Eugene England has called Hugh Nibley the finest lay (in contrast to officially called) prophet of the Latter-day Saint people, and has argued that Nibley most perceptively describes our sins, most courageously and persistently calls us to repentance, and most accurately predicts our future if we will not repent. England may be guilty of hyperbole, …
Speaker: Edgar C. Snow
DID MORMON MUMMIES FIND A HOME AT THE CARLOS MUSEUM IN ATLANTA? On the Trail of the Missing Joseph Smith Mummies and Papyri
In 1999, the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta purchased a collection of Egyptian artifacts, including ten coffins and nine mummies, formerly owned by The Niagara Falls Museum and Daredevil Hall of Fame. Recent research confirms four of these mummies had apparently been purchased by the Niagara Falls Museum from the Wood’s Museum in Chicago …
Humor: Evolutionary Dynamics Among 19th and 20th Century Homo Sapiens: A Mormon Example
A Mormon Example This session not only explores the “E” word and the fear of its usage among Mormons; it also combines wide-ranging irrefutable demonstrations of the observable incidents of Mormon evolution through explorations of physical culture (72 hour kits, swimsuits, horns, and luggage), Mormon social history (the bickering of my own neurotic family), and …
”To Mourn with Those That Mourn”: A Humorist’s Serious Thoughts on a Christian Duty
Since the events of 11 September, I have had several opportunities to mourn. I’ve mourned with my friends and fellow Americans who lost loved ones in the terrorist attacks. I’ve mourned with colleagues, friends, and ward members who have lost loved ones from more natural causes. I’ve also mourned with friends over the loss of …
Strengthening the Members’ Sense of Humor Committee; or, How I Became a Mormon Humor Apologist
Strengthening the Members’ Sense of Humor Committee; or, How I Became a Mormon Humor Apologist Have you ever harbored suspicions there was something funny about Mormonism? Do you wake up nights with a sweaty feeling or dread that a mysterious church committee is keeping a file of your private antics to be laughed at from …
Marvelous Work & Blunders: Mormon Humor Readings
Marvelous Work & Blunders: Mormon Humor Readings Eloise Bell will read a few selections from ‘Madame Ridiculous and Lady Sublime,’ her new collection of essays to be published in the fall by Signature Books. Ed Snow will likely read from his book, ‘Of Curious Workmanship: Musings on Things Mormon’, which was just released from Signature …
A MODEST PROPOSAL for Sustaining the Ward Humorist
A MODEST PROPOSAL for Sustaining the Ward Humorist Edgar C. Snow, Jr., Ann Edwards Cannon