Sam Bhagwat

SAM BHAGWAT {[email protected]} is an undergraduate at Stanford University, majoring in economics. He is currently serving in the India Bangalore Mission.

A Year of Dialogue: Thinking Myself into Mormonism

Articles/Essays – Volume 42, No. 3

The Green Library stacks are a study in contradictions.

Outside lies Stanford grandeur—three-story stucco architecture spread across multiple thousands of acres, perfectly manicured lawns and plant arrangements, arches, gates, fountains. The rest of Green Library shares that aura: airy rotundas with marble floors and booming ceilings, elegantly decorated study lounges with comfortable, oversized couches, crisp clean top-of-the-line Apple G5 computers, luxurious carpeting, and well-lit lines of bookshelves holding knowledge in tens of different languages.