[…] what brings about the book’s best moments and also what makes others a little less satisfying. In order to end on a high note, let’s start with the few elements I found less satisfying, […]
[…] the editing of the book doesn’t measure up to the quality and confidence of the essays. The order in which each piece is presented is problematic. While Harrell’s text itself encourages Mormon writers to […]
[…] for Tuba City, Tó Naneesdizí. Tangled waters. Of course. The place where crosscurrents knot together. *** “In order for a character to be centered and harmonious,” wrote Liu Shao in his treatise on personal […]
[…] chapters, Carter follows the early Saints from New York, Missouri, Kirtland, Nauvoo, and Salt Lake City. In order to present a detailed picture of each historical moment in the early years of the Church, […]
[…] and James Oakey, my maternal great-grandparents, married in 1840 and settled in Nottingham, England. Victoria was on the throne, and occasionally the citizens of Nottingham came out to pay honor as the queen in […]
When I heard the news that Stephen Webb had passed away on March 5, 2016, I mourned the loss.
[…] these stories. For example, in “Dark Watch,” a Mormon couple has to explicitly renounce their beliefs in order to keep assisting Mormons traveling to where (rumor has it) the Church may still exist in […]
[…] other. But instead of wondering aloud if they are still virgins, they just laugh and decide to order in baked Alaska before trying again. And again. And again. *** Possibility two, suggested ironically by […]
<i>Dialogue 49.2 (Summer 2016): 25–44</i><br> Much has been discussed and written regarding whether or not the rate of LGBT youth suicides in the Mormon community has risen in the wake of the November 2015 […]
Very bold, I saw a star fall from heaven, Kindle a fire in the valley of decision. There could be nothing upon earth So exquisite