One hundred years ago, the only known Mormon to have kept a diary while serving in World War I recorded his first entry.
“One can never tell what the morrow will bring and the record of the few weeks I have been in the army might interest some one,” wrote Nels Anderson on June 9, 1918, five months before World War I would end on Nov. 11, 1918.
Benjamin E. Park is an assistant professor of history at Sam Houston University and the author of “American Nationalisms: Imagining Union in the Age of Revolutions, 1783-1833.” He has also written about the political culture of Navuoo in the 1840s, and previously served as a Visiting Fellow with the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Studies at BYU.
Kent Powell is a Utah historian and editor of “Nels Anderson’s World War I Diary.” Anderson is the only Utah Latter-day Saint to keep a diary during the first World War, significantly adding to war stories told in Saints 3: Boldly, Nobly, and Independent.
I recently had the privilege to interview Jennifer Riel. She teaches at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and is the co-author of “Creating Great Choices: A Leader’s Guide to Integrative Thinking.”
Paul Greene is a talented actor best known for his role as Dr. Carson Shepherd on Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart. He starred alongside fellow actors like Erin Krakow and Lori Loughlin until departing the series after Season 8.
Cindy Busby won the hearts of viewers with her portrayal of Ashley Stanton on Heartland. And her role on the Mr. Darcy series has fans asking if Cindy Busby is married in real life. In this interview, the actress shares rare details from some of the best Cindy Busby movies and TV shows.
The 1978 priesthood revelation extended the blessings of the Melchizedek priesthood regardless of race. Elder Bruce R. McConkie of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles afterward recorded his account of “a great Pentecostal outpouring of the Spirit such as none of those present had ever before experienced.” Dennis B. Horne provided the following description drawn from his book, I Know He Lives: I Know He lives: How 13 Special Witnesses Came to Know Jesus Christ.
Peter DeLuise is still best known for his work with Johnny Depp on 21 Jump Street. However, in the decades since 21 Jump Street went off the air, he has added countless movies and TV shows to his resume (including Peter DeLuise Hallmark movies). DeLuise walks readers through his career and provides rare behind-the-scenes stories for Stargate and When Calls the Heart fans. (And yes, Peter DeLuise would come back for a fourth Stargate.)
Leonard J. Arrington is often known as the “Father of Latter-day Saint” history. In this interview, Gary J. Bergera discusses Leonard Arrington’s journals, including the historian’s encounters with Latter-day Saint leaders like Bruce R. McConkie and Ezra Taft Benson.
I recently had the privilege to interview Freek Vermeulen. He is a professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the London Business School and the author of “Breaking Bad Habits: Defy Industry Norms and Reinvigorate Your Business.”
