[…] in the Ensign not only noted its emphasis on Jesus Christ but also suggested that its new design made it “easier to read and to identify in the electronic media.” Such a statement illustrates […]
[…] God answers our prayers. His promise is sure. Jesus Christ brings us to wholeness and to holiness. Human progress, even within the Church is not undeterred, but I know that “the eternal purposes of […]
Podcast version of this piece. It was not in a grove of trees, and I did not see a pillar of light when I first communed with Heavenly Mother. Instead, I was lying crumpled on…
[…] valuable lesson about intellectual freedom and faith-based institutions. Although the pursuit of truth is Christ’s way, by design, truth will challenge faith in understanding God’s will, and that is part of the journey. Note: […]
In 2017, the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement condemning “white supremacist attitudes.” As a member of the Church who also knows the history, erasure, and pain…
[…] of this catalog, Westfall states that this exhibition is meant to encourage growth. He writes: “While, by design, it will challenge audiences (including the frequently alluded to LDS audience) who may find its forms, […]
Relational–cultural theory suggests that the primary source of suffering for most people is the experience of isolation and that healing occurs in growth-fostering connection. Judith V. Jordan “For as the body is one, and hath…
Listen to the audio version of this piece here. A crowd of several thousand poured into the Provo Tabernacle. They filled the wooden pews, the kind that are never quite comfortable but perfect for keeping…
[…] play with being a different person, one who is whole, in the eyes of strangers, simply a human being, anyone. After all, four years is hardly any time, not even a fifth of my […]
Even in the modesty of its title, Picnic in the Ruins is a deceptively ambitious novel. At once wry and gentle, its depiction of the various lives and stories that become snarled up in a…