William Cottam

WILLIAM COTTAM belonged to the Manhattan First Ward from 1977 to 1990. He is a teacher and lives with his family in New York City.

A Little Love Story

Articles/Essays – Volume 22, No. 3

For a Mormon boy steeped in the taboos of religious purity and small town morality, nothing is so frightening yet so inviting as the wedding day. It was early morning, the first of September. From…

Living Histories: Selected Biographies from the Manhattan First Ward

Articles/Essays – Volume 25, No. 4

Two years ago the Manhattan First Ward published a small collection of biographies chronicling the lives of nine senior ward members. Impetus for the project came when news reached Bill Cottam during his initial year as First Ward bishop that several older members had died.