The Three Nephites

Saints, Service, and Supernatural Legend

Julie Swallow, Christopher James Blythe, Eric A. Eliason , Jill Terry Rudy

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University of Illinois Press
07 October 2025

Christian Churches & denominations; Folklore, myths & legends

Hundreds of Nephite stories with essays on the genre’s place in the lives of Latter-day Saints

Stories of encounters with the Three Nephites, immortal saint-like figures, dominate the folklore of the Latter-day Saint tradition. The authors of this volume use hundreds of legends collected by the renowned folklorist William A. Wilson from across a lifetime of research, study, and interviews to focus on the different themes exhibited by the Three Nephites and show that LDS culture, beliefs, and values are embodied by and through the Three Nephites.

By: Julie Swallow, Christopher James Blythe, Eric A. Eliason, Jill Terry Rudy
Imprint: University of Illinois Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780252088926
ISBN 10: 0252088921
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 07 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Julie Swallow is a teaching and learning consultant at Brigham Young University. Christopher James Blythe is an assistant professor of English at Brigham Young University. Eric A. Eliason is a professor of English at Brigham Young University. Jill Terry Rudy is an associate professor of English at Brigham Young University.

Reviews for The Three Nephites: Saints, Service, and Supernatural Legend

""Based on a massive engaging and eclectic collection of narratives, The Three Nephites is a fascinating scholarly examination of the Three Nephites narrative tradition. Those interested in the stories themselves will not be disappointed by the vast and varied narrative content, but neither will those hoping for serious and insightful folkloristic, historical, and religious, analysis of this persistent and yet dynamic tradition. The authors have done credit to Bert Wilson's remarkable collection and to the moving and sometimes quirky Nephite tradition."" --Diane E. Goldstein, author of Once Upon a Virus: AIDS Legends and Vernacular Risk Perception