[…] He proposed that rocks fall downward when dropped because of their nature. After all, everything in the world was made up of four elements: earth, air, water, and fire. A rock, made of earth, […]
Dialogue 56.1 (Spring 2023): 7–50 In the decade since I made that decision, a lot has happened that ultimately reoriented me back to the academy and to theological studies in particular. First, the job […]
[…] 54.1 (Spring 2021): 69–79 Five years after my excommunication, I met and entered into a relationship with the man who is my husband to this day. We became a couple in 1991; we held […]
My brain is slightly broken. The natural lows and highs of life are amplified by chemical imbalance into deep emotional troughs and crazed manic waves that can strike anytime and for any reason. I […]
[…] cards away. If she hadn’t taken the cards away though, I might never have known that the world was coming to an end on Wednesday. The boy who sat on the other side of […]
[…] University tried to identify what could strengthen families and help kids be more resilient. Their conclusion: “ The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: […]
As a graduate student at the time of the 2016 presidential election, I felt the heightened tension of Utah’s vote and the ensuing schism as political and religious beliefs played out on a national […]
Dialogue 1.3 (Fall 1966): 47–62 Understanding Mormon history involves appreciating some of the formidable obstacles which confront throse who seek to write it. There is still sensitivity among Mormons to probing that might bring […]
[…] Bookcraft and Deseret Book and articles in Mormon journals such as the Improvement Era and the Church News were not included under the assumption that our readers would be aware of these materials. It […]
[…] unable to care for themselves has rested with government. English settlers brought the tradition to the New World and Americans carried it westward as the nation expanded. Private and religious charitable associations supplemented governmental […]