Guest Editor’s Introduction
April 6, 2018[…] of the readiness or susceptibility of a given people for the gospel message can be understood in human or social terms, how do we account for the fact that similar social conditions yield very […]
[…] of the readiness or susceptibility of a given people for the gospel message can be understood in human or social terms, how do we account for the fact that similar social conditions yield very […]
These bodies look like they were pancake mix that, when poured on the skillet, turned out to look sort of human.
[…] new marriage system must have been tremendous. In the cases of most of the polyandrous wives, the human dimensions are not recorded; the polyandry is not even openly acknowledged. However, the wives and husbands […]
In Lewis Horne’s short story, “The People Who Were Not There,” the young Mormon protagonist looks at the notebook of Clifford Wellington, an Indian boy from a local reservation, and declares, “The pages gave off…
[…] and talked to more people than many do in a lifetime. He witnessed the darker side of human nature, but he also saw what the gospel could do for these people. He experienced the […]
As religions often do, Mormonism promises salvation to its faithful participants. It also speaks of those who are not its participants, who are in some way outside the religion. Under this second heading, there are…
At last, an absorbing sequel to Juanita Brooks’s momentous work, The Mountain Meadows Massacre. Just when Mormon church leaders and scholars alike were ready to accept that Brooks has the last, if not final, word…
[…] Wonderful lessons in this life, warts and all.” Poll concluded his presentation: We can learn from their human foibles, faults, and failures as well as strivings, strengths, and successes. Let our family histories, then, […]
When I saw the title Mormons in Transition, I thought perhaps Dialogue had given me the book because the author intended a word-play on my Mormonism in Transition. I was quite mistaken. Leslie Reynolds started…
He squints and turns the beam around, swapping it end for end. He runs his eye down the length of the crown and sees an overall design