[…] (absent in the synoptic Gospels), although a close reading suggests he used it to drive out the cattle and the sheep that were to be used for sacrificial purposes. Girard: But it doesn’t say […]
Kristine: As you well know, Mormons are always interested in famous Mormons’ relationship to the Church. From what I’ve read, it seems that you like the Church, like Mormons, but never were really a […]
Psychologist William James referred to personal identity as psychology’s “most puzzling puzzle.”The oracle of Delphi’s most famous charge—Know Yourself—affirms that human puzzlement over the nature of identity goes back to the early days of […]
[…] of the occasion. While running between the Alta Club and Hotel Utah, I found out why people can’t keep up with George Romney: the other people chasing after him block the sidewalk. The Governor’s […]
Dialogue 56.1 (Spring 2023): 27–55 Enjoy an interview about this piece here. Desiring to better understand how people are navigating these complex identity negotiations, I interviewed seven trans and/or gender nonconforming Mormons between eighteen […]
[…] of him rather enjoyably. Dennis looked at Fournier and cleared his throat. “What is it that I can do for you, Brother?” “Issue a formal acknowledgment.” “I don’t understand . . .” “And give […]
[…] joined by two cement dowels through the center. The two end slabs looked like S’s facing opposite directions. The center slabs grew progressively straighten A menorah? She beckoned impatiently. Flashes from the copy machines […]
Dialogue 34.4 (Winter 2002): 19–38 In the years since this event, I’ve found that there are a number of members who believe that evolution is a doctrine of the devil.
[…] Mormon that seems to explicitly reject vicarious suffering for sin: Now there is not any man that can sacrifice his own blood which will atone for the sins of another. Now, if a man […]
[…] reach the Rocky Mountains, we’ll be safe; but until then, we have to keep walking. And you can’t walk if you wear your feet to the bone. You have pondered overmuch of late.” We […]