I sat back in my chair as I listened to the teacher recite the same story of Joseph Smith that he had been repeating to us all week. The handful of other students in my class looked just as bored.
The the teacher turned and asked, “Now who can tell us what year the Saints arrived in Far West Missouri?”
Since no one else responded, I raised my hand. Read the rest of the story »
Wherever people talk about Mormonism, you always hear about the fundamentalist Mormons: the polygamists. On the LDS-interest Internet there’s tons of discussion of modern-day polygamy usually in a hand-wringing what should be done about them kind of way. Naturally, I was glad when I finally got the opportunity to meet…
The Our Visions, Our Voices: A Mormon Womens Literary Tour is over now. It has been discussed quite extensively throughout the bloggernacle, but I find myself still thinking about the experience. I thought Id share those thoughts with you. I was just back from the OVOV tour when my husband…
The modern Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is awash with mainstreaming. Becoming a god of your own planet (or universe), Heavenly Mother, even the name “Mormonism” — anything that might make Mormons look weird to Evangelical Christians — gets ignored out of existence. I’ll admit that a lot…
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If you’re Not writing professionally, you’re missing the boat.
Your talent at writing jumps off the page and entices readers to finish what they started, without stopping.
I love your work!
Thanks GNPE!!!
Maybe someday it will be a professional endeavor, but for the moment it’s just a hobby. 😉