Relinquishing
April 21, 2018(25 November 1975—Los Angeles)
Already cold, your quiet body lies,
The ravage done, small protest to the sheet.
Beyond your window through November skies,
Sycamore leaves go drifting to the street.
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A Proselytor’s Dream
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A New Climate of Liberation: A Tribute to Fawn McKay Brodie, 1915-1981
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Is There An ERA-Abortion Connection?
April 21, 2018Dialogue 14.1 (Spring 1981): 65–73
I believe there is a connection between theway influential supporters of the amendment think about equality and abor-tion, and I believe that the drive for a particular definition of equality (which includes the right to an unfettered abortion freedom) will continue regardless of the success of the pending amendment.
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The Cloning of Mormon Architecture
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The Early Twentieth Century Temples
April 20, 2018Dialogue 14.1 (Spring 1981): 9–19
Anderson shares how temple architecture changed starting with the Salt Lake Temple.
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