[…] Rods and Liahonas. Iron Rod Mormons, Poll argued, are obedience-minded, loyal, and devout. They do not search for questions, and easily accept authoritative answers. Seeing God’s hand in their daily lives, they feel salvation […]
[…] honor essays that represent Gene’s vision of an expansive, inclusive, and bold Mormonism. ESSAY Eugene England Memorial Essay Award for 2016 1st place Lon R. Young, “That’s Where the Light Enters” 2nd place Stephen Carter, “Three Sealings” […]
[…] their way toward wholeness and home—the collection’s bodies ache to settle into communion with other bodies, mad for the sounds and shared silence of deep fellowship. A young mother slips into a station wagon […]
[…] She works as a physician and serves as Relief Society President. Her favorite things include making Aebleskivers for Christmas brunch, skiing in the trees, and collecting chocolate cake recipes. We live in a cynical […]
[…] where she was indoctrinated into End Times Mormon theology living in constant fear that she wasn’t ready for Jesus’s return. In engaging prose, full of spirited stories and tragic abuse, Westover provides a gripping […]
[…] Chicago Manual of Style supplemented by the LDS Style Guide and by our own when both fail. For example, Chicago is cavalier in the extreme where newspaper citations are concerned, but we take them […]
David Bokovoy discusses various aspects of biblical scholarship in this new Miller-Eccles presentation. As Morris Thurston explains “This timely presentation will be a great way to kick off the year of Old Testament study in your Gospel Doctrine class.”
David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies both from Brandeis University. He received his BA from Brigham Young University, majoring in History and minoring in Near Eastern Studies.
Cross-posted at Times and Seasons By Wilfried Decoo What is an adequate label for the areas outside of the so-called “Church’s center”? If it pertains to non-US countries, “international” is commonly used, but […]
[…] on the Utah War and the Mountain Meadows Massacre. From the Miller Eccles website: Rick Turley was formerly Assistant Church Historian and is currently managing director of the Public Affairs Department of the Church. […]
[…] 20 years, the long-anticipated third volume of the trilogy, Wealth & Corporate Power, has arrived. Always an entertaining and well-in formed speaker, Dr. Quinn’s presentation promises to be one you won’t want to miss. Early in the […]