Dallin D. Oaks is a professor of English Linguistics at Brigham Young University, and the author or editor of several books, including Linguistics at Work and Structural Ambiguity in English (2 vols.). Paul Baltes edits academic books and other creative works. He has been researching names since his MA Thesis. He continues to research and apply how we process meaning in business and leadership organizations.Kent Minson has worked in editing and publishing for over two decades and is currently the manager of BYU Academic Publishing.

• 1. Introduction to Perspectives on Latter-day Saint Names and Naming: Names, Identity, and Belief Dallin D. Oaks Part 1: Cultural and Historical Perspectives 2. Place Names of the Mormon West: Religion, Heritage, and Idiosyncrasy Richard H. Jackson 3. Scandinavian Influences on Anthroponyms and Toponyms in Utah Lynn Henrichsen, George Bailey, Timothy Wright, and Jacob Huckaby 4. Nameways in Latter-day Saint History, Custom, and Folklore Eric A. Eliason 5. Composite LDS Given Names Don E. Norton 6. Contemporary Latter-day Saint Naming Cleveland K. Evans 7. Early Latter-day Saint Code-Names John A. Tvedtnes Part 2: Doctrinal and Scriptural Perspectives 8. Onomastics and Latter-day Saint Belief Dallin D. Oaks 9. The Doctrine of Names in the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ Joseph Fielding McConkie 10. Book of Mormon Names: Beyond Etymology John Gee 11. Striking While the Irony is Hot: Hebrew Onomastics and Their Function Within the Book of Mormon Text Matthew L. Bowen 12. "Like a Shadow that Accompanies the Body": Names and Naming in the Ancient World Stephen D. Ricks 13. Book of Mormon Names: A Collection that Defies Expectation Brad Wilcox, Wendy Baker-Smemoe, Sharon Black, and Bruce L. Brown. Index