Mark L. Grover Explained

Mark Leroy Grover (born 1947)^[1] is an American expert on Mormonism in Brazil and an author on religion in Latin America.

Biography

Grover was born in Malad, Idaho and is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He served as a Mormon missionary in Brazil. He has a Ph.D. in Brazilian History from Indiana University.

Grover works as the subject area librarian for Latin America at the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University.

Writings

Grover is the author of several books related to the LDS Church and Brazil and at times focusing more broadly on Latin America and religion in general. He has compiled multiple bibliographies related to the LDS Church in Latin America and Mexican-Americans in Utah.^[2]

Books

• Book: Dahlin, Therrin C. . Gary P. Gillum . Mark L. Grover . The Catholic Left in Latin America: A Comprehensive Bibliography . G. K. Hall . Boston, Massachusetts . 1981 . 0-8161-8396-1 . Gary P. Gillum . registration .
• Book: Helvécio Martins

. Martins, Helvécio . Helvécio Martins . Grover, Mark L. . The Autobiography of Elder Helvécio Martins . Aspen Books . Salt Lake City, Utah . 1994 . 1-56236-218-6.

• Book: Grover, Mark L. . Religion and Latin America in the Twenty-First Century: Libraries Reacting to Social Change . . Austin . . 1999 . 0-917617-59-2.
• Book: Grover, Mark L. . A Land of Promise and Prophecy: Elder A. Theodore Tuttle in South America, 1960-1965 . . Provo, Utah . 2008 . 978-0-8425-2713-2.

Articles

• Grover, Mark L. . Religious Accommodation in the Land of Racial Democracy: Mormon Priesthood and Black Brazilians . . 17 . 3 . Autumn 1984 . 23–34 . 10.2307/45227936 . 45227936 . 254394476 . 2020-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614022240/http://content.lib.utah.edu/u/?%2Fdialogue%2C17664 . 2011-06-14 . dead. free .
• Grover, Mark L. . The Mormon Church and German Immigrants in Southern Brazil: Religion and Language . Jahrbuch für Geschichte von Staat, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Lateinamerikas . 26 . 1989 . 295–308.
• Grover, Mark L. . The Mormon Priesthood Revelation and the São Paulo, Brazil Temple . . 23 . 1 . Spring 1990 . 39–53 . 10.2307/45225842 . 45225842 . 254321222 . 2020-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614022341/http://content.lib.utah.edu/u/?%2Fdialogue%2C19759 . 2011-06-14 . dead. free .
• Grover, Mark L. . Relief Society and Church Welfare: The Brazilian Experience . . 27 . 4 . Winter 1994 . 29–38 . 10.2307/45228038 . 45228038 . 254402744 . 2020-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614004748/http://content.lib.utah.edu/u/?%2Fdialogue%2C18635 . 2011-06-14 . dead. free .
• Grover, Mark L. . Execution in Mexico: The Death of Rafael Monroy and Vicente Morales . . 35 . 3 . Fall 1996 . 6–28 .
• Book: Grover, Mark L. . Milton and Irene Soares: Mormon Pioneers of Northeastern Brazil . Bruce A. Van Orden. Pioneers in Every Land: Inspirational Stories of International Pioneers Past and Present . . Salt Lake City, Utah . 1997 . 1-57008-306-1. etal.
• Palmer, A. Delbert . Grover, Mark L. . Hoping to Establish a Presence: Parley P. Pratt's 1851 Mission to Chile . . 38 . 4 . 1999 . 115–138 .
• Book: Grover, Mark L. . The Miracle of the Rose and the Oak in Latin America . Out of Obscurity: The Church in the Twentieth Century . Sydney B. Sperry Symposium . . Salt Lake City, Utah . 2000 . 138–150 . 1-57345-842-2.
• Grover, Mark L. . The Maturing of the Oak: The Dynamics of LDS Growth in Latin America . . 38 . 2 . Summer 2005 . 79–104 . 10.2307/45227402 . 45227402 . 254399820 . 2020-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614022417/http://content.lib.utah.edu/u/?%2Fdialogue%2C34759 . 2011-06-14 . dead. free .

Other

• Book: Grover, Mark L. . The Mormon Church in Latin America: A Periodical Index (1830-1976) . . Provo, Utah . 1977.
• Grover, Mark L. . Mormonism in Brazil: Religion and Dependency in Latin America . . 1985 . Ph.D..
• Book: Grover, Mark L. . One Convert at a Time . Brigham Young University 2001-2002 Speeches . BYU Publications & Graphics . Provo, Utah . 2002 . Speech given August 7, 2001 . 79–87 . http://speeches.byu.edu/reader/reader.php?id=713&x=69&y=6.
• Web site: Grover, Mark L. . The LDS Church in Latin America: A Bibliography . 2002 . . Provo, Utah . 2009-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100404170057/http://www.lib.byu.edu/departs/hum/markweb/LDSchurchinla.htm . 2010-04-04 . dead.

Sources

• Dustjacket bio connected with autobiography of Elder Helvécio Martins
• blog entry by Holzapfel about Grover's book

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mormonism in Brazil : religion and dependency in Latin America / Mark L.... . Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) . . 2009-12-18.
2. [Ronald W. Walker]