By Frances Lee Menlove RECENTLY, BLOGGERS, PODCASTERS, and newspapers—even the New York Times—have been taking note of prominent figures being excommunicated from the Mormon Church, of the debate around the ordination of women, and the acceptance and inclusion of our lesbian, gay, and transgender sisters and brothers. The big disputes of today seem …
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A Modern Conceit: The Separation of Religion and Politics
By Frances Lee Menlove Art by Kelly Brooks “What has our apostasy from peace cost us?” —J. Reuben Clark At the very heart of Mormonism, deep in its DNA, is a yearning for restoration. A yearning to be continuous in our time with Jesus and his followers; a yearning to be in faithful …
Trusting Smallness in an Infinity-squared Universe
By Frances Lee Menlove Several years ago, I attended the retirement gathering for a prominent physicist. In the middle of his brief speech, he dramatically held out both arms and said: “The most amazing thing, the most awesome thing, in my entire lifetime has been the revolution in astronomy—it is a revolution that is …
Gratitude: A Contagious Choice
By Frances Lee Menlove It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. —Albus Dumbledore I begin with a story, a story about making choices. It begins, as all good stories should, with . . . Once upon a time, there was a peddler who earned his …