[…] another consequence: They reinforce a sense of distinction and separation between the Christian community and the secular world. This attitude, however, leads to a retreat from the world, from political engagement, and from democratic […]
[…] Doctrine class. I’ve no doubt that there were many wards throughout the country (and perhaps throughout the world) where, for reasons having to do with the beliefs and priorities of local or regional leaders, […]
[…] individually. 2.1 Isaiah 61:10 In 2 Nephi 4, the Lehite company has just arrived at the New World, and Lehi has provided patriarchal blessings and counsel to his and Ishmael’s sons and grandchildren. In […]
[…] gendered belief systems, that spun out phrases like “girls can’t” and “women should.” I hit a breakthrough— breaking point?—a few years ago when I visited my parents in Florida, where they served an eighteen-month […]
[…] and more. Morris takes a bit of belief, fully manifests it within the story, and reshapes the world to accommodate the miraculous elements. Once a reader taps into the ways Morris plays with narrative […]
[…] liked the presumptive epidural and intuited that there were better ways to bring my kids into the world. I’ll confess: Polly had me at “hello.” No drugs? Herbal support throughout pregnancy? Fully aware preparation […]
[…] by DeVoto and countless Latter-day Saints negotiating their relationship to the inherited past of their own faith today. The grounds of the early Saints and polygamy are well-trod within Mormon literature. Where Grant—Washington Post […]
Listen to the Out Loud Interview about this article here. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. —Romans 12:2 One spring weekend, with a […]
[…] spoke highly of Heavenly Mother, even hypothesizing a “Trinity of Mothers” and referencing the “Goddess of this world.” For many fundamentalists, Heavenly Mother is not absent; they know they have “Mothers there,” as Snow […]
[…] of Monroy’s children became teachers and ranch administrators in Hidalgo (133). One of Monroy’s daughters married an American Mormon, and one of her sons became a Latter-day Saint branch president. The Monroy family’s embrace […]