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Johnny's father, a devout Mormon, was very proud of his son's zeal. He always told Johnny that playing winning golf was like climbing a mountain. "It's easy to climb halfway," the father said, "but that is just the beginning. You must learn to never think negative. You can become a professional, but if you want to become a champion, you are going to have to do more." Johnny did. In 1966, when he was 19, Johnny signed up as a caddie for the U.S. Open. Then, thinking positively, he entered the tournament...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Johnny on the Mountain | 7/2/1973 | See Source »

...what has been termed the "Jesus" movement. A Buddhist group called Nicheren Shoshu offers a chanting technique that purportedly allows one to succeed at whatever is within one's capacity. The H-R Latter Day Saints Student Association is the vehicle through which undergraduates become part of the larger Mormon community here. (Active Mormons at Harvard number about 25, comparing favorably to the four followers of Nichiren Shoshu and unfavorably to those of the Christian Fellowship, which draws about 110 students from Harvard and Wellesley each term to weekend retreats.) According to Scott Birdsall, one of the Mormon activists...

Author: By Mark C. Frazier, | Title: Gurus and Yogis and Meditators Bring Students Peace and Love | 6/14/1973 | See Source »

...Bill Mormon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CEASE-FIRE: Looking Back: TIME Correspondents Recall the War | 2/5/1973 | See Source »

...last echoes of the installation rite were heard Sunday at one event that was, however elitely attended, at least free. An ecumenical worship service at the White House, starring Billy Graham and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, ended the Inaugural pomp on a note that Mr. Nixon seems to find most comfortable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Scenes: Something for Everybody | 1/29/1973 | See Source »

Neither candidate campaigned in the Mormon State, and Nixon won 75 per cent of Utah's vote, as expected. Spiting their tickets dramatically. Utahians returned popular Democratic Governor Calvin Rampton to office with 70 per cent of the vote against hapless Republican Nicholas Strike...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How the People Voted Throughout the Country | 11/8/1972 | See Source »

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