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Mummy Pendulum
April 10, 2018A man’s last wish
should be sacred.
I want to be wrapped
like a ball of roots
The “New Social History” and the “New Mormon History”: Reflections on Recent Trends
April 10, 2018Dialogue 27.1 (Spring 1994): 109–123
My own analysis of the state of Mormon history suggests that the field, while other factors have also been at work, suffers from some of the exclusiveness and intellectual imperialism that were nurtured during the glory days of the “New Mormon History ” in the 1970s.
Sariah
April 10, 2018She’s not Abraham’s Sara,
who laughs and talks
to angels
as if the state of her womb
Personality and Motivation in Utah Historiography
April 10, 2018
Nauvoo Roots of Mormon Polygamy, 1841-46: A Preliminary Demographic Report
April 10, 2018Dialogue 27.1(Spring 1994): 1–72
Smith discusses the importance of plural marriage in Nauvoo to church history. He shows that after Joseph Smith passed away, Nauvoo polygamy numbers rose.
Jesus is Coming
April 10, 2018The tapping of the shower is
the insistent brush of reeds
along the Charles and the slap
of oars I’ve just left.