Comments on: “Treasures of the Collection: Office of Church Historian and Recorder”: A Review

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:34:15 +0000

I hope they will soon move to making exhibits like this available via the internet, at least (and they may — the Church is doing more and more to decentralize things, such as making the CHL catalog available via Internet, and a willingness to digitize more and more for people who can’t come in person). There might be some hesitation over a traveling exhibit, given the monetary value of, say, the Book of Commandments. But I certainly do understand the frustration of knowing these things are happening and being unable to participate.

On the bright side, I have permission to mail out copies of the exhibit guide, and just this minute picked up a handful to satisfy the requests that have already been made. Anybody else want one? Send me your mailing address, at AEParshall (at] aol {dot) com.

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:27:28 +0000

I really hope that some day there will be a traveling collection, so that members outside of Utah can have a similar experience. I do try to keep down my resentment, but sometimes it seems so unfair that things happen only in Utah. In a worldwide church where so many of our members can barely afford to go to the temple, never mind to Utah to see a page from the translating of the Book of Mormon. Well, I guess it just bothers the egalitarian in me.

I did wait several days to respond, to let most of my feelings calm down.

By: J. Stapley

J. Stapley — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:38:21 +0000

Great description Ardis. I wasn’t able to be in SLC for this, but this review conveyed a great amount of excitement and wonder that I gladly receive. Thanks!

By: Cindy Snarr

Cindy Snarr — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 10:19:53 +0000

thanks so much for the mini tour of the exhibit. we are heading to Salt Lake today from the Midwest and will miss the exhibit. we will go by and see if we can pick up a copy of the guide.

By: Ruth Clark

Ruth Clark — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:36:20 +0000

Thanks for this write up. I was able to see this on Tuesday and it was so well worth my time. They do an excellent job on these exhibits and you are right. The guides are just a great keepsake as well. I hope more people will begin to go to these Treasures of the Collection exhibits. Although when I was there on Tuesday there were at least 15 people in the exhibit, so that was encouraging. I volunteer at the Church Museum and see many great things there, but there are always things in these ‘treasures’ exhibits that wow me.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:03:51 +0000

Anyone who may be following this post in hopes of getting a copy of the guide, email me at AEParshall {at} aol [dot] com, with your mailing address, please. It may help my request to be able to give an approximate number of guides wanted. And of course I promise to be discreet with your addresses and real names — there’s just no other way for me to send you anything!

By: MDearest

MDearest — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:51:32 +0000

If it’s possible for you to really get enough copies of those guides, please put me down for one at whatever cost, plus a donation.

By: lindberg

lindberg — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:40:34 +0000

Wow, sounds great. I wish I were close enough to visit…

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:53:47 +0000

The one I need to ask for permission to commandeer copies for ‘ninnies who might want one is out of the Library today — a well deserved holiday after the work of putting this together! I’ll ask about it when I can.

By: Maurine Ward

Maurine Ward — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:49:26 +0000

Ardis, I wish I could be there to see the exhibit. You portrayed it so beautifully. I was going to ask if you could get me a copy of the guide, then I saw your comment #8. So, if you can get copies, I really would like one. Thank you for sharing this with those of us who can’t be there.