The Erotics Of Fifties Pop Culture (partial only) Church leaders work hard to separate LDS young people from much of popular culture, certainly from the explicit sexuality in movies, on television, and on the Internet. In the wake of such efforts, a major industry has sprung up which provides entertainment that embodies LDS standards and …
Speaker: Gary Stewart
Why I Can’t Write my Joseph Smith Play
Why I Can’t Write my Joseph Smith Play In April of this year, I directed ten college students in a workshop production of what I called ‘The Joseph Smith Project.” It consisted of a draft of some fifteen scenes from Joseph Smith’s early life. While I think there were a few effective moments, it became …
Transformations: A Mormon Mission, 1957-1959
Transformations: A Mormon Mission, 1957-1959 I look back on my mission to Great Britain and reflect aloud about significant changes in the direction of the missionary program of the Church itself during that period, changes that allowed a church of just under a million to expand to ten million in 40 years. Important things were …