[…] become a deeply sensitive and optimistic man, a caring humanitarian, and a keen observer of the natural world (not to mention a Mormon bishop par excellence, one whose compassion for a struggling family he’d […]
For the past decade-plus, Jonathan A. Stapley (b. 1976) has authored or co-authored a series of peer-reviewed article-length essays treating various aspects of LDS priesthood ritual (expressions of what he defines as liturgy). Though […]
[…] Assisi parish in Provo had a problem. Renovations had left their beautiful Spanish Mission–style building unsafe for the high volume of parishioners expected for the upcoming Christmas services. That was when Father Flegge telephoned […]
[…] conquering command: “Fear, be not! Fear, be gone!” To exorcise fear, God floods the darkness of this world with His blazing presence. And wherever His presence is, not only can fear not remain, but […]
[…] was published in Dialogue’s Summer 1992 issue. It detailed my journey of coping with multiple sclerosis. At the time of its publication, I was working for Dialogue as an editorial assistant, back when Ross […]
[…] and his wife have children, we wondered? And if so, how had they brought them into the world? After a few more words, the sealer began the ceremony. I struggled to clear my mind […]
Dialogue 49.2 (Summer 2016): 45–50 “I am the mother of a queer son. I am also an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as a professor at […]
[…] defiance of conformity in the face of modern convention. This new era of life in the secular world, far from the cloisters of a Rocky Mountain Zion, has created a host of dilemmas for […]
[…] pure biblical Christianity. Moreover, the Mormon conception of apostasy and restoration postulates that God would prepare the world for his Prophet’s revelations by fostering comparable attitudes and beliefs. L.D.S. historians have long argued that […]
Dialogue 3.1 (1968): 9–19 Bergsma argues that, to anybody passing by the temple, even if they are not a member, that the temple stands as a a symbol of our devotion to the faith