Dyer’s daily record from 1967 on, and other significant materials. Most significant was the multivolume set of diaries kept by Clare Middlemiss, President McKay’s private secretary for thirty-five years, who painstakingly compiled first-person dictations, extracts from minutes of meetings, letters, newspaper clippings, various memoranda, photocopies of Elder Alvin R.
As the authors point out, “There has never been a prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about whom so much information is available” (ix). The strength of this book comes, in part, from its sources.
Throughout, however, Prince and Wright show deep reverence for President McKay and make very positive assessments of his leadership. Neither do they shy away from the disagreements that sometimes arose among Church leaders. For some Church members, the book may be uncomfortably candid, for in addition to discussing President McKay’s remarkable strengths and accomplishments, the authors do not hesitate to deal with controversial issues or to discuss his and other Church leaders’ vulnerabilities. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism is a candid, insightful, and highly important topical study of those years. McKay (1951–70), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was transformed in many ways, not the least of which was its becoming a worldwide church. Gregory Prince and Robert Wright have compiled a thorough history of the presidency of a much-loved prophet who left a lasting legacy within the LDS Church.During the administration of President David O. During some of the most turbulent times in American and world history, McKay navigated the church through uncharted waters as it faced the challenges of worldwide growth in an age of communism, the civil rights movement, and ecumenism.
McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism focuses primarily on the years of McKay's presidency. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah, in addition to some two hundred interviews conducted by the authors, David O. Under his leadership, the church experienced unparalleled growth - nearly tripling in total membership - and becoming a significant presence throughout the world. McKay served as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1951 until his death in 1970. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo Ordained as an apostle in 1906, David O.
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