[…] came to the United States in the late 1960s. Already baptized, Rosalinda and her family attended an English-speaking ward, but because Rosalinda spoke only Spanish, her only church job was tending children in the […]
[…] Literature,” Mormon Letters Annual, 1984 (Salt Lake City: Association for Mormon Letters, 1985), 163. Yoshihiko Kikuchi, “ Breaking Barriers,” 1-2, speech delivered at Brigham Young University, 26 Jan. 1993, copy in my possession. Lighten […]
[…] Acorn to Oak Tree (Ful lerton, CA: Etcetera Etcetera Graphics, 1987). This figure is based on Deseret News 1995-1996 Church Almanac (Salt Lake City: De seret News, 1994). Martin; Stoll. See also William Mitchell, […]
[…] his driver’s license while the other started questioning him. “Did you speak to José in Spanish or English?” “English.” There wasn’t an officer in the bureau who would admit that the Hispanic he’d picked […]
[…] to the bishop’s house on June 9, 1978. It was the bishop’s wife who told us the news, weeping: “El prof eta ha recibido una revelation! Todos los hombres di gnos pueden recibir el […]
[…] husband.” Thus, this woman would have been seen as immoral—Jesus in talking to this “fallen” woman was breaking one more taboo. However, the woman answered, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet.” Despite her […]
[…] Brigham Young” and other church officials covered the years to 1844 and was published in the Deseret News (Salt Lake City) and Millennial Star, 1863- 65. In subsequent years church historians and assistant church […]
[…] published over one hundred poems, the Children’s Friend published nearly a hundred, and the Instructor, Liahona, and Church News each published several dozen poems. Poetry was composed and read by most literate people; even church […]
[…] say about Musa. When Leila feared her husband would send her back to her father’s home for breaking household rules, Amina rolled her eyes and insisted Musa loved her deeply. The problem was, he […]
[…] exemplified—would be right for me. If I someday reached the Pearly Gates and Saint Peter broke the news that the Mormons had no corner on the truth, I reasoned, I would smile knowingly and […]