Short thoughts on Mormon stuff for your new-age attention span.
When Utah Valley Christians Asked Mormons to Stop School Prayer
In 1982, some Christian denominations in Utah Valley explicitly asked that vocal prayer not be …
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The Mormon Rush to Cognitive Closure
As I showed in my previous post, one factor that strongly correlates with conspiracy thinking …
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How BYU Tried to Create a Whole New Field of Study
In 1982, one BYU professor stood on the brink of creating a new discipline. As …
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Why Are Mormons So Good at Conspiracy Theories?
I am a nut for conspiracy theories. They are entertaining, often disturbing, but always fascinating. …
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How the Kirtland Temple Got Flipped. And Flipped. And Flipped.
Frankly, it’s amazing that the Kirtland Temple was even around to be sold to the …
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How the Spanish-American War Created the First Mormon Movies
During the Spanish-American War, Mormons made up almost an entire company of the famous Rough …
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In Memory of Steve Mayfield
Steve Mayfield began his decades-long connection with Sunstone in the 1980s when he volunteered as …
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Why the Communists Liked the Mormons
The communist government of East Germany had really grown to like the Mormons in 1982. …
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Which Apostle’s Sister Became a Nun?
Why would the April 1982 Sunstone Review print an obituary for a Catholic nun? Lurlene …
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The Man in the Hole at General Conference
The filming of General Conference began humbly, with one man sitting in a hole he’d …
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