An Open Letter to Nathan Oman
March 21, 2018[…] (38, no. 4 : 227-29). I consider it a sincere and thoughtful expression of an ideal I share: a more balanced, diverse, and inclusive dialogue about Mormon religion and culture. As a former editor […]
[…] (38, no. 4 : 227-29). I consider it a sincere and thoughtful expression of an ideal I share: a more balanced, diverse, and inclusive dialogue about Mormon religion and culture. As a former editor […]
[…] mother had been divorced for some time. When I was ten, my father returned from the Second World War, taught me the gospel, and then baptized me in the Mesa Temple. Thus, there were […]
[…] above) the myths. It’s not a bad life. The best part is that my wife and I share the marvelous experience of walking nearly lockstep down the same spiritual path. No coercion, no disputes. […]
[…] conveys a certain rationale about the evolution of Smith’s religious thought as he seeks to “recover the world of a prophet” (xxii). “The signal feature of life was his sense of being guided by […]
[…] by Knopf. The book received critical acclaim, establishing Brodie’s career as a biographer. Nevertheless, the biggest natural market for a scholarly bio of the Prophet, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day […]
[…] romances slipped away. Still, sometimes I remember the fluttery-heart excitement of meeting a new, fresh-faced boy in a suit—and the world of romantic possibilities that lay in a handshake, a compliment, a look, a wink.
[…] a pinwheel onto the beige carpet. It lands picture-side down. Handwriting stares up at me. I don’t read it, though. I snatch it from the floor and put it back on top. Then I […]
[…] cried and finally, in a tired and quiet voice, let the word “divorce” creep out into their world, Tim hung up the phone, scratched his belly, and went into the pantry. He for aged […]
[…] work of a handful of lunatics? The authors argue that, while Brigham Young must shoulder a fair share of the responsibility for creating the tinderbox conditions within which the violence erupted, there is no […]
[…] Adeline, and who later moved to Santa Clara in southern Utah; Cyrus Tolman, one of Tooele’s founders; English convert George Atkin, another Tooele stalwart; and Harrison Severe of Grantsville. The company set out at […]