[…] which such an anomaly as polygamy prevents us—and writers— from confronting. If we were to place our world-worn Mormon fingers on that spot where our mortality most hurts us, it would probably be on […]
Under the title “Puzzling Fossils Unearthed,” the Deseret News of 13 June, 1968 reported the discovery of “a fossilized footprint” which was said to pose a “dilemma for geologists.” The discovery was made in […]
Ian G. Barbour’s book is a rarity in the area of science and religion, for the theme does not suffer at all, but benefits greatly from Barbour’s organization and presentation of problems. Barbour teaches […]
[…] important than my impatience with the weak vessels the Lord must choose to carry it to the world. Before we left for our mission Charlotte and I had been exposed somewhat to the social […]
[…] And yet, a vindication. I see my children, Outcasts still, Butchers, fools and cowards In a blind world’s eyes; But Isaac sits uneasy still Amid a birthright falsely claimed, The thorn of Ishmael ever […]
[…] home ties are closer than those of most polygamists; his various families, so far as the outside world knows, are happier than those of other polygamists; he has done the best he could by […]
[…] rural Utah is to inherit a tradition of unpainted outbuildings, tumbled-down fences, and superannuated farm implements: a world held together with bailing wire. According to a friend who has returned to the state after […]
[…] been asked to talk on music as a form of worship, or on the significance of music in worship.* I found in reading some scriptures trying to prepare for this talk that I needed […]
[…] in the narrow physical sense in which sex is used and portrayed by a sensual and perverted world which knows little or nothing of its eternal purpose and the possibilities of man’s procreative power” […]
[…] remains obsure. The events of his life suggest a pattern of disappointment, frustration and failure, as the world judges. In the inner realm of the spirit, his vivid imagination found release and solace, and […]