[…] this sublime vision of family, this vision of all truth circumscribed in one great whole. It should feed our imaginations as no other vision has ever fed. We may fall short, we may never […]
[…] suckers—but attracted great flights of geese in the fall that swept up to our stubble fields to feed at night and moved to the north in huge, constantly reforming wedges. I may have sensed […]
Twenty-three years ago on this same occasion I gave the opening prayer in which I said: “We have met here today clothed in the black robes of a false priesthood … ” Many have asked…
[…] closet?” “The same people who brought you the Manhattan Project.” “One nice thing about hunting ducks that feed near the cooling ponds is that the meat doesn’t have to be refrigerated; it’s already been […]
The impact of the Spanish-American War on the people of the American West has been overshadowed by its profound effect upon the American nation as a world power. A little-known sidelight to the war is…
[…] rise directly behind the temple, she thought she heard a voice: This religion is for the birds; feed it to the dogs . . . let swine trample it underfoot, they will not turn […]
“Today,” said the teacher, “we have a special activity. We’re going to have a survey and find out how many brothers and sisters we all have.” One little girl from an LDS family of six…
The scene was written
In advance,
Rehearsed as often
As the days of waiting
Would allow.
[…] at war with social life. When you have a private household, you must have personal property to feed it; hence a community of goods — the first idea of a social state — has […]
Dialogue 18.3 (Fall 1985): 84–98
Mehr shares stories of polygamy in late 19th century and early 20th century. He especially focused on LDS women’s opinions of polygamy when they entered into polygamous relationsips.