Review of Marilyn Arnold, Sweet is the Word: Reflections on

Title

Review of Marilyn Arnold, Sweet is the Word: Reflections on the Book of Mormon—It’s Narrative, Teachings, and People

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

1998

Authors

Peterson, Daniel C. (Primary)

Journal

BYU Studies Quarterly

Pagination

41-44

Volume

37 Issue

2

Abstract

Sweet Is the Word is designed, Arnold tells us, for at least two audiences. It is written partially for her colleagues who are not Latter-day Saints—people who, as she herself says, may be perplexed that a person with such training and literary experience could take Joseph Smith and Mormonism seriously. The author continues, "I also write it for my Mormon friends, . . . those who have not yet been swept away by the miracle of the [Book of Mormon], and those who have. May the latter find new reason to celebrate it."

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