By William D. Russell Or, right-click here to download the audio file: Faithful Disagreement: A Model for the Saints THE COMMUNITY OF Christ has faced several divisive issues in recent history, the main ones being racial justice, women’s ordination, and LGBT ordination. Though some of these issues were handled well, we …
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Update: Issue 174
Same-Sex Marriage Temporarily Legalized in Utah Federal Judge Robert J. Shelby ruled on 20 December 2013 that Utah’s Amendment Three, Article 1 Section 29, which defines marriage as being solely between a woman and a man, is unconstitutional. “The state’s current laws deny its gay and lesbian citizens their fundamental right to marry and, in so …
A Hungry Kitten, Stray: Poetry
By M. Shayne Bell A hungry kitten, stray, two weeks before Christmas: the inn has room.
On My Return to Utah: Poetry
By Lorraine Jeffery The women, a small band of three, welcome me. Talk of children and responsibilities. “Is there anything we can do to help?” I shake my head and see relief. “Are you staying?” Eyes speak approval of the stable husband, who is coming still. The weathered corral gate swings open. “Are …
Seven Short Stories About Drones: Poetry
By Teju Cole 1. Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. Pity. A signature strike leveled the florist’s. 2. Call me Ishmael. I was a young man of military age. I was immolated at my wedding. My parents are inconsolable. 3. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl …
Tuesdays: Poetry
By Gaylord Brewer The weekend’s degradations have receded almost sufficiently to look forward to again. Monday’s starry-eyed resolve? That’s happy history, too. What were you thinking? Time to slow it down, lower expectations, pace yourself. You’re not even half through the week’s race you pretend. Eat a grapefruit, maybe, weed a …
Obituary: Cherie Woodworth
FORMER SUNSTONE ASSISTANT editor Cherie Woodworth passed away 23 July 2013. A Yale graduate, she was the author of many articles in a variety of publications. However, she is probably best (or most infamously) known for her satirical article “Furor Erupts in Brigham City Schools,” which, according to her article in issue 107 (September …
Laughter: ‘Tis a Puzzlement
By Elouise Bell Or, right-click here to download the audio file: Laughter: ‘Tis a Puzzlement SO I’M ON this trolley in a large European city. Fairly crowded. Lots of teens, 14–16. Their laughter catches my attention. One student says a few words, then the whole cohort laughs vigorously and at length. …
The Mormon Therapist on . . . Approaching Sexual Decisions
By Natasha Helfer Parker Is anal sex wrong? I asked my husband to do it with me once because I was curious about how it might feel. Since then, we’ve done it a few more times and I have enjoyed it about half the time, depending on my mood. But was I wrong to experiment …
Braving the Borderlands: Are the Borders Shifting?
By D. Jeff Burton IN THE EGG-LIKE image we use to illustrate the three types of Church membership, a Borderland member is one who, for various reasons, does not fit comfortably within the borders of Group 1 but has not yet migrated into Group 3.1 From the beginning I have said that, in addition to …