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Cannon’s 1992 Utah County Steering Committee when he was seeking the Republican Nomination for Senate.[3]In 2004, McCloud was given the Reed Smoot Citizenship Awards business women of the year award.[4]Publications[edit]Music[edit]Two of McCloud’s hymns appear in the LDS Church’s 1985 hymnbook. One of these, “Lord I Would Follow Thee,” has also been recorded by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.[5] Lines from this hymn have been quoted in the community,[6] and it has even been called “one of the best-loved songs in the LDS Church”[7]  McCloud wrote her other hymn, “As Zion’s Youth in Latter Days,” with the goal of giving strength to a “vacillating youth.”[8]McCloud has also contributed to film music used by the LDS Church’s seminaries.[9]Writing[edit]McCloud has published more than 45 books.[10]  Since the late 1970s she has published nearly one novel annually, many through the publishers Bookcraft or Scribe Publishing.  Her novel Black Stars Over Mexico was a best seller in January 1985.[11]Brigham Young: An Inspiring Personal Biography was partly developed as a result of her 30 years as a docent at the Beehive House.[12] ].[13]Many of her novels are historical fiction of 19th-century Latter-day Saints in far-flung places, such as England or India.  Some reviewers have criticized her novels as being pro-Mormon and repetitious of previous themes, but she is known for her strong characters and the power of her descriptions. .[14]  Her work has been reviewed by Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought[15]  Although rejected by some critics, her work is praised by others, such as LDS commentator and Deseret News columnist Jerry Johnston.[16]McCloud’s poetry first appeared in the Ensign magazine in 1972.McCloud has also written scripts for film and TV productions, including the script for making one of her books into a made-for-TV movie.[17]In the late 1960s Susan wrote by-line feature articles for the Dixon Evening Telegraph in Dixon, Illinois, the home town of President Ronald Reagan.References[edit]^ “1990 Writing and Music Contest Winners”, Ensign, July 1990.^ McCloud, Susan Evans. “In Our Lovely Deseret: Daughters and mothers encompass one eternal round,” ‘Deseret News’, 23 April 2014. Accessed 26 May 2014.^ “Cannon Announces Formation Of Utah County Steering Panel”. Deseret News. August 18, 1992. Retrieved 2009-06-04.^ “Sen. Reed Smoot Citizen Awards”. Deseret News. May 27, 2004. Retrieved 2009-06-04.^ The Official Site of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square^ For example, see quotes in Howard W. Hunter, “A More Excellent Way”, Ensign, May 1992.^ Johnston, Jerry (May 11, 2002). “Great hymns \u2014 chosen writers”. Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-06-04.^ “Of All Things”, New Era, November 2003.^ “Favorite Seminary Songs” (PDF). [CD booklet]. Sandy, Utah: Sounds of Zion. Retrieved 2009-06-04. ^ Mormon Literature Database – McCloud, Susan Evans^ Past bestselling fiction titles – page 189^ Review of Books for BYU Magazine by Richard Cracroft^ Randy Jernigan^ Taylor, J. Golden (1987). A Literary history of the American West. TCU Press. p.\u00a0857. ISBN\u00a0978-0-87565-021-0. Retrieved 2009-06-04.^ Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought^ Johnston, Jerry (May 23, 1993). “Pitching Fiction to the Mormon Pop Market”. Deseret News.^ Biographies: Latter-day Saint and\/or Utah Film Personalities: MExternal links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/susan-evans-mccloud-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Susan Evans McCloud – Wikipedia"}}]}]