The Sweetness of Certain Things
April 18, 2018[…] to the twolarge rooms where the missionaries lived. There were two single cots in each room, two writing tables, and two small closets. One room had a door that opened onto a small balcony […]
[…] to the twolarge rooms where the missionaries lived. There were two single cots in each room, two writing tables, and two small closets. One room had a door that opened onto a small balcony […]
There is an apparent rule, honored in some wards as often in the breach I as in its observance, that talks given at missionary farewells are not to be devoted to eulogizing the departing missionary. […]
[…] a special aura of goodness in the eyes of many Latter-day Saints. It literally enables America to get away with murder. Apostle Mark E. Petersen once affirmed to a military audience that America’s flag […]
[…] been over the route two times. He did not clutter up his pages with philosophical musings, fine writing, or any personal allusions. He clearly and briefly guided the emigrant from one identifiable feature (especially […]
[…] never known. On a second day I meandered to the end of the book, then found myself writing in my journal — not about the book but about me. Later that day I mused […]
Richard Bushman said that this book “may be the most brilliant book ever writ ten on Mormonism, in the sense of shed ding new light on virtually every aspect of Mormon history and in offering…
[…] that kind of detachment. Or did I care that much to begin with? I gave it lip service too. Fatherhood, my number one calling; family, my greatest joy. Not really. Not at first. Not […]
[…] quietly so as not to awaken Thelma, went into his den, turned on the light and began writing a letter. He was aware that President George Albert Smith, concerned that the Church was not […]
A formidable challenge faces those who try to write confidently about Mormonism only to be denied access to critical resources. It is widely felt among those who follow Mormon scholarship that both Leonard J. Arrington and…
[…] in their capturing of the dilemmas of faith and intellect as well as in their quality of writing. The “Organic Evolution Controversy” chapter is superb in framing, developing, and documenting the issues. Other chapters, […]