Mormons and the Machine In the last year an attempt has been made to establish a ‘Mormon Studies Center” at Utah Valley State College, in which faculty from across the curriculum were beginning to study the intersection of their disciplines with LDS experience, history, thought, and theology. The use of the Internet in dispersing such …
Event: Southwest Symposium 2001
Sunstone Magazine: An Appreciation and New Vision
Sunstone Magazine: An Appreciation and New Vision In my first three months at Sunstone, I have learned many interesting things about the magazine’s 25-year evolution. I have also begun to sense new directions for next years. I look forward to discussing with everyone interested in contributing to the magazine’s vision and pages. Dan Wotherspoon, Janet …
‘Tell Eve About The Serpent!’ A Study of the Effects of Temple Participation
‘Tell Eve About The Serpent!’ A Study of the Effects of Temple Participation This presentation is a report of a qualitative study about the effects temple participation in lives of young adult Mormons in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through interviews, this study examines these individuals’ experiences, thoughts, feelings, and insights about participating in temple …
What’s so Funny about Mormon History?: Mirth and Myth
What’s so Funny about Mormon History?: Mirth and Myth Will Bagley looks at the lighter side of Mormon history and recounts some humorous incidents and anecdotes he’s encountered in doing Mormon history. He discusses how the official chronicles of Mormondom overlook Mormon humanity. William Grant Bagley
Helen Mar Whitney as Dreamer and Priestess
Helen Mar Whitney as Dreamer and Priestess Helen Mar Whitney, in her l888-96 diaries, records many dreams, a liminal territory of visitations from benign and demonic spirits. The dreams reflect anxieties on both a micro (personal, familial) and macro (historical) level. Her diaries include many occasions where Helen and her women friends blessed and anointed …