Finding the Soul in the Soil: How Welfare Farms of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Create Spiritual Communities

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830, but its connection with agrarian themes is found in all of LDS canonized scripture, implying a sense of antiquity from the time of Adam in the Garden of Eden. Scriptural examples and teachings of LDS leaders build t...

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Main Author: Maughan, Matthew
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 2012
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1192
http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2189&context=etd