In a preface to Lore of Faith & Folly, William A. Wilson observes that while few states possess Utah’s abundance of folklore, few have been more reluctant to collect and study their traditions. With the…
Rarely is a report on an archaeological excavation so handsomely designed and mounted, but equally rare is a site whose history is as remarkable as that of the Mormon Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois. Built in…
[…] unfinished. The volume shows signs of haste: factual and interpretive errors, clumsy writing, poor conceptualization, inadequate re search. What might have been an important contribution is often no more than a rehash of well […]
In the final chapter of this book appear the words: Someone has said that writing a man’s life is like sending a bucket into a deep well and drawing it out full, then dipping a…
[…] as a wife and mother of three. Her art explores the dynamics of caretaking, partnership, and the search for the divine, created in the margins of her day. Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarah_winegar_art. Laura […]
In The Miracle of Forgiveness, Elder Spencer W. Kimball, acting president of the Council of Twelve, has written an often moving, spiritually refreshing, and highly readable book. In attempting this book-length examination of the principle…
Good old Judea [New Zealand], where I became a man (if I ever did become one). At the age of seventeen, I was young indeed to have had the experiences I had there, but they…
[…] a divine power that few knew: heavenly forgiveness. Ironically it is the central message of “the good news.” He needed to complete the process. To salve his agony now might leave him with unfinished […]
[…] converted nearly half the population of their islands. I embraced one young man whom I had taught English when he was twelve (we had read Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and […]
[…] I am nothing. (I Cor. 13:1-2, read the entire chapter). The Latter-day Saint movement began in a search for the true church and the pristine gospel of Christ. It was born in an age […]