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Thoughts on Sunstone, FAIR, and MHA
From Thursday to Saturday is the Sunstone Conference in Salt Lake City at the University of Utah, and here is the conference program. Sunstone, Mormon History Association, and the FAIR Conference have...
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Utah Shakespeare Festival 2014: Hawkgrrrl’s Reviews
If I hear that line about unwrapping throat lozenges one more time, I am going to go on a 3 state killing spree. Our family just returned from our annual pilgrimage to the Utah Shakespeare Festival in...
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Books Reviewed: Anne Perry, James Dashner, Shannon Hale, Carys Bray
Just recently I’ve found myself reading books by LDS (or ex-LDS) authors consecutively, not that common an occurrence, so I thought I did give a quick review of my thoughts. The most recent was: “The...
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2014 in Review: Tarefic/Wheaties Nominations
Now that 2014 is in the rear view mirror, it’s time to start looking for the best and worst of this past year. Start your nominations! We want to highlight YOU and your favorite Mormon blogs. Once...
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Last Call for Nominations!
Alright, please let everyone know that this is the last call for nominations. Every year, someone finds out too late. Don’t let that happen this year! Don’t forget that Main Street Plaza is hosting...
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Tarefic/Wheaties Winners! (or Whiners?)
We’re here to announce the official winners of our annual Wheaties and Tarefic Awards. Some of you may remember the controversy we had a few years ago when we mixed up the winner of the Best Blog...
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Heart of Africa Q&A
February is Black History Month. Margaret Young, who teaches writing at BYU, has been heavily involved in writing LDS black history. She has helped write the play, I Am Jane, a story about early...
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Haters Gonna Hate
My Favorite Religious Art of 2014: Women Debating Two Truths by Caitlin Connolly In general I’m a fan of Neylan McBaine, I first ran across her a few years ago when I saw her presentation at FAIR...
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Dan Vogel takes on Mormonism Unvailed
Mormon scholar Dan Vogel and Signature Books have teamed up to produce a scholarly update to the first anti-Mormon book ever written, Mormonism Unvailed. The book is due to be released on April 20,...
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MHA 2015 Recap
The Annual Mormon History Association meetings came to Provo this past weekend. Last year it was in San Antonio, and next year it will be at Snowbird Resort in Utah. Sometimes I like it better when...
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Atheist in a Foxhole; The Tillman Story
Pat Tillman pictured as a soldier, and NFL linebacker I watched an interesting documentary last week, The Tillman Story. Pat Tillman played NFL football for the Arizona Cardinals, and unexpectedly...
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Atheist Finds Garden of Eden
Where is the Garden of Eden? I watched a really interesting documentary, part of the Myth Hunters series found on Netflix, Youtube, and CafeMom. They noted that the garden story is so vague that it...
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A Sunstone Newbie
Sunstone sessions are like a box of chocolates, you never know what kind you are gonna get. Imagine if someone were to create a community where all interested or connected to Mormon thought in any way,...
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Where Justice, Love, and Mercy Meet
“Even in sorrow, we are given a choice: A choice between hopelessness of despair and the everlasting promise of faith. Faith that there is a plan and that in times of doubt, God will speak to you in a...
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Why They Don’t Need Heavenly Mother
“Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose”, so states the Proclamation on the Family. “ALL HUMAN BEINGS—male and female—are created in...
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Highlights of Lester Bush’s Address
Last week, Lester Bush spoke at the Black, White, and Mormon Conference at the University of Utah. I posted a longer version at my blog, but wanted to highlight some of the cool notes from his...
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Reviewing Religion of a Different Color
I finally finished Paul Reeve’s book Religion of a Different Color. Paul highlights the strange evolution of Mormons, once seen as not white enough, now seen as too white. From page 270, …as late as...
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Read. This. Book.
Earlier this year I read the new release Fresh Courage Take: New Directions by Mormon Women, edited by Jamie Zvirzdin, who is also one of the contributors. It’s a book of twelve different essays by...
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Why “Planted”?
“We live in an age of doubt, but we need not be overcome. When we are planted in the Savior we can be nourished as much by our questions as by the answers.” “Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of...
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The Mormon Church and Blacks
February is Black History Month. I recently finished Matthew Harris & Newel Bringhurst’s most recent book, The Mormon Church & Blacks: A Documentary History. The black priesthood ban has...
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