What does today’s Deseret Morning News editorial have in common with my 1941 copper medal bearing the legend “Our Standard Bearer†over the likeness of President Heber J. Grant? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
LDS Newsroom
- Manaus Brazil Temple Opens To the Public May 16, 2012
- Ground Broken for Provo, Utah’s Second Temple May 12, 2012
- Released for Mother's Day: Bible Video Depicts Mary, Mother of Jesus May 11, 2012
- Pacific Mormon Helping Hands Come to the Aid of Their Neighbors May 11, 2012
- Mormon Story: Journalist Describes It Well May 10, 2012
- Church Preserving Legacy of Historic Buildings May 10, 2012
- “Stately and Magnificent” Mormon Kansas City Missouri Temple Dedicated May 6, 2012
- Mormonism in the News: Getting It Right | May 4 May 4, 2012
- Political Neutrality: Whiteboard Animation 'Draws Out' Church Position (VIDEO) May 3, 2012
- Mormon Helping Hands: Fix Up, Clean Up, Build It in California and Hawaii May 2, 2012
Yearly Archives: 2007
The recycled image
Does source study make us better readers? I, Hercules, Duke of Ferrara, we now have in our city of Ferrara several nuns miraculously redolent of holiness, and above all the worthy sister Lucy of Narnia Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Prophetic Authority vs. the Law of Averages
J. Nelson Seawright put up a post last week that is clearly a Trojan horse designed to undermine liberal Mormons. Sure, it disguises itself as a discussion of how to conceivably be more correct than the General Authorities; but this is obviously just a front. So let me warn all the liberals away from this trap before they reap the whirlwind. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
MWS: Shannon Hale
Shannon Hale is a Newbery Honor-winning, New York Times bestseller-listed author of youth and fantasy fiction, most particularly Goose Girl and Princess Academy. This week sees the release of her latest novel Austenland, her first adult fiction novel. She is a returned missionary and lives in Salt Lake City with her husband and two under-three-years-old children. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Embed Videos from Mormon.org
I thought I ‘d call your attention to an important post that needs more attention: its on how to embed videos from mormon.org and on why. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Memorial Day
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met here on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of it as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we... Read more »
“LDS in survey call for unvarnished history”
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The Mormon reader in the national market
Writing for a Mormon audience may be wasting the potential influence of Mormon readers. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
My Kind of Apologetics
I’ve been thinking of late about apologetics. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
MWS: Doug Thayer
Douglas Thayer is one of the pioneers of what Eugene England called “faithful realism” in his definitive study of Mormon literature. Besides having taught literally thousands of Mormon writers during his fifty years as a professor of English at Brigham Young University, his short story collections Under the Cottonwoods and Mr. Wahlquist in Yellowstone have become a template for those writing about the interior life of Mormons today. He has also published the novels Summer Fire and The Conversion of Jeff Williams. 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike Read more »
A Mormon Writers Symposium
Thirty years ago this summer, President Spencer W. Kimball gave us his “Gospel Vision of the Arts”: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Race and the LDS Church (Part I)
Some recent blog comments have discussed how the church’s history on race compares to other religions. Now, national politicians and pundits are discussing the same thing. There seems to be a general perception that the LDS church has not had a strong record as to race. The underlying facts, however, are quite a bit more complicated than that simple answer would suggest. As it turns out, the correct answer to the query “In matters of race, has the LDS church been progressive compared with other religious institutions, or has it been regressive?”, is: Both. This is the first in... Read more »
Les Arabes
They weren’t like us. “Watch out for les Arabes,†I learned as a missionary in the south of France. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Who cares what the neighbors think?
You should. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Golden plates, prophesying of Christ
Part of medieval Christianity’s reworking of its inheritance from Classical Antiquity included turning the Greek Sibyls from local oracles into foretellers of Christ’s birth. After the christianized Sibyls’ prophecies had spent a thousand years or so on the medieval equivalent of the bestseller list, meddling philologists started asking just how the pre-Christian Sibyls came to know Jerome’s Vulgate so well. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
My Daughter, the Universalist (Part 2)
Three years ago, I related how Caitlyn, our second daughter, imposed a new ending upon the story of “The Ten Young Women,” in which, after the foolish women who’d left to refill their lamps returned to find the door to the wedding feast closed, the Bridegroom returned, opened the door again, admitted everyone, and everything ended happily. She is seven years old now, and less innocent, but her longings remain the same. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
What if . . . ?
What if I didn’t believe in God? Would I still be a Mormon? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Making Mother’s Day Better
“Mother’s Day is an equal opportunity day,” writes Kristine at VSOM. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
A flower? A hanky?
So what was it? What did your ward pass out to its mothers/all women on Mother’s/Every-Woman-Over-18 Day? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Mormon Law, Mormon Markets, and Mormon Thought
Markets are a big deal in my intellectual life. For a living, I teach and think about the law that makes markets possible. By and large, I think that markets are really cool. I think that they are probably the single greatest engine for the material betterment of the human race. Poverty causes a great deal of misery. Economic development strikes me as the single greatest way of alleviating poverty. Markets are what make economic growth possible. I also think that markets serve important political purposes by facilitating peaceful cooperation between those with violently opposed political and religious beliefs.... Read more »
Why I am biased against Mormon students[1][2]
Now updated with footnotes! Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
A Bundle of Bandlos
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Have You Read All These Books?
I’ll bet all of us with sizable book collections have heard this question from time to time. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Moments
I. This morning, driving Daughter to school: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Sunday – the latest book by Craig Harline
I’ll start this book review with two anecdotes of my own, from a Mormon ward in Belgium. Last Sunday, in church, the bishop’s sister told us that her little boys were so excited because they were looking forward to the swimming party in the afternoon. The bishop’s own family and the families of his siblings were going to enjoy a pleasurable family Sunday afternoon: togetherness, games, swimming, fun and food, and it would probably last until late in the evening. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Educational equality between spouses: Not a one-way street?
In October conference, President Hinckley made an interesting statement about marriage, education, and equality between spouses. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Wanted: Mormon Folk Songs
I love Mormon folk songs. 2 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »
The new useless statement on church doctrine
Reader Rebecca V. points out a fascinating new church newsroom statement intended to clarify the meaning of church doctrine. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Tongues in Court
In doing research on 19th century church courts, I recently came across a legal issue that I haven’t seen before: What exactly is the evidentiary value of speaking in tongues? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
More than a Sidebar Link
This may be the best thing you ever read in the Bloggernacle. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Church of Latter-day Global Nomads
“Global nomads” is apparently how marketing demographers refer to people who make a practice of living outside their native country. I imagine it’s supposed to make the expatriate experience sound adventurous, upscale, and fashion-forward, but mostly the phrase strikes me as a bit silly and pretentious. That being said, it’s remarkable how perfectly suited Mormonism is as a church for global nomads. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Javelin Man
I consider my brother-in-law to be a twisted genius (in a good, vaguely Wierd-Al-Yankovich sort of way). I am happy to say that the fruits of his desire to be a rock star, his labors as a scriptorian (his favorite Book of Mormon character is Teancum), and his calling as a road show director are now available on YouTube. Without further ado, here is the song that has rocked family reniuns for years…”Javelin Man” Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Checking our e-male
According to the pronoun counter at the He/She Ratio website (hat tip: Feminist Law Profs), Times and Seasons uses a female pronoun 43% of the time and a male pronoun 57% of the time. For comparison purposes, here are some other websites, with corresponding percentages of female pronouns: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Two by two
All right — let’s hear everyone’s thoughts and reactions on evening two of “The Mormons.” (Or are we all watching Law & Order instead?) Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Mormons discussing “Mormons”
Just in case 141 comments and counting on this thread aren’t enough for you, there are discussions of “The Mormons” up at Mormon Mentality, Mor-Mormon Mentality, Faith Promoting Rumor, Feminist Mormon Housewives, Dave’s Mormon Inquiry, Millennial Star, Mormanity, and a few threads over at The Blog of Satan ™. All this commentary leaves me with barely any time to watch the show! Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Mountain Meadows in LDS consciousness
On the “Mormons” thread, reader Kevinf notes his own surprise and chagrin at the fact that his 29-year-old daughter didn’t know about Mountain Meadows. I’m less shocked; when I was 29, I really didn’t know much about the topic, either. Here’s a question for our readers: At what age, and through what avenue, did you learn about Mountain Meadows? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
“The Mormons” Open Thread
Well . . . what did you think? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
“The Mormons” on PBS
We have never suffered a shortage of outside experts who would explain us to ourselves and the world. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
One possible solution, Julie
Bribery. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
–snap–
That was me. Snapping. Wanna know why? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Modesty and culture
How much do ideas about modesty, decency, and obscenity depend on cultural context? Consider that recently, actor Richard Gere was widely criticized in India for publicly engaging in a vulgar, lewd, obscene, immodest, and indecent act. He was burned in effigy, and a warrant issued for his arrest; he was called a sign of decaying morals, and of the erosion of values. What was his crime? He kissed a woman, on the cheek, in public. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Essential texts in Mormon Studies by non-Mormon authors
I haven’t a clue. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Protest Days
Only only time I’ve ever been arrested for civil disobedience, or held up a sign during a protest, or marched and chanted in the name of a political cause, was when I was an undergraduate at BYU. Go figure. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Man Nephi
Is Nephi an eponymous ancestor? Well, clearly, yes. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Justice for Peggy
It may not have been the worst thing I ever did, but I regretted it the longest. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Economics and the Vicious Dating Scene
Diminishing Returns: Once things start going downhill, bail. Increasing Returns: It can only get better. 3 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »
Arrayed in Light
Our hymnals show changing themes through time, and the themes in older hymnals are a window into the concerns of the age. One striking theme from older LDS hymnals is the large number of funeral hymns, including several hymns for bereaved parents. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Book Your Vacation
Destination reading. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
God in the Elements and God in the Market
I recently had a theological epiphany while reading a case about conditions precedent in crop insurance contracts. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
What Women Need
In the article announcing the new Relief Society Presidency, the reporter writes that President Beck’s “primary concerns are the lack of self-worth and sense of identity that plague too many women, she said, adding that Relief Society functions under inspired leadership and can help counter such feelings.” Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
A Sermon from My Past
I recently came across a talk delivered in church by a missionary in 1994 who was about to depart for Pusan, Korea via the MTC. It was interesting (and a little mortifying) to read the words of my past self. Here is what I said: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Legal and Religious Irony on the BYU Website
I recently ran across the “Education for Eternity” website put together by the BYU Faculty Center, which collects materials on Mormonism and higher education. It is not a bad collection, and given that William & Mary has no comperable collection, I appreciate that it is online. I couldn’t help but laughing, however, when I clicked to the section on law only to find a picture of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. staring at me. Holmes is a rightly iconic figure in the law, and I assume that he was added to provide a bit of jurisprudential ambiance. On the other... Read more »
Martha’s funeral
When Martha died, I had to arrange the funeral. “A joyful exit, she had asked, and have the children sing.” Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Two Quotations
Two quotations on divorce, from church leaders of different eras: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
You Can Go Home Again—Maybe
Perhaps Thomas Wolfe was right, but I’m skeptical. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Stake Conference Experience
Today we had stake conference. It was our turn for one of those newfangled and (I hope) still evolving “multistake conference broadcast” experiences; at least some of you living in the Midwest and Great Plains must have caught it also. I think this is the fourth time we’ve been part of one of these over the past five years or so in four different states. Of course, the language of our having “had” stake conference, or being “part” of it, is rather misleading; what I really mean is, we joined twenty or so others in a cacophonous side room,... Read more »
Kurt Vonnegut
There was a time, during my senior year in high school, when I listened to the Doors and Pink Floyd for the sake of their lyrics, and memorized modern poetry, and read Kurt Vonnegut. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Ronald Davis Bitton, 1930-2007 (Updated)
“He had dedicated his life – his time, his energy, his talents – to the greatest cause of all, the work of God on earth.†The evaluation with which Davis Bitton closed his award-winning biography of George Q. Cannon tells us what Davis considered to be the highest and best use of a lifetime, and it serves equally well as Davis’s own epitaph. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Mission Call 2.0
Called to serve—on YouTube. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Markets and Consumer Activism
With fair regularity, one hears someone talking of efforts to buy less of some commercial product, either out of a desire for global conservation or because he doesn’t like how it is produced or whatever. Invariably, he comments that his own effect on the market is small, but he wishes to “send a message” or help along some broader movement. Within a plausible model of markets. there are easily understood conditions under which this small effect is actually zero, and remains zero even if he is joined by many like-minded individuals. At which point one wonders if the “message”... Read more »
Mitt Romney, commencement speaker
Misinformation about Mormonism is nothing new, so the bloopers in Kenneth Woodward’s editorial about Mitt Romney’s upcoming speech at Regents University in today’s New York Times don’t disturb me much. What annoys me is Woodward’s argument about how Mormons should talk about themselves. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Paragraph Seven, Subpart J, Clause Twelve
WHEREAS, the living room contains Easter eggs (including eggs of the chocolate, caramel, and peanut butter varieties); and Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Easter Weekend, by Eugene England
Gene England (1933-2001), Mormonism’s greatest personal essayist, wrote “Easter Weekend,” his greatest personal essay, twenty years ago. I reread it every Easter, usually on Holy Saturday. The following are only excerpts. It was originally printed in the Spring 1988 issue of Dialogue, was reprinted in the Autumn 2001 issue of Irreantum, and is available in full in The Quality of Mercy, a collection of his essays long out of print. I didn’t know Gene well. But even many of those who didn’t know him well miss him, and look forward to someday hearing his voice again. Be the first... Read more »
God’s “plaiting” of evil
This will not be a commentary but a question. And I really do want some answers. I’m posting it on T&S, but I hope bloggers from all over will add insights. I want a deeper understanding and recognize that people like Jim Faulconer, Kevin Barney, Julie Smith, and others who have studied the scriptures better than I and looked at the etymology of the words can help me understand. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Three Trees: a Folktale for Good Friday
Once upon a time, three little trees stood in a forest high on a mountain, dreaming of what they would be when they were grown. 18 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »
Fallen
“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!” The real problem with Holy Week celebrations, Kristine, isn’t Nate’s theory about high versus low church and liturgy and ritual. The real problem is falling deities. Just ask any resident of San Pablo. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Holy Week v. Passover
Kristine is trying to get everyone reved up for Holy Week over at BCC. I wish her well, but I suspect that she isn’t going to succeed on this one. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
PBS and the Bloggernacle
The trailer is now online for PBS’s up-coming documentary extravaganza on “The Mormons.” You’ll be happy to know that the Bloggernacle had a bit part in the series’ production. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Spring Planting
Spring is here with a vengeance, and I don’t think there can be any real argument but that the land south of the Mason-Dixon Line does spring better than any other region of the country. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Revelation of Reymund
At the moment, I’m looking at prognostications and popular prophetic tracts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and last week I came across the following Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Sunday Afternoon General Conference Open Thread
As we’ve done in the past, here’s a space to share any thoughts, inspirations, insights, and/or revelations that come to you through general conference. Enjoy! Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Holding Conference in an Undedicated Building
I was surprised that the Saturday Afternoon session, held in the tabernacle, was nearly over before the tabernacle was dedicated. I had expected the dedication at the beginning, perhaps even before the official start of the session. If there’s no problem or benefit to having General Conference in a dedicated building, why was the tabernacle dedicated at all? Anyone know the rationale? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Sunday Morning General Conference Open Thread
As we’ve done in the past, here’s a space to share any thoughts, inspirations, insights, and/or revelations that come to you through general conference. Enjoy! Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
A Three Month Supply?
I suspect that a change has been made to the counsel regarding food storage. See here. 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike Read more »
Saturday Afternoon General Conference Open Thread
As we’ve done in the past, here’s a space to share any thoughts, inspirations, insights, and/or revelations that come to you through general conference. Enjoy! Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Saturday Morning General Conference Open Thread
As we’ve done in the past, here’s a space to share any thoughts, inspirations, insights, and/or revelations that come to you through general conference. Enjoy! Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Love and Marriage
There’s an interesting article in the Deseret News about the trend of delayed marriage among LDS singles. Thoughts? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
RSR and the William & Mary Book Store
Much to the consternation of my wife (who handles our money), I am a rather frequent visitor to William & Mary’s book store. It has been a while since I glanced through their religion section (of late I have been buying poetry or history), but the other day I did glance through the “Mormon” section to see what they have. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Cheney at BYU
BYU’s speaker policy: “No speaker will be invited to campus whose expression of personal or political values would demean the principles of BYU and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Your Mormon problem
Do all job seekers, academic or otherwise, share Mitt Romney’s “Mormon problem?” Where do you list your religion on your CV? Nowhere. Everywhere. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Quick Poll
This post is third in my series of moving angst. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Temples and God’s Discount Function
I think that one of the reasons that God commanded Brigham Young to build the Salt Lake Temple was to signal his discount function. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
AggreGatekeepers (Updated)
A quick question/poll, for our readers: Do you use aggregation to read blogs? If so, which aggregator(s) do you typically use? The major choices I’m aware of are Archipelago, LDSelect, and Google Reader; are there other popular options? Do you use any of these? All of them? Why (not)? And what feature(s) do you (not) use? I’m curious. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
So how exactly does this work with polygamy?
Apparently more men are taking their wives last name on marriage (hat tip: Stephen Thurston). And hey, this sounds like a great idea. I’m just wondering how to make it work with polygamy. Pity the poor membership clerk who has to update the records of that new member, Brigham Work Angell Decker Beaman Huntington Partridge Snow Rollins Pierce … Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
A Ward Family
How comfortable would you be if someone important – your prospective father-in-law, or that trophy client you’ve been courting – showed up at your door and asked to go to church with you? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Mormon Theology Seminar
How I spend my Sunday nights, and what it means for the future of Mormon thought. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Fruits
The standard reply to every bad-bishop or awful-ward story is well known by now: “The church is perfect, but the members aren’t.” Your interaction with an awful leader or member or ward — hypocritical, sexist, gossipy, unrighteous dominion, Red Sox fan, or otherwise unpardonable — is due to the humanity involved. The church itself is just fine, and please bear in mind that hide-bound church individuals are hide-bound only in their individual capacity. Why, the scriptures even tell us that unrighteous dominion is sadly inevitable. How exactly do we reconcile that line of reasoning with Matthew 7? Be the... Read more »
Miller-Eccles on Mountain Meadows Massacre
This Friday and Saturday, the Miller-Eccles group in southern California will hear a presentation from Rob Briggs on the topic: “Mountain Meadows Massacre: How could this heinous massacre have happened?” Information is as follows: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
To the ABD fathers in Zion
Over the last several years, I’ve gotten to know a good number of Mormon men whose life goal is to land an academic job in order to provide for their family. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The 16th Century Origins of a Mormon Idea
The Mormon court system emerged from the much older tradition of ecclesiastical discipline among the English Protestants who settled North America. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Mormonism and War
Tomorrow will mark the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq. Several bloggers have acknowledged that anniversary this month by responding to a challenge: link to whatever you wrote about the war in March 2003, and explain what, if anything, you were wrong about. I have put up my own response here. But for Times and Seasons, I want to reprint something else I wrote, just under four years ago: a post inspired by President Gordon B. Hinckley’s April 2003 General Conference address, “War and Peace”. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Revelation 11
The Book of Revelation was intended to be interpreted symbolically. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Needling Grandma
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From the (FMH) Archives: Polyandry
Several months ago, I blogged on this topic at FMH. For Women’s History Month, I’d like to revisit the question, for this somewhat different audience: From a feminist perspective, is polyandry more or less acceptable than polygyny? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Memorial Quiz
Kristine’s pop quiz prompts me to ask a similar quiz I’ve had on my mind. Think of this as Memorial Day come early. Feel free to cheat if you have to: Name your great grandparents. Name 5 of your great-great grandparents. Name 3 of your great-great-great grandparents. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Mormonism and the Memo to the Dean
Earlier this week I engaged in what I am told is an annual academic ritual, and wrote a memo to the Dean explaining what I have done this year in terms of teaching, scholarship, and service. Since I have been engaged in a number of projects related to Mormon studies, the question arises should I include these in the memo? Does Mormonism “count†academically speaking? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Roast Beast
Folks in the nacle are talking recipes lately. I’ll share a tasty winter recipe I made a few weeks ago: A basic (but quite tasty) Pork Roast. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Humility in the academic job market (or, why you shouldn’t forget about BYU)
In a job interview, the rhetorical approach you are looking for is “I can solve all your problems for you”: increase enrollments, raise the department’s research profile, advise the student club, pull in outside funding, the whole enchilada. (Can you really do all this? Of course you can! You now have a Ph.D., right?) Now is not the time for false modesty. Humility, however, is an essential part of your job search. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Around the blogs: WHM at Feminist Mormon Housewives
Feminist Mormon Housewives has been in superlative form in celebrating Women’s History Month. WHM posts so far have included Ronan’s discussion about an Akkadian princess and poetess; Julie’s feminist Family Home Evening lesson; Kiskilili’s discussion of women’s status in Ancient Mesopotamia; Margaret Toscano’s personal essay about her history; Heather O.’s post on pregnant women soldiers in the Civil War; Julie’s Young Women’s version of the anointing at Bethany; and now a guest post from Todd Compton about the life and feminism of Emily Dow Partridge. It’s simple — if you’re not reading FMH this month, then you’re missing out... Read more »
Patriarchal Blessings
FYI. A change in policy effective this month: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Mormonism’s other glam rock star
By now, everyone knows about Arthur Killer Kane, the bassist of the New York Dolls who converted to Mormonism. But there is another significant Mormon connection to the 1970s glam rock scene. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Wells run dry
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Ora Johnson Dalton: Willing to Assist Him
Of all the women whose stories have been told in these pages, Ora Johnson Dalton would probably be the most astonished to learn that her life could be honored as a model of faith. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
A Little Humor
These church bulletin bloopers have been making the rounds; on the off chance you haven’t seen them yet: 2 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »
Amazon’s take on the Book of Mormon
Amazon.com has an algorithm for noting the “Statistically Improbably Phrases” in any given book. The idea is to look for word combinations that are uncommon generally but common in the book in the hope that this provides potential buyers some insight into what the book is about. Here are the ones for the Doubleday edition of the Book of Mormon: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Scholarship versus dissemination
Over at the great and spacious blog, Richard Bushman writes that “what I would hope for is more serious and focused thought, the kind that Nate Oman turns out, rather than off-the-cuff chatter that is fun but leads nowhere.” Similarly, recent discussion at DMI focuses on whether blogging can or should displace conventional scholarship. These discussions touch on the same questions: Why are we blogging, anyway? Are some types of blogging more valuable than others, as Bushman seems to suggest? Should we all be more like Nate? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Poetry of Red Rocks
I am currently doing some research on Mormon legal history, and earlier today found myself reading through an old issue of Western Humanties Review from 1951. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Survey says . . .
A recent Gallup poll explored what Americans think of Mormons. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Especially for Mormon graduate students (or, why you should forget about BYU)
One of the most difficult stages of graduate school comes near the end, when the massive effort required to complete a dissertation collides with the existential crisis of finding a job Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Testimony Meeting
In our testimony meeting today, a visitor mildly scolded our ward for a minute-plus silence between testimonies. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Random Thoughts on the Leadership Training Meeting
Last month’s Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting is now available online here. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Essential Texts in Mormon Feminism?
In honor of Women’s History Month, I’d like to reopen our occasional series of Essential Texts in Mormon Studies. Traditionally, posts in the series have asked commenters to suggest their top five books within some segment of Mormon studies. For this post, let’s discuss what might be the essential texts in Mormon feminism. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
An Answered Prayer?
I stood at the bus stop, thinking about my music homework. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Fireside notes
What does an apostle, who himself had spent a long time away from his young family for military service, who has himself experienced grief and loss, say to a congregation of American servicemen and -women and their families in a distant country, many of whom have been to Iraq or have lost friends there or will soon be in Iraq for an unknowable duration, and who have traveled in many cases for hours to hear an apostle speak? What Elder Ballard said last night was: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Brigham Invites a Kiss
I love Brigham Young. I really do. He was a great man by just about every measure. My appreciation for his finer qualities, however, doesn’t blind me to his weak spots. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Sitting in the Temple with Dad
I remember sitting on my dad’s lap after I burned my bottom on our ancient heating pipes at Hoosier Courts, Bloomington, Indiana. I was four years old, so it was 1959. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Talk like a Pirate Day
September 19 is Talk like a Pirate Day. But every day is Talk like a Pirate Day for me. Arrrr! Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Sun and Stone
For some of us, lapsed subscriptions are a way of life. The parade of reminder cards, the inevitable gaps in coverage — they are as familiar as morning and evening. On rare occasions, this trait leads to vistas the zealously up-to-date subscriber will never see. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The other Heavenly Mother hymn
Common knowledge holds that Eliza’s poetic lines in O My Father are the only spot that the Heavenly Mother doctrine broke through into mainstream Mormon discourse; that the radical doctrine, taught by Joseph Smith, was preserved only through the valiant efforts of the poetess; that no one else really thought it necessary to celebrate the concept. Common knowledge is wrong. 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike Read more »
Forget polygamists, Mitt descends from a DESERTER!!!!
With all the recent attention to Mitt Romney’s polygamous ancestors, I’m surprised no one has yet commented on the really colorful and interesting ancestor, a decorated Prussian soldier who emigrated to the U.S., marched with the Utah Expedition against the Mormons in 1857, then deserted the army and sought asylum in Salt Lake City, eloping with his Iron Cross. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
All callings are good
The ones that you love — well, you love them. And the ones that you hate? They exist to make you stronger. They may be a test. Or, you may be there to help others. Therefore, all callings are good. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Summer Seminar Deadline March 2nd
Again this summer, Richard Bushman and Terryl Givens will be leading a summer seminar for graduate students on early Mormon thought. The application deadline has been extended to March 2nd, so there is still time to apply (just!). Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Political Philosophy (part IV, concluded)
To read the previous sections of this essay, go here (Part I), here (Part II), and here (Part III). Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Political Philosophy (part III)
To read the first section of this essay, go here (Part I) and here (Part II). Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Why a Second Coming?
It might seem that there are few Hegelians in the world today. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Poltical Philosophy (part II)
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Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Political Philosophy (part I)
The following is an essay that I wrote several years ago and never published. I have divided the essay into four posts that will run over the next couple of days. Academics regularlly present unpublished papers at workshops where they get feedback and criticism. I want to experiment with a blog-based version of the same thing in which folks offer thoughts and criticism of the essay as they read it. Enjoy! Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Chosen People
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From the Archives: Ashes to Ashes
A post for Ash Wednesday, and Lent, and the promise of spring. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The foxes have holes, and the birds of the stars have nests
We’ve been happy to have P. Anderson, a.k.a. Starfoxy, as a guest blogger. As expected, her posts were always interesting. You can find a list of her guest posts (at many bloggernacle sites) on her blog, here. And I expect we’ll see her around the nacle, with her usual thoughtful comments. Thanks for being our guest, Starfoxy! Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Rediscovering treasures
After we got the DVD player, the videos slowly fell out of circulation. They had no special features, no subtitles — and they required rewinding! Some were a bit worn, too — particularly the kids videos. So we were all too happy to make the switch, becoming a DVD household. Natural pack-rat tendencies meant that the videos didn’t get truly tossed — they just got put into a box. Meanwhile, new movie purchases for the past several years — Cars and Monsters Inc. and Batman Begins and whatnot — have been on DVD. Be the first to like. Like... Read more »
Julie’s Papers (2 of 2)
After transcribing Julie’s papers, which surprisingly took only a few weeks since they were so interesting that I became fanatical about transcribing during the day and polishing a translation at night, I gave a presentation to the Archives staff about their newest collection. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
What is Church Doctrine? One Possible Theory…
Church Doctrine is a ubiquitous idea among Mormons, but in some ways it is quite mysterious. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Julie’s Papers (1 of 2) [Updated]
In the Age of Too Much Information, we may forget the unrelenting forces of fire, vermin, carelessness, ignorance, vandalism, damp, and neglect that have destroyed so much of the written evidence of history. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Romney II: The Story Continues
T&S reader and political junkie Marc Bohn is often the first to notice any new Romney material. There were a slew of articles this weekend that discussed Romney and Mormonism, covering all sorts of interesting ground, and Marc has put together this synopsis, with links, of several of the most interesting: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Linguistic answers to theological questions
The southern German and Austrian greeting Grüß Gott! ‘may God greet ‘ is perceived by many local members and American missionaries as a too-frequent or otherwise inappropriate use of a divine title. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The End of the Primary Supplements
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Brigham Young and the Spectacle of Litigation
On February 24, 1856, Brigham Young delivered a blistering attack on lawyers and law courts. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
DT Demo
I’m a sentimental guy, but really. I received the following email today from the BYU alumni association: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Mormons, the Cross, and the Power(lessness) of Christ
Over the past couple of weeks, four things I’ve recently read have continued to stick in my mind: Nate’s post on the power (or lack thereof) of prayer, Kaimi’s post–and the ensuing long thread–on his daughter’s desire to wear a cross, an extremely thoughtful FARMS review of an apparently equally thoughtful book about Mormonism by an Anglican priest…and finally, Matthew 5. Taken together, they make me wonder why we Mormons think about Christ’s atonement the way that we do. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Scripture and Interpretation: Some Thoughts Inspired by “The Family: A Proclamation to the World”
A couple of weeks ago we had stake conference, and among other things the visiting authority talked about “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.” Among many good and true things, he said that we ought to treat the Proclamation as scripture and that the only reason it was not added to the Doctrine & Covenants is because President Hinckley didn’t want us to all have to go out and buy new scriptures. I don’t want to read too much into what was clearly an off the cuff remark, but this struck me as a rather facile attempt to... Read more »
Church whisperers
The buzz pervades the chapel. The whispers assemble to an insistent setting escorting the speaker’s voice over the sound system. The multiple murmurs from all corners of the audience spawn a hum that any outsider would consider disturbing. But we are used to it – our own relentless liturgical sound. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Some Thoughts: 30 Years after President Kimball’s Plea to Mormon Artists
We’ve all heard something like this before: “I can’t really claim credit for what I’m about to read, because it came to me as inspiration. God is the author.†The follow up is usually a poem which compares faith (or some other virtue) to a gate/ not a fate/ Spirits’ bait/ please don’t wait—or something Edgar A. Guest might have composed. You do not say anything. You do not voice the words in your head (“God must’ve been having a really bad dayâ€) because you respect the sincerity of the writer—and maybe you recognize your own arrogance. (Surely the... Read more »
Does coffee make you unclean?
In the Pentateuch, we find two ways of doing wrong. There is the more familiar sequence where a person sins by violating divine law and must atone for the guilt, but also the sequence where a person becomes unclean through contact with a tabooed person or object and must be ritually cleansed. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
From the Archives: The Talk I’ve Never Given
From March 2004 to February 2007 is approximately 10,000 blogyears. 3 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »
Julie Desaules Desaules: Heart of Her Extended Family
Thousands of French Protestants fled to Switzerland during the religious wars of the 16th century. One such family settled in the village of Saules, in Neuchatel. 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike Read more »
Colligite fragmenta ne pereant
In a manuscript I’m looking at right now, I’m trying to find what verses two or three biblical citations refer to. Before I declare them to be hopeless cases, do any of the three sound familiar to you? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
I Hate Podcasts
I tend to find podcasts highly annoying. This is for several reasons. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
“Echoes of Lives Wrecked”
[Disclaimer: This post is in tribute to BYU’s excellent but short-lived page on the history of Mormon polygamy. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Preserving the Veil from Survey Data
Suppose I find that being Mormon raises income, makes your children nicer, and does all sorts of wonderful things. In fact, suppose God blessed every person who converted instantly and spectacularly with beautiful hair and perfect teeth. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Power of Prayer
I am something of a realist and a cynic. I assume that I basically have little or no power over the universe, and that there is almost nothing I can do to change that. You know the story of the guy walking along the beach and throwing back star fish. Someone points out that there are more star fish than he can possibly save, and he replies, “Perhaps, but I made a difference to that one,” throwing another star fish back into the ocean. I have to confess that my sympathies tend to be with the questioner. Be the... Read more »
The ordinary
However well we do in school or our jobs or in our church callings or in any endeavor, most of our lives are and will be ordinary. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The problem with “liberal Mormon”
The problem with “liberal Mormon” is not the liberal Mormons, whoever they might be, but rather the term used to classify them. It seems to me that the term is used as a catch-all for at least five mostly unrelated things. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Primary Lesson #8 Supplement
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Perfection
In Comparative World Religions (REL 151) my freshman year I was taught that the word “Holy” is derived, or related to the word “Whole.” The basic idea being that part of being a perfect Divine being is the state of being complete, whole, or finished. I’ve wondered in the past just what perfect really means for individual people. Especially as it relates to our ideas of resurrection, as outlined in Alma, “The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame.” Reading this account of... Read more »
Utah Legislature aims to challenge Roe v. Wade
“We’re talking about preserving the sanctity of human life. The state of Utah should lead the charge.” Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Schedule
I always love teaching lessons in Priesthood, but I was particularly excited to see the upcoming schedule. The schedule sets aside the 4th week of each month for a general conference talk selected by the Bishop or Stake President, as usual, with the selected talk providing the lesson in both Priesthood and Relief Society meetings. The upcoming slate looks like this: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Thoughts on Trying to Teach the Priests How to Read the Scriptures
I am the secretary in my ward’s young men’s presidency and occasionally teach lessons to our priest’s quorum. I recently taught a series of lessons on how to study the scriptures better. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Will They Remember Me?
I ordinarily don’t post or even link to my Salt Lake Tribune column here on T&S. This one is a little different, though, because it’s about an extraordinary young Mormon man, and the Tribune being the Tribune, I couldn’t include all the Mormon elements I might have liked to. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Primary Lesson #7 Supplement
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Cross Roads
Last year, my wife and I began looking for a good pre-school for our four year old daughter. We looked into a number of different options, weighing the benefits of different programs. Ultimately, we decided to enroll her in a nearby private preschool that is operated by the local Grace Brethren Church, a Protestant denomination. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Appropriate Requests
Yesterday we met our new home teachers. After they shared their message, and before they asked to leave us with a prayer, they asked the common question, “Is there anything you need that we can help you with?” We answered “No.” We then said a prayer together and they left. When they asked that question my mind began to list all the things that we need or want- a grown up bed for our kid, someone to watch our kid this Thursday while I’m at the dentist, to figure out what is going on with my husband’s ear, help... Read more »
What Didn’t Make It Into the Deseret News Article
Over in the “Notes from All Over” sidebar, I linked to a Deseret News article by Carrie Moore which discusses a recent addition or addendum to the church’s oft-repeated state on political neutrality. (Scroll down to “Relationships with Government,” where you will read that “elected officials who are Latter-day Saints make their own decisions and may not necessarily be in agreement with…a publicly stated Church position.”) I was contacted for the article, and I have to thank Carrie for making me sound far more coherent than I’m sure I actually was; she put together a fine and thoughtful exploration... Read more »
The King and Us
Today my wife visited a ward conference in Grafenwöhr, representing the stake YW presidency. As of today, Grafenwöhr is a US servicemen’s ward; until now it’s been a branch. For a meetinghouse, the ward rents a local hall. Before it was used as a church, the building was a bar, and then a strip club. Also, Elvis once performed there, approximately where the young women now have their classroom. Some LDS meetinghouses have longer and nobler histories, but I would guess few have had such close brushes with fame. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Romney Machine
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Random (an not necessarily organized) thoughts on blogging and other things
Last week I read _The End of the Spear_, a book by Steve Saint about evangelical missionaries who had gone to the deep Ecuadorian jungles in the 1950’s. The first five missionaries were killed by the natives, but the son a slain missionary (the author himself) returned to the place where his father died. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Tooth Bugs
Recently my husband and I came across a set of rather old LDS song books. As my ward’s primary chorister my favorite was The Primary Song Book: Including Marches and Voluntaries. The edition is missing the title page and so I’m not sure when it was published (and am at a loss as to how I would find out). Let’s just say that it’s really old. Among the very few songs that have survived from this edition to the current one are, “Give said the little Stream”, “I Thank Thee Dear Father”, “Can a Little Child Like Me”, and... Read more »
Cars, Buses, and Suicide Bombing
Going without a car means giving up some control over the safety of yourself and your family, or the illusion of control. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
From Russia With Love- Updated
There is a certain sort of person that is just so self-absorbed and generally unaware that it just doesn’t feel wrong to gossip about them, they’d just enjoy the extra attention. In my childhood ward it was Brother L.- in that ward people traded gossip about Brother L. like baseball cards. In fact it feels so normal to gossip about him that I’m having a tough time not filling this post with endless stories about stupid things he’s done. He was, in short, a tough person to get along with, and take seriously (I think it was his Dracula... Read more »
Joseph Smith Legal Trials (Missouri Period and Missouri Extradition attempts) at Miller-Eccles
This weekend, Morris Thurston will present on Joseph Smith’s legal trials, at the Miller-Eccles group meeting here in California. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Star Fox Adventures
Our latest guest blogger is not quite a video-game character, but she’s probably the next best thing. She’s the blogger P. Anderson — also known as Starfoxy (and occasionally as Andermom) — and she has the following to say about herself: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
An Abortion Retrospective
A regular reader asked me why Times and Seasons let yesterday’s anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, honored in much of the blogosphere as “Blog for Choice Day,” go by without any comment. I replied that probably the main reason was that everything has already been said which can be said here on that topic. Really, he replied? When? Oh, you recent arrivals, I thought to myself… Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Primary Lesson #6 Supplement
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Snow Sundays
Melissa and I can’t be the only LDS parents out there whose first reaction upon hearing that church has been cancelled due to bad weather is “Oh crap–what are we going to do with the kids all day?!?” Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Finally Feminist–and How
Susan Wise Bauer has a review of (what sounds like) an interesting book. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Without Purse or Scrip
Arriving in Salt Lake City in 1898, a young preacher named James Hart tested the generosity of the people among whom he had landed. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Nostalgia
My youngest daughter has discovered a trove of photos at her grandmother’s house, and she has been going through them Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration–what did you do?
Over the past several days, I’ve attended some magnificent presentations at Utah Valley State College in commemoration on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. Besides asking myself the obvious (“Why aren’t we doing this kind of thing at BYU?â€), I have been taking notes and thinking about how my life can change because of the things I’ve heard and been engaged in. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Further Complications in Excommunicating the President of the Church
A couple of years ago, I wrote a post on the procedure for excommunicating the President of the Church. In doing a bit of research on the history of the church court system, I came across some interesting complications in the story. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Conversation in My Head
You’re being greedy. You’re acting like Madame Blueberry before she gets religion. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Institute for Mormon Studies
The various threads about the position at CGU has gotten me thinking about what Mormon scholarship needs, and I think that it is probably not a chaired position in Mormon studies, welcome as such a thing might be (especially if it allows a prolific scholar to churn out a lot of high quality work on Mormon studies). Rather, I think that Mormons ought to look to the libertarian wing of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy for models. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Primary Lesson #5 Supplement
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Thanks from Afghanistan
Four months ago, I passed along my cousin Bob’s request for humanitarian donations as part of his work as a JAG officer in Afghanistan. His request has paid off: as the weeks have gone by, he and his fellow soldiers have received clothes, toys, shoes, hygeine kits, school supplies, blankets and much more from friends, family and numerous anonymous donors. To see his first post on the distribution of these donations, filled with some wonderful photographs, click here. (To see his post on how he successfully recruited Superman and Wonder Woman into the humanitarian cause, click here.) And to... Read more »
Cars, Buses, and the Von Trapp Family Singers
Public transportation is a wonderful thing. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
A knotty virtue
Imagine these questions in a worthiness interview: Are you honest? Yes. – Do you keep the Word of Wisdom? Yes. – Are you humble? … Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Academic search for Mormon Studies chair at Claremont
The following comes via the search committee for the Howard W. Hunter Chair in Mormon Studies at the Claremont Graduate University School of Religion: The Claremont Graduate University School of Religion is soliciting qualified applicants to fill the newly-created Howard W. Hunter Chair in Mormon Studies. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Ward Shopping
We’re in the market for a new house. (If you want a home in North Austin that looks as if a pack of large dogs instead of a pack of small boys had been living in it for the past five years, please email me.) Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Missionary Food
“Moulding Surprise” was a stomach-churning concoction of pasta, ketchup, shredded cheese, vinegar, and spices. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
First day of class
Today is the first for my Winter semester class, and I’m excited. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go, Dear Lord
Last week I had dinner with three other people at a law professors’ conference in Washington DC. Two of the other people are Mormons. The third is a friend and former colleague, the daughter of two avowed atheists. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Orthoglossy
The people of Zion were of one heart and one mind and dwelt in righteousness. Our goal is to be like them. Are we? It’s hard to be sure, since we can’t easily know what’s in another person’s heart. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Bushman Diaries
On the Road With Joseph Smith: An Author’s Diary by Richard Bushman is a very difficult book to get a hold of, which is unfortunate. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Primary Lesson #4 Supplement
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John 20:12
John 20:12 is a rather curious verse: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Sunday School Lesson materials
Nothing exciting here, just an administrative note: I’ve been posting materials for studying the Sunday School lesson materials on Times and Seasons for a while. However, Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Abigail Smith Abbott: Mormon Battalion “Widow”
Abigail Abbott’s life in 1847 was not unfolding as she had probably expected it to be. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
A Really Long Post about Mitt Romney, Damon Linker, and Pope Pius V
In 1570, Pope Pius V issued his bull Regnans in Exelcis, a pontifical act that seems to be creating problems for Mitt Romney and the Mormons. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
I had a revelation in Gospel Doctrine class yesterday. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Primary Lesson #3 Supplement
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Conferences and Events
- Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR) Conference
- BYU Education Week
- BYU Idaho Education Week
- Sperry Symposium
- Utah State Historical Society Conference
- John Whitmer Historical Association Annual Meeting
- Association for Mormon Letters Annual Meeting
- LDS Semi-Annual General Conference
- Matthew Bowman: "Mormonism and American Progressivism"
- Samuel Morris Brown: "In Heaven as it is on Earth"
Calls for Papers
- Brazilian Mormon Studies Conference
- Colloque international sur le mormonisme (International Conference on Mormonism)
- LDS Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists
- Mormon Media Studies Symposium
- Sunstone Kirtland
- Sunstone West
- Sunstone Symposium: MORMONS AND MORMONISM AS A POLITICAL FORCE
- BYU Religious Education Student Symposium
- RESTORATION STUDIES SYMPOSIUM
- Claremont Mormon Studies Student Association