[…] I am a social Mormon. Furthermore, to a considerable extent, I have participated in Mormon life by writing fiction about Mormons. It was Lavina, I want to emphasize, who first made me realize that […]
[…] shaping early Mormonism, never letting the divine voice stand without its companion, the secular language of humankind. Writing about his prophetic role to produce revelation, Joseph wrote that “it was an awful responsibility to […]
[…] of Israel, then the recipient was cleared for the priesthood and, as was often the case, missionary service. As one scholar wrote: “It was a very simple method to dispose of the difficult administrative […]
[…] and setting them on fire. I cannot now remember whether I realized as much when I was writing. Certainly I realized it soon afterward. I believe that everything I have written about Utah and the […]
[…] complete picture of what kind of man Gary Gilmore was”. The News had exclusive possession of Gilmore’s writings, letters, “poetry” and drawings (over 800 pages worth), and refused to sell the rights to domestic […]
Davis Bitton, writing in 1966, noted that “there is no reliable study of Mormon exegesis. .. . I can think of no single area of exploration which promises to be so fruitful in understanding […]
[…] insights into their thoughts and feelings. All three seek escape from their seemingly bleak present: Dill through writing music (a talent that he originally honed in the signs church but is now turning to […]
[…] R. would rejoin his wife in their apartment, where he’d find her at her own guilty pleasure, writing e-mails to children, grandchildren, and friends in the States. He’d be back in an hour and […]
[…] Here’s a story for you:— It’s about a Mormon bishop and his family, see, so you can get in all the little inside details about the L.D.S. people. The bishop’s wife is an extremely […]
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