Terence L. Day, Author at Dialogue Journal

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Name Withheld, Shall I Go or Shall I Stay?
John D. Rice, Praise for Ford
Terence L. Day, A Neutered Dialogue?
Jeremy Grimshaw, More of a Novelty
Kevin Barney, Three Times Published

Bones Heal Faster: Spousal Abuse in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Articles/Essays – Volume 46, No. 1

While I was serving as a stake high councillor, a Latter-day Saint woman confided in me, “Bones heal faster.” She spoke with the authority of a victim of both physical and emotional abuse. When I confidentially shared her comment with the director of a mental health clinic, he affirmed that many abused women would validate the woman’s statement.Popular opinion notwithstanding, verbal abuse is harder to live with than physical abuse, can be more op pressive than being beaten, and leaves deeper scars.