And now I’ll show you the Sunstone artifact that means most to me. About ten years ago, Karin Peter, who was a Seventy for the Community of Christ, had become one of Sunstone’s board members. Her husband was a patriarch for the Community of Christ, and one day, she brought him over to the Sunstone …
Part XII of the Sunstone Classics series. Jana Bouck Remy was a frequent contributor to Sunstone’s magazine and symposia. This is excerpted from an article published in 2004. It starts on page 10 of issue 131. Pose of a child. Balasana. Sitting on knees, forehead to the floor, arms at my side. A child. Curled …
Meanwhile, Sunstone continued to advertise its own wares, including another Cal Grondahl book. And even some original drawings by the man himself. Sometimes we dragged ourselves up from the cultural dregs, advertising fine art by Trevor Southey, J. S. Wixom. And Brian Kershisnik. Also on the docket were dance classes from Ririe Woodbury. Poetry by …
Part XI of the Sunstone Classics series. Eugene Elbert Peck was a longtime editor of Sunstone. This is excerpted from an article published in 1986. It starts on page 4 of issue 56. The car wasn’t out of the Salt Lake airport when Peggy Fletcher turned to me and announced, “Elbert, I’m getting married and …
Sunstone has been around for long enough that you can uncover various technological eras by going through our basement and attic. For example, this strange machine that could send documents over telephone wires. Amazing, huh? And you could store up to 1.3 megabytes worth of information on this small square. As you can see, Michael …
Part X of the Sunstone Classics series. D. Michael Quinn was the author of such classic books of Mormon history as Early Mormonism and the Magic Worldview and The Mormon Hierarchy series. He was excommunicated in September 1993, thus becoming a member of the September Six. This is excerpted from a Sunstone article published in …
So, for our first 100 years, Mormons wanted all the ground to be stable. We might think of the Nauvoo Mormons draining the swamp so that they could have solid ground to build their houses on. We can also think of them trekking across the prairie to get to Salt Lake City where they could …
One of the myriad of rabbit holes that tunneled through Sunstone’s ads led to this place in Salt Lake City. And, yes, it was every bit as trippy as it looks. As you can see, the Cosmic Aeroplane sold incense, pipes, and used books, specializing in Utah, Mormon, and Western Americana books. Which makes you …
Part IX of the Sunstone Classics series Lavina Fielding Anderson was a prolific editor who had a huge impact on LDS journal articles and books over many decades. She was also an extraordinary writer. She was excommunicated in September 1993 for her work on the Mormon Alliance, thus becoming a member of the September Six. …
In 2015, Lynn Gorton Cropper published an article in Sunstone titled, “Laughs Precede the Miracle.” She starts with two studies. The first study, “Humor and Group Effectiveness,” (2008), concludes that successful group humor can create an attitude of psychological safety for the group members, enabling them to feel less defensive when faced with tension and …
