: The Latter-day Saints of Las Vegas
Autor Fred E Woodsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 feb 2023 – vârsta ani
Woods discusses how, through their beliefs and work ethics, they have impacted the growth of the area from the time of their first efforts to establish a mission in 1855 through the present day. Bright Lights in the Desert reveals Las Vegas as more than just a tourist destination and shows the LDS community’s commitment to making it a place of deep religious faith and devotion to family.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781647790714
ISBN-10: 1647790719
Pagini: 282
Ilustrații: 53
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Nevada Press
Colecția University of Nevada Press
ISBN-10: 1647790719
Pagini: 282
Ilustrații: 53
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Nevada Press
Colecția University of Nevada Press
Recenzii
“I recommend this book for those who are interested in learning more about the many LDS connections to Las Vegas and its history. . . . These oral histories are an excellent addition to both LDS and Nevada history scholarship.”
—David Bolingbroke, Nevada Historical Society Q
“Woods’s book will be very popular with members of the LDS community, and with nonmembers who want to know more about the area and region’s history. We have long needed a solid, thorough history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in southern Nevada and this book deserves that description.”
—Michael S. Green, associate professor of history, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, author of Nevada: A History of the Silver State
“Woods addresses an important part of Las Vegas history that has not received adequate attention. The book contributes to our understanding of the city’s development.”
—Jonathan Foster, professor of history, Great Basin College, and author of Stigma Cities: The Reputation and History of Birmingham, San Francisco, and Las Vegas
—David Bolingbroke, Nevada Historical Society Q
“Woods’s book will be very popular with members of the LDS community, and with nonmembers who want to know more about the area and region’s history. We have long needed a solid, thorough history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in southern Nevada and this book deserves that description.”
—Michael S. Green, associate professor of history, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, author of Nevada: A History of the Silver State
“Woods addresses an important part of Las Vegas history that has not received adequate attention. The book contributes to our understanding of the city’s development.”
—Jonathan Foster, professor of history, Great Basin College, and author of Stigma Cities: The Reputation and History of Birmingham, San Francisco, and Las Vegas
Notă biografică
Fred E. Woods earned his PhD in Middle East Studies: Hebrew Bible from the University of Utah and has been a professor of religious education at Brigham Young University since 1998. He held a prestigious BYU Richard L. Evans professorship of Religious Understanding from 2005-2010. Woods is a prolific author and has produced several documentaries highlighting the LDS influence on peoples of various faiths and cultures. Not being raised in the LDS tradition, Woods, now a Latter-day Saint, concentrates on community bridge building.
Cuprins
Foreword by Michael S. Green
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Latter-day Saint Corridor and the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
Chapter 2. Post-Old Mormon Fort Early Settlement to Las Vegas Stakes (1857-1960)
Chapter 3. Ignorance, Education, and Cultural Refinement
Chapter 4. Business and Entertainment
Chapter 5. Latter-day Saints in Elected Office and Community Service
Chapter 6. Ecclesiastical Community Service to a Local Congregation in Need
Chapter 7. The Story of the Las Vegas Temple
Appendix A. Nevada Mothers of the Year
Appendix B. Clark County Schools Named After Latter-day Saints
Appendix C. Select List of Elected or Appointed Officials in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
Appendix D. Las Vegas Temple Dedicatory Prayer, Given December 16, 1989
Appendix E. Latter-day Saints Las Vegas Regional Timeline
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Latter-day Saint Corridor and the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
Chapter 2. Post-Old Mormon Fort Early Settlement to Las Vegas Stakes (1857-1960)
Chapter 3. Ignorance, Education, and Cultural Refinement
Chapter 4. Business and Entertainment
Chapter 5. Latter-day Saints in Elected Office and Community Service
Chapter 6. Ecclesiastical Community Service to a Local Congregation in Need
Chapter 7. The Story of the Las Vegas Temple
Appendix A. Nevada Mothers of the Year
Appendix B. Clark County Schools Named After Latter-day Saints
Appendix C. Select List of Elected or Appointed Officials in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
Appendix D. Las Vegas Temple Dedicatory Prayer, Given December 16, 1989
Appendix E. Latter-day Saints Las Vegas Regional Timeline
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author