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Current Issue

Issue 171–August 2013 Subscribe Features Texas Has Its Own View of Polygamists: The Texas FLDS Raids and Trials, By Ken Driggs Hosannas at Glide Memorial Church, By Robert A. Rees The Living and the Telling, By Lisa Torcasso Downing The Curious Case of James Madison Monroe, By Edward Hogan Adam and Steve and the Empty Sea, a play by Matthew …

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Faith

Our Favorite Articles on Faith Published in Sunstone: D. Michael Quinn’s “Pillars of My Faith” article Six Devout Mormon Intellectuals Share their Crisis-of-faith Stories Lavina Fielding Anderson’s “Towards a Faith” Michael Vinson’s “The Crisis of Doubt”

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Doctrine

Our Favorite Articles on Doctrine, Theology and Cosmology Published in Sunstone: James McLachlan’s “Of Time and All Eternity” V. Hales’ “Defining the Mormon Doctrine of Deity” John Durham Peters’ “Perfection: a social criticism and a theological alternative” Maxine Hanks’ “EXPLORATIONS IN FEMININE THEOLOGY” TG Alexander’s “reconstruction of Mormon Doctrine” The Plan, a play by Eric …

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Feminist Issues

    Our Favorite Articles on Feminist Issues Published in Sunstone: Sunstone’s Heavenly Mother issue Carol Lynn Pearson’s “Walk in the Pink. Moccasins” LK Newell’s “Washing, Anointing, and Blessing the Sick Among Mormon Women” Lorie Stromberg’s “Power Hungry” M. Toscano’s “Are Boys More Important Than Girls?” M. Toscano’s “The Missing Rib”

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LGBT Issues

Some of Our Favorite Articles on LGBT Issues Published in Sunstone: H. Welker’s “Straight Women, Gay Men and Mormonism” J.D. Gustav-Wrathall’s “A Gay Mormon’s Testimony” The Fourth Path: Gay, Mormon, Celibate HW Schow’s “Homosexuality, Mormon Doctrine, and Christianity, a Father’s Perspective’ P Toscano’s “Homosexual Spirituality and the Redemption of Pleasure”

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Marriage and Family

Our Favorite Articles on Marriage and Family Published in Sunstone: T.B Heaton’s “Role Remodeling in a Mormon Family” M. Farnsworth’s “The Hidden Family System” M. Farnsworth’s “The Nature of Intimacy” H.D. Farnsworth’s “Vampire Families are Forever” Family: A Play in Two Acts – by Eric Samuelsen R. Kane’s “Family Planning in Mormonism” H. P. Blount’s …

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Staying at Home in a Daddly Fashion

One Sunday, our son came home from Primary clutching a strip of white paper. On it was the line he was supposed to memorize and repeat in the upcoming Primary program. It read, “A father’s role is to provide. My father works to provide for our family.” I recognized it as a variation on the words and ideas in “The Family: A Proclamation to the World”

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