The Depot
April 22, 2018Driving slowly past the house she knew that her resentment was unreasonable. The new owners had every right to change it; if she had felt so strongly, why had she let it go? But how…
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Virginia Sorensen: An Introduction
April 22, 2018Mormon readers are rediscovering Virginia Sorensen. In her person and in her work, she combines many of the traits so often associated with Mormonism: a handcart pioneer heritage, a Danish, old world charm, a seeking…
Among the Mormons: A Survey of Current Literature
April 22, 2018Biographies and family histories, have been by far the most popular subject of Mormon-related books during the past year. These works stem in large part from the ingenuity of family organizations and the ever increasing…
Utopianism and Realism in International Relations: Some Scriptural Perspectives
April 22, 2018Two “common sense” theories of international relations have been with us from ancient times to the present: utopianism and realism. Both share a common belief that understanding man will help explain international relations, and power…
Polynesian Origins: More Word on the Mormon Perspective
April 22, 2018In few cases is the Mormon Church at such odds with “the learning of men” as in its answers to the intriguing questions of Polynesian origins and migrations. Apostle Mark E. Petersen expressed the Mormon…
Personal Conscience and Priesthood Authority
April 22, 2018From the teachings of its founder, Joseph Smith, down to the present time, Mormon doctrine has recognized two complementary, though sometimes competing, sources of authority in personal affairs. Through one source, the priesthood hierarchy, Latter-day…
Some Sentimental Thoughts on Leaving the Fold
April 22, 2018A few Saturdays ago, I stood in the duplication center at the University of Utah, photocopying a book-length manuscript with the cover title: “A Manuscript, by B. H. Roberts.” Halfway through the project, a dark-haired…
A Mighty Change of Heart
April 22, 2018I was born in the Church and have always been active in it—more or less. My conviction in the validity of its claims has vacillated over the years. Until recently there always had been in…
Shocks of Grain
April 22, 2018“Whoa.” Benjamin Vaughn pulled back on the lines and stopped his four horse team. It was midmorning and he had just finished cutting his ten-acre patch of barley. With the binder stopped, Ben grasped the…
Wedding Song
April 22, 2018Let the stone whisper to the flower,
The flower to the sun,
And the sun to the stars of heaven,
That Jehovah is come for his bride;