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441 A Aarne, Antti, 243 Aaron, David, 188, 191 Adamson, J. H., 25 aesthetics, 5−6, 8−9, 11; of personal revelation narratives, 94−96, 192−201, 205−8, 325, 382; of religious experience, 59−61 affirmation, revelations of, 144, 211−12, 405n12 African American, 9, 17, 127, 131, 133, 399n35; in LDS narrative, 18 agency, 23, 32, 74, 163−69, 148−49, 165−66, 173, 186−87, 239, 306−8, 381, 406n22, 419n52 Allen, Camilla, 72−73, 410n7 Allred, David, 4 Ambiguity: of divinity of experience, 154−59, 222−34; of revelation, 159−63, 183−91, 210−12 American Indians, 52, 55, 145, 326−27, 336, 375, 412n30; in LDS narrative, 21, 209−10, 244−45 Anderson, Steve, 120, 125−26, 194, 240, 296, 332, 337 angels, 21, 309; family members as, 37, 54, 260, 309−10; role in personal revelation narratives, 36−38, 206−10, 216, 253−54, 309−10, 359, 397n20, 419n55 anti-Mormon sentiment, 22, 65, 70−71, 126−28, 203, 214, 280, 292, 298−300, 303−4, 315, 400n5, 406n16, 407n26 apocalore, 7 Apocalypse, 7 archives, 93, 403n31; Fife Folklore Archives, 9−10, 22−24, 394n5, 405n14, 408n38; Utah Humanities Research Foundation Records, 9−10, 330; William A. Wilson Folklore Archives, 9, 22−24, 395n8 Arrington, Leonard, 237−38 Articles of Faith, 2 audience, 54−84, 91−107, 123−38, 149−52, 175−83, 192, 197, 212−28, 237, 307, 320, 333, 343−45, 363−80 B Bailey, Craig, 30, 35, 44, 76−77, 86−87, 104, 112, 125−28, 211, 219, 229, 287−88, 295, 403n35, 417n31 Bailey, Elder, 126 Bailey, Josette, 30, 35−36, 104, 125−26, 211, 228−29, 287−88, 318, 336−37, 339, 364, 403n35, 417n31 Bailey, Wilfrid, 25 ballads, 5, 15, 21, 327−28, 375−77, 379−80, 422n17 Ballantyne, Kyle, 81, 126, 305 Bauman, Richard, 61, 111, 130, 403n34 belief, 22; construction in narrative, 84−86, 208−12, 226−40, 320−22; religious in US, 65; skepticism, 66−67, 226−27 Ben-Amos, Dan, 327−28, 410n2 Bible, Joseph Smith translation, 26, 28 Bitton, Davis, 237 Blackham, Doris, 281, 408n33 blessings, 23, 70, 234, 273−82, 303−4, 315, 329, 337−38, 350, 356−59, 370−71, 413n37, 415n9, 416n18 Book of Mormon, 1, 2, 30, 41, 46, 50, 164, 185, 329, 338, 346, 361, 364, 384, 405n11. See also motifs in personal revelation Bourgeous, Spencer, 193, 289−92 Bowman, Reynol, 241, 414n49 Brady, Margaret, 4, 277, 325, 416n25, 416n26, 417n28 Brennan, Camille, 164, 179, 368−69, 388, 407n32, 408n41 Brigham Young University (BYU), 93, 97−98, 109−10, 212, 241, 267, 314, 387, 416n19 Index Still, the Small Voice 442 Brown, Gardner, 313, 420n57 Brunvand, Jan Harold, 4, 25 Burton, Theodore M., 333, 337 C callings, church, 29, 144, 288, 304−5 Cannon, George Q., 235 Cartwright, Christie, 182, 322 Chandler, Jean, 37−38, 67−68, 148, 305, 419n52 Chandler, Wayne, 38, 155, 306 Chavez, Aaron, 49, 197, 295, 365, 385 Child, Francis James, 327 children, importance of. See family; themes in personal revelation narratives: children Christensen, Susan, 281, 408n33 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: doctrine, 17−18; formal statements, 18, 20; hierarchy, 3, 6, 16−18, 29−31, 47, 185, 349−53; history, 1, 234−39, 329−30, 346; meetings, 63; structure of church service, 3, 99−108 Clayson, Cameron, 114 Clayson, Carlee, 114−17 Clayson, Justin, 47, 50, 114, 331 Clayson, Paul, 78−79, 81, 86, 114−15, 121−27, 155, 158, 175, 194, 305, 308, 364, 402n28, 413n34 Clayson, Pauline, 46−47, 112−20, 123−25, 127, 193−94, 311, 363−64, 370 Clements, William, 58−59, 132−33, 322−23 coincidence, 64, 80, 180, 227, 231−33, 296 Condie, Julia, 292−93, 387−88, 412n23 context, performance: in church, 99−108, 111−129; outside of church, 108−29; public vs. private, 112−29; situational, 57, 76−77, 96−98, 218, 369−72. See also performance conversion, 1, 21−22, 56−59, 85, 98, 132−34, 175, 182, 213−22, 226, 260, 294−304, 315, 318, 339, 348, 350, 397n21, 398n27, 400n2, 415n10, 418n36, 418n41, 419n49. See also themes in personal revelation narratives: conversion Cordero, Manuel José, 136 Cowdery, Oliver, 30, 405n11 Cox, Kenny, 67, 296 Crapo, Richley, 17, 394n2 Crosland, Todd, 360−63 curses, 23, 315 customary lore, 5, 15−16, 22, 52 D Dégh, Linda, 57, 135, 399n36 devil. See Satan dialogic vs. monologic, 97−98, 104−6, 382 diaries. See journals divination, 22 divine intervention, 23, 148...

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