Tag Archives: Parley P. Pratt

The three most significant changes within the LDS Church

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Doug Gibson

It was a big year for Mormonism; it started with Mitt Romney moving away from the pack toward getting the GOP nomination for U.S. president and ended with some women wearing pants to Sunday church services to draw attention to … Read More

Posted in The Political Surf | Tagged Brigham Young, Gay rights, LDS scholarship, Lowering of Missionary ages, Parley P. Pratt, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Younf adults and LDS Church activity | 29 Comments

Despite protests over the Pratt murder, Utah also allowed cuckolds to kill seducers

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Doug Gibson

(To see Cal Grondahl’s cartoon that goes with this post, click here) The murder of Mormon apostle Parley P. Pratt, slain by the husband of a woman Pratt had taken as a plural wife, was national news in 1857. Most … Read More

Posted in The Political Surf | Tagged 1850s Mormonism, 19th century Utah, Brigham Young, Cuckoldry, Eleanor McComb Pratt, George A. Smith, Hector McLean, Howard Egan, Kenneth L. Cannon II, Mountain common law, Murder of Parley P. Pratt, Parley P. Pratt, Parley P. Pratt and the Making of Mormonism, Patrick Q. Mason, Utah Historical Quarterly | 11 Comments

Interview with the authors of new Parley P. Pratt biography

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Doug Gibson

As Political Surf readers know, I mentioned the new biography of early Mormon leader Parley P. Pratt, “Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism,” Oxford University Press, 2011, by Terryl L. Givens and Matthew J. Grow, in a previous … Read More

Posted in The Political Surf | Tagged Author questions, Brigham Young, Joseph Smith, Matthew J. Grow, Oxford University Press, Parley P. Pratt, Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism, Terryl L. Givens, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 8 Comments

Mormon apostle Pratt suffered a violent death at the hands of a cuckold

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Doug Gibson

To see Cal Grondahl’s cartoon that goes with this post, click here: To read an interview with the authors of the new biography of Pratt, click here. On May 13, 1857, LDS Apostle Parley P. Pratt was murdered near Van … Read More

Posted in The Political Surf | Tagged Assassination, Cuckoldry, Eleanor McComb Pratt, Hector McLean, Mormon history, Parley P. Pratt, Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism, Polygamy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 16 Comments

New York Times to press candidates on their religious beliefs

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Doug Gibson

Bill Keller of the New York Times announced that the Times is planning to ask GOP candidates for president specific questions on how their religion or religious beliefs would affect their actions as president. (Read) I think this is a … Read More