Those interested in the Mormon landscape should scan or, to use the author’s favorite verb, note this study. Whether they decide to scan it by quick inspection or careful examination will depend on how closely…
[…] obvious, a disproportionate share of the costs must inevitably be borne by the periphery. In questions of finance, language, cultural heritage and socio-political activity, church policy will undoubtedly be shaped by the needs of […]
[…] that kind of a mess.) And my brothers had inexplicably appeared from their basement bedrooms with the news that they were going with us. It took my mother ten minutes to convince them that […]
This recent publication is the best one volume history of Utah available, but it is not as good as it could or should be. The ideal volume would present a clear narrative, be integrated by…
It is an unusual talent that can write a collection of short stories, transform them into the script of a musical, compose and direct the music (songs and lyrics), and play the accordion, organ, and…
Old Bishop Leonard used to insist that the Spirit World was right here on earth and the dead were never far from home. He was not really the bishop anymore, but the title was for…
[…] out Masonic symbolism in Chinese art which dated before the time of Christ. If Mormonism is an international church—then Mormon scholars should no longer avoid studying facets of truth in other religious and cultures—from […]
The church of my childhood
was redbrick, too.
Smug and warm inside, I’d
watch the snow battling the windows
Let the stone whisper to the flower,
The flower to the sun,
And the sun to the stars of heaven,
That Jehovah is come for his bride;
[…] when in comes Claude with hay in his hair and manure on his shoes (he heard the news while milking), and he says he’s just come to say goodbye and gosh, honey, I’m going […]