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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.