Begotten of the Ash
April 1, 2018Born of the ash,
Bloom of the dust
Fires of the soul,
Colors of rust
DiaBLOGue
A Ministry of Blessing: Nicholas Groesbeck Smith
April 1, 2018Nicholas Groesbeck Smith was born into Mormon aristocracy. He was a grandson of Apostle George A. Smith, a son of Apostle John Henry Smith, and a half-brother of George Albert Smith, who became eighth president…
Joseph Loved His Women
April 1, 2018Joseph loved his women
beginning with strong Lucy
who prayed him back to health.
He loved his sister Sophronia,
The Logical Next Step: Affirming Same-Sex Relationships
April 1, 2018Dialogue 31.3 (Fall 1998): 49–57
In Fall 1998 just a few years after The Family Proclamation, Gary Watts wrote, “The Logical Next Step: Affirming Same-Sex Relationships.” He notes the inner conflict that gay LDS members faced, having to choose between their desires to have a relaitonship and their desires to be in the church. It draws a lot of personal experiences and conversation to assess the issues. And he proposes that affirming committed, monogamous same-sex relationships would not change doctrines about reserving sexual initimacy for marriage, but proposed that these relationhips would not be eligible for sealings.
To a Cymbidium Orchid Blooming on December 25th
April 1, 2018You must have burst surprised
thrusting up your single spear
so soon past All
Hallow’s-Eve
From Morality to Politics
April 1, 2018A few years ago during the Utah campaign against pari-mutuel betting, an LDS church leader justified his involvement by claiming that it was a moral issue. The implication was that church leaders have jurisdiction over…
Fashion Show
April 1, 2018Did she think, “Depression,”
As banks collapsed,
Men took to the road, farms
Reclaimed and lost?
The Private versus the Public David O. McKay: Profile of a Complex Personality
April 1, 2018The public image of David O. McKay, ninth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is overwhelmingly positive. Impressive in physical appearance, with a large frame, McKay stood six feet one inch,…
Ordinary Light
April 1, 2018One hour of a particular day,
like a sudden flu it descends upon you
the first time.
You could not have known.
A Dialogue Retrospective
April 1, 2018Looking back at Dialogue from a perspective of six years seems to me a lot like looking at my six-year-old child and wondering how she grew so fast and unpredictably while pondering where the time…