Picking up Tales of the Chelm First Ward is rather like picking up a chunky, beaded necklace that you might find at an esoteric gift shop that smells of incense and sells various crystals, tarot…
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Among many claimants for possible literary influence on the Book of Mormon (1830), no one that we know of has yet nominated Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803), published in four volumes by the English novelist Jane Porter (1775–1850). I will present the case at length, and then invite responses from Miranda and Bauer.
“Rebecca had heard her father and others call this land God’s country often enough that she wasn’t as surprised as she might have been to come upon him, one warm spring evening, sitting on the…
Listen to an interview about this piece here. I am a young mother. My arms have been full of putti almost exclusively for the past several years. I’ve done the work of mothering full-time for nearly…
Listen to an interview about this piece here. My grandma was a collector. Of dolls, spoons, PEZ dispensers. When she died six years ago, all ten of her children were able to redistribute her hundreds of…
The following is a transcript of a discussion held in Los Angeles in March, 1975. The discussion was organized by Jerry Kaufmann, an investigator of Mormonism from New York. In addition to Kaufmann, participants include…
From the minute I saw the title, I wanted to like this book. And when I got the book in my hands and saw the cover art, my 1960s nostalgia and Spidey-senses kicked into high…
Dear Sirs: I have just finished reading the First Presidency’s statement in the April Era against pornography and obscenity. As a widow with three young boys to raise I am concerned about the possible dangers…
Come join Lori on an exploration of Mosiah for our only May Gospel Study! Lori Thompson Forsyth has had a long and somewhat random history with the publishing industry. She was a typesetter at the Harvard Crimson…
Listen to the Dialogue Podcast #2 featuring John G. Turner discussing his new book Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet? Then check out this roundtable conclusion at Juvenile Instructor (with all the contributions listed at the end) wherein Turner responds.