During the April 2011 priesthood session of general conference, President Thomas S. Monson dedicated one fifth of his speech to encouraging single men to marry—a subject on which Church leaders have been preaching almost since Mormonism began. “Brethren, there is a point at which it’s time to think seriously about marriage and to seek a …
Category: Issue 163–June 2011
People: Issue 163
Running. For president, YEAH SAMAKE, 42, in his native Mali, Western Africa. Samake, who converted to Mormonism in 2000 while living in New York, has a master’s degree in public policy from BYU and is currently the mayor of Ouelessebougou, in southwestern Mali. Remarried. Singer and actress MARIE OSMOND, 51, to her first husband STEPHEN …
Painting Up Controversy: The Work of Jon McNaughton
By Hugo Olaiz and John-Charles Duffy He might be called the Thomas Kinkade of Mormonism . . . or perhaps Glenn Beck with a paintbrush. To his already extensive catalogue of LDS-themed paintings—including temples, scenes from the life of Jesus, and episodes from Mormon history—Utah artist Jon McNaughton (mcnaughtonart.com) has now added detailed allegorical …
The Family Forum: “The Kid”: An Awakening Metaphor
By Michael Farnworth Michael Farnworth, Ed.D., retired from Ricks College after 31 years of teaching family psychology. He is married to Cindi Halliday and is father to Brad, Camie, and Jeff, along with their spouses Melinda, Nate, and Lindsay. He is grandpa to Joel. Contact him at: farnworthm@yahoo.com. Our behavior as sons and daughters, …
Braving the Borderlands: Bits and Pieces from the Inbox
By D. Jeff Burton D. Jeff Burton is an author and a former member of the Sunstone Board of Directors. The past few Borderlands columns have elicited some particularly worthwhile comments, some of which I want to share with you. Of course I’ve changed the writers’ names to shelter their identities.[63] Email from …
A Season in the Wilderness
By Larry Menlove Larry Menlove’s work has appeared in Irreantum, Dialogue, Torrey House Press, and other venues. He writes from Utah and chases the shade from one tree to the next. He is trying to shake a novel out of the maple he’s currently under. The day it began, I ate the bran muffin, …
The Saga of Beef Gone Bad
By Lisa Torcasso Downing Lisa Torcasso Downing resides and writes in Heath, Texas. She is fiction editor for both Sunstone and Irreantum. Her fiction has been featured in Dispensation: Latter-day Fiction and The Best of Mormonism 2009. She is presently working on a novel and a short story collection. I cooked roast beef today, …
A Stay-at-home Dad’s Guide to French Sociology
by A. Joseph West A. Joseph West is father of two children, A.J. and Claire, and husband and lover of their mother, Jessica. He is a graduate student in the department of sociology at the University of Arizona. The last time I had a “real” job was in July 2005. That was the month …
Fix It!
by Luke Smithson Luke Smithson runs his gelato shop, grows squash, and paints in order to stay sane. He and his wife live in Salt Lake City and share 8 children and 5 grandchildren. His favorite movies are Stalker and Wings of Desire. His favorite television show: Community. He is currently reading Biocentrism and Funny …
Playdate with President Benson
by Stephen Carter Stephen Carter is the editor of Sunstone and author of What of the Night? a collection of award-winning personal essays from Zarahemla Books. He is stay-at-home dad to two almost-teenage sons and the world’s most beautiful toddler daughter. Or, right-click here to download the audio file: Playdate with President Benson …