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Environmental Stewardship and Confronting the Biodiversity Crisis

As a Latter-day Saint who studies sustainability, I have pondered the spiritual practices and beliefs that sustain our faith community over the long term. Prayer, scripture study, worship, and sacred ordinances are core practices that sustain the faith of members and, in turn, the Church itself. All of this happens within the framework of the restored gospel, which provides access to priesthood keys, a living prophet, and continuing revelation. Together, these have enabled remarkable growth since the Church was restored in 1830.

Thaddeus of Warsaw and the Book of Mormon: A Symposium

CLEO: Welcome, speakers and selected guests. Please make sure you are muted. We hope you’ve brought your own beverages to the symposium!

Among many claimants for possible literary influence on the Book of Mormon (1830), no one that we know of has yet nominated Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803), published in four volumes by the English novelist Jane Porter (1775–1850). I will present the case at length, and then invite responses from Miranda and Bauer.

A Name of Her Own

BUT, you may say, no other name matters—what has naming got to do with personal salvation? I will try to explain.[1] Over many years, I’ve made a point to list the names I find in…

THE WIDOWER

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The Newlyweds

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Earl Wunderli Responds

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Ezekiel in Walmart

Bread aisle for tortillas          an infant’s hand around my finger                    sold-out souls                              sharing beans and lentils                                        in Babylon, but I’ve been warned, I think.          Sand spitting in the wind                    sun-faded advertisements for                              lip balm modeled…