Kylie Nielson Turley (MA in American Studies) has taught writing and literature courses at UVU and BYU-Provo since 1995. She emphasizes a literary approach to the Book of Mormon in her “Literature of the LDS People” course at BYU. Trying to practice what she teaches, she publishes creative nonfiction essays on mothering, illness, and whatever else strikes her as interesting, as well as articles on topics ranging from Alma and LDS “home literature” to Utah and LDS women’s history. She is the author of Alma 1-29 in the Maxwell Institute’s Brief Theological Introduction series.