Lon Young

LON YOUNG {[email protected]} and his family lived among the leprosy-affected in southern India in 2014–15, working to improve conditions for impoverished and stigmatized communities. He is the co-founder of Awakening Valley Sangha, a mindfulness community based in Utah County. Lon’s essays, poetry, and short fiction explore the tensions of wholeness and belonging within Mormonism.

Personal Voices: That’s Where the Light Enters

Articles/Essays – Volume 50, No. 2

Jonah in the Belly

Articles/Essays – Volume 39, No. 1

So this is how you’ll preserve
me, Lord? in a slosh of brine?
Go ahead, though I’ve borne no fruit, torn
loose from my roots and gone my own way.

Upon the Face of the Water

Articles/Essays – Volume 39, No. 4

The chokecherry where we camped one June
hung low over the water, sheltering
brown shade beneath its branches
so clear the water revealed crooks in our legs