Margaret Blair Young
MARGARET YOUNG has published several novels and short story collections including Salvador, House without Walls and Love Chains. She currently teaches creative writing at BYU. She has authored the play I Am Jane (The Story of Jane Manning James), which was recently staged for the Genesis Group in Utah.
Patience, Faith, and the Temple in 2019
Articles/Essays – Volume 52, No. 1
Dialogue 52.1 (2019): 169–178
Young shares her testimony of temple work even though she found some wording in the endowment ceremony sexist.
Miguel Aju
Articles/Essays – Volume 19, No. 2
Dust-whitened sandals kicked dirt into Miguel Aju’s mouth as he lay by the side of the road. He spat it out and groped for his bottle. Clutching it to him, he closed his eyes and…
Read moreGrandma’s Dying
Articles/Essays – Volume 22, No. 2
My ex-grandmother-in-law is dying upstairs. Her being with me was my ex-husband’s idea. He said I could have the house if she stayed in it. I reminded him that Gran hated me. He said, “She…
Read moreElijah’s Calling: 1840-41 (from This Could Be the Dawning of That Day)
Articles/Essays – Volume 32, No. 3
The following chapter is excerpted from One More River to Cross, the title of the first novel of a trilogy to be called Standing on the Promises being published by Deseret Book beginning in August…
Read moreSanctuaries
Articles/Essays – Volume 36, No. 2
It’s been ten weeks since Liz (my mother) came to collect me from the islands and pack me back to Michigan. She wanted me to tally my losses and get on with things. Liz has…
Read more“Let the Truth Heal”: The Making of Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons
Articles/Essays – Volume 42, No. 3