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  • Cornucopia

    “LDS in survey call for unvarnished history”

    Julie M. Smith

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    May 27, 2007

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    53 responses

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  • Cornucopia

    The Mormon reader in the national market

    Jonathan Green

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    May 26, 2007

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    24 responses

    Writing for a Mormon audience may be wasting the potential influence of Mormon readers. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    My Kind of Apologetics

    Nate Oman

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    May 23, 2007

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    28 responses

    I’ve been thinking of late about apologetics. Read More

  • 12 Questions, Creative Writing

    MWS: Doug Thayer

    Russell Arben Fox

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    May 23, 2007

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    15 responses

    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. Read More

  • Creative Writing

    A Mormon Writers Symposium

    Russell Arben Fox

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    May 22, 2007

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    18 responses

    Thirty years ago this summer, President Spencer W. Kimball gave us his “Gospel Vision of the Arts”: Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Race and the LDS Church (Part I)

    Kaimi Wenger

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    May 21, 2007

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    43 responses

    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 a… Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Les Arabes

    Ardis E. Parshall

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    May 18, 2007

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    21 responses

    They weren’t like us. “Watch out for les Arabes,” I learned as a missionary in the south of France. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Who cares what the neighbors think?

    Rosalynde Welch

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    May 18, 2007

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    129 responses

    You should. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Golden plates, prophesying of Christ

    Jonathan Green

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    May 17, 2007

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    11 responses

    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. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    My Daughter, the Universalist (Part 2)

    Russell Arben Fox

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    May 15, 2007

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    56 responses

    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. Read More

  • Cornucopia, Life in the Church, News and Politics

    What if . . . ?

    Jim F.

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    May 14, 2007

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    49 responses

    What if I didn’t believe in God? Would I still be a Mormon? Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Making Mother’s Day Better

    Kaimi Wenger

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    May 14, 2007

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    213 responses

    “Mother’s Day is an equal opportunity [very bad] day,” writes Kristine at VSOM. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    A flower? A hanky?

    Ardis E. Parshall

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    May 13, 2007

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    70 responses

    So what was it? What did your ward pass out to its mothers/all women on Mother’s/Every-Woman-Over-18 Day? Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Mormon Law, Mormon Markets, and Mormon Thought

    Nate Oman

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    May 11, 2007

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    21 responses

    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. Markets,… Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Why I am biased against Mormon students[1][2]

    Jonathan Green

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    May 11, 2007

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    96 responses

    [1] Now updated with footnotes! Read More

  • Cornucopia

    A Bundle of Bandlos

    Ardis E. Parshall

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    May 10, 2007

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    45 responses

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  • Cornucopia

    Have You Read All These Books?

    Ardis E. Parshall

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    May 9, 2007

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    39 responses

    I’ll bet all of us with sizable book collections have heard this question from time to time. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Moments

    Kaimi Wenger

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    May 9, 2007

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    59 responses

    I. This morning, driving Daughter to school: Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Sunday – the latest book by Craig Harline

    Wilfried Decoo

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    May 8, 2007

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    102 responses

    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. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Educational equality between spouses: Not a one-way street?

    Kaimi Wenger

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    May 7, 2007

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    51 responses

    In October conference, President Hinckley made an interesting statement about marriage, education, and equality between spouses. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Wanted: Mormon Folk Songs

    Ardis E. Parshall

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    May 5, 2007

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    49 responses

    I love Mormon folk songs. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    The new useless statement on church doctrine

    Kaimi Wenger

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    May 5, 2007

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    45 responses

    Reader Rebecca V. points out a fascinating new church newsroom statement intended to clarify the meaning of church doctrine. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Tongues in Court

    Nate Oman

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    May 4, 2007

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    7 responses

    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? Read More

  • Cornucopia

    More than a Sidebar Link

    Julie M. Smith

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    May 3, 2007

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    This may be the best thing you ever read in the Bloggernacle. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    The Church of Latter-day Global Nomads

    Jonathan Green

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    May 3, 2007

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    38 responses

    “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. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Javelin Man

    Nate Oman

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    May 3, 2007

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    12 responses

    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” Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Checking our e-male

    Kaimi Wenger

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    May 2, 2007

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    15 responses

    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: Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Two by two

    Kaimi Wenger

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    May 1, 2007

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    145 responses

    All right — let’s hear everyone’s thoughts and reactions on evening two of “The Mormons.” (Or are we all watching Law & Order instead?) Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Mormons discussing “Mormons”

    Kaimi Wenger

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    May 1, 2007

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    14 responses

    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! Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Mountain Meadows in LDS consciousness

    Kaimi Wenger

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    May 1, 2007

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    136 responses

    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? Read More

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