[…] arose “from their seats enmass” exclaiming “Joseph has come! He is here!” While Eliza Ann Haven Westover, writing in 1918, remembered that “hundreds witnessed the , but not all that were there had that […]
[…] and women with energy enough both to minister to the needs of Saints and to render humanitarian service to their communities. Others are managed by middle-aged or older leaders who conduct church affairs in a […]
[…] human evolution) at the DNA level through eons of time. Imagine the dilemma faced by a young college student, particularly one with aspirations for a scientific career, who is bombarded by news of these […]
[…] is a black-and-white television mounted on the wall outside every few cells. Some have typewriters and busy themselves writing letters to pen pals and, when they have them, lawyers. Twice a week inmates get a […]
[…] and the courses he created a safe place to be. In his classes Lowell often began by writing on the blackboard: “What is your philosophy of life?”—this at a time when we callow youth […]
[…] as it has been at any pervious time. Following the wisdom of our predecessors, we have avoided writing our own editorials, excepting this farewell and our introduction, “The Times—They Are A’ Changin’,” in our […]
[…] pushed me: sharp needle to the canvas of her life— embroidering her faults in prose & poetry, writing the fiction of my bitterness, the poems of my need. “You hate me,” she accuses, needle […]
[…] white like unto the Nephites; “But couldn’t that just be the prejudice of the Nephites who were writing about their enemies?” Katy objected. “Oh, no, the Book of Mormon is inspired. The Lord would […]
[…] ideals for Mormon literature, past and future? Can we see how the complexities of being chosen and writing for a chosen people have enriched our literature, or have I simply created another set of […]
[…] objectivity, which mandated presenting both sides of an issue, may also have played a role. Dennis Lythgoe, writing in 1968, saw the Mormon image peak in the 1950s. During that decade, Mormons appeared as […]