08-26-2008, 01:10 PM | #1 |
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Juanita Brooks
"She did not think of Mormonism as an ecclesiastical corporation belonging to the men who governed it but as an informal federation of believers in which she had a full interest and voice."
-Levi S. Peterson, Juanita Brooks: Mormon Woman Historian. This is sort of what SIEQ has been saying all along, when he talks about common consent. That we need to break free from the idea that this a church in which we are but the lowest rung, to one that recognizes the primacy of each member to have a place and a voice. Brooks' idea of Mormonism is pretty foreign to me. It was never taught to me. |
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Thanks for the quotes.
What is amazing to me is that someone like Jaunita Brooks rose up in the time and place that she did. A woman in 1950 in Southern Utah. How remarkable is that?
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So far, I see both similarities and contrasts with Fawn Brodie. |
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Brother Brooks was a much happier sould than Brother Brodie!
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I agree. I much rather hear a talk in sacrament meeting about her than Emma Hale Smith.
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It will be at least another 50 years before Brooks will be spoken on in reverent tones by general authorities. The GAs that will do so are just now out of their diapers. |
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Interesting quote. I especially liked the line Quote:
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08-26-2008, 02:50 PM | #9 |
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The quote that Solon provided is in her biography as well.
Juanita Levitt's uncle was the Sunday School teacher who "credulously" believed all storiest in the Old Testament. Juanita rode him so hard that her father had to intervene and say the above to her. The next week when Juanita went to SS, her uncle had quit. And shortly thereafter he died. |
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This is a great thread, keep it up guys.
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