2019 EUGENE ENGLAND ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS

This year, the committee judging the Eugene England essay contest was impressed by the abundance of beautifully written, thought-provoking essays we received. While the committee selected three winners, they also nominated seven honorable mentions.

First place: “To the Young Bishop who Conducted my Father’s
Funeral Service Yesterday,” by Kif Augustine

Second place: “Singing In Harmony, Stitching in Time” by Karen
Marguerite Moloney

Third place: “Pando: The Secret Life of Trees,” by Terresa Mae
Wellborn

Honorable mentions go to:

“A Liturgy of the Word/Seed: Poetic Diversions on Language, Goodness, and Growth via Alma’s Discourse on Faith,” by Tyler Chadwick

“Call Me by My Name” by Stephen Carter

“Joseph Smith and the Face of Christ” by Robert Rees

“Spirit of Pentecost” by Samuel E. Wolfe

“The Inner-Life of Alma the Younger: A Psychoanalytic Reading” by Nathan Smith

“Called Not to Serve” by Neal Silvester

“The Commandment of Gratitude,” by Amanda S. Williams