Volume 25, No. 2
Summer 1992
The Summer 1992 Issue addresses various dimensions of Mormonism, including its historical context, social issues, and personal narratives. Rebecca Worthen Chandler analyzes the effects of a media crisis on perceptions of guilt, while Thomas G. Alexander explores Wilford Woodruff's role in the Mormon Reformation of 1855-57. David Knowlton reflects on the development of Mormonism in Latin America, and Kathryn Lindquist discusses the dynamics of sexual hegemony and its impact on Mormon women. Julie J. Nichols emphasizes the importance of women’s stories and experiences, and Susette Fletcher Green provides insights into the challenges faced by those working in primary church settings. Dawn Hall Anderson and Lavina Fielding Anderson both comment on the demands and expectations within the primary, focusing on themes of service and commitment.
Contents
Articles/Essays
The Extraordinary in the Ordinary: Women’s Stories, Women’s Lives
Julie J. NicholsDialogue 25.2 (Fall 1992): 75–96
The personal essay, unlike personal journals, letters, and oral histories, is not an artless form. It transforms the raw material of personal experience in the double crucible of carefully chosen language and the light of mature retrospection.
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Fiction
Ziontales: An Excerpt
Kevin G. BarnhurstIntroduction I wrote this story under a spell. I was living in Salt Lake City, not in the sprawl of the new suburbs, nor even in the politically correct neighborhoods of the East Bench or…
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