By Edgar C. Snow Jr. Or, right-click here to download the audio file: Writing the History of Pets and Other Animals in Mormondom Click here to read the PDF version of this article.
Tag: humor
Four Paws Full
by R. A. Christmas Or right-click here to download the audio file: Four Paws Full Dog had his paws full. He’d run Bad Pup off because Bad wanted his job (and glory) but Bad took a third of of a litter with him. There was hell to pay, with Bad (The …
Laughs Precede the Miracle: How Calvin Grondahl and Pat Bagley Changed Mormonism
By Lynne Gorton Cropper SINCE ITS FOUNDING in 1830, the Mormon Church has had to deal with disparagement from outsiders. In the Church’s early days, the stress created by unfavorable media attention sometimes resulted in violence as is evidenced by Joseph Smith’s 1844 decision to destroy The Nauvoo Expositor’s printing press. In an attempt to protect sacred …
The Epistles of Kishkumen and Gadianton
By Marty Nabhan Or, right-click here to download the audio file: The Epistles of Kishkumen and Gadianton An assemblage of the reportings and communicatings of Kishkumen and Gadianton, who founded a band of robbers and murderers. I, Kishkumen, leader of the band of patriots who seek to keep their acts …
Obituary: Cherie Woodworth
FORMER SUNSTONE ASSISTANT editor Cherie Woodworth passed away 23 July 2013. A Yale graduate, she was the author of many articles in a variety of publications. However, she is probably best (or most infamously) known for her satirical article “Furor Erupts in Brigham City Schools,” which, according to her article in issue 107 (September …
Laughter: ‘Tis a Puzzlement
By Elouise Bell Or, right-click here to download the audio file: Laughter: ‘Tis a Puzzlement SO I’M ON this trolley in a large European city. Fairly crowded. Lots of teens, 14–16. Their laughter catches my attention. One student says a few words, then the whole cohort laughs vigorously and at length. …
SLC 2013 Symposium/ Session 261: Clean LDS Humor in Comedy
Elisham McIntyre and Brian Kissell present their topic on August 2, 2013. [powerpress]
An Olive Leaf: Gently Down from Pedestals
20 September 2012 marked the loss of one of Mormonism’s most beloved professors and champions of LDS literature, Richard H. Cracroft. With both joy and sadness, we offer the following slice from his wonderful essay, “The Humor of Mormon Seriousness: A Celestial Balancing Act,” from the January 1985 Sunstone. MANY, . . . FROM BERT …
Is a Rameumptom Just a Rameumptom?: A Freudian Approach to The Sugar Beet
By Mathew N. Schmalz I. DO MORMONS LAUGH? With the success of The Book of Mormon musical, Elna Baker’s memoir The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance, and the editorial cartoons proliferating in the wake of Mormon presidential candidates’ campaigns, making fun of Mormons seems to have hit the big time.1 Some consider this …
The Bible: 140 Characters at a Time
Just over a year ago, religion scholar, author, editor, and Sunstone favorite Jana Riess began “Twible” (rhymes with Bible), a three-plus year project to “tweet” one Bible chapter a day. Employing a light-hearted style typical of much of the communication one finds on Twitter, the social medium that limits messages to 140 characters or fewer, …