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Mormon Film Pioneers
I believe we have stories to tell and if we don’t do it, it will be done for us. -
We Are Pioneers
As I was telling my Kindergartner earlier this month that we’re all pioneers in some way. Whenever we stand up... -
A Twist on “Pioneer Day”
When it was announced that gays and lesbians would be allowed to marry in New York beginning on July 24,... -
O Pioneers!
One year we had a brown horse in the church parking lot. Bonnet-wearing girls and cowboy-hatted boys took turns “riding”... -
Unafraid to Ask: Jane Elizabeth Manning James and Ordain Women
There is no more sympathetic figure in Mormon history than Jane Elizabeth Manning James, African-American Mormon pioneer, beloved member of... -
Equality is not a Feeling, 11.0
Today’s Equality is not a Feeling post takes a quick look at the 2014 Primary Sharing Time outline. I... -
Not the Same Mormons
“When I was a kid I loved to read fiction and non-fiction books about the Old West. There was always... -
Our Favorite Mormons: Freda Lucretia Magee
Most of us learned history from books written by authors who subscribed to Great Man history, the idea that history... -
Our Favorite Mormons: Edwin Woolley, Outspoken Bishop of the 13th Ward
When once described as outspoken, Dorothy Parker quipped: “Outspoken … by whom?” When historians suggest that Edwin Woolley was an... -
Single Experiences: I, Me, Who is That? Identity and Emancipation as a Single Mormon
Occasionally older married folks attempt to throw lifesavers, but their attempts at rescue simply don’t work, because the reality is,... -
Though Hard to you, this Journey may Appear. . ..
Today’s guest post is written by Marilyn Mehr. One year ago today, I stood on the steps of the Bronx... -
The Golden Question
I do not get to travel as much as I would like. My work doesn’t require much travel, which I... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Coming Out
The premonition was followed by two additional thoughts. I needed to come out of the closet. I needed... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: The New and Everlasting Covenant
The three of us met in a park one night and I basically gave them permission to date. It was... -
The Trek West: Creating the Kingdom Together
We are a heritage of seekers. Since Mormonism is relatively new, all of us have pioneer ancestors close enough to... -
Mutual Improvement Associations: Tools, Tents, and Radiant Hope
Today’s powerful and inspiring Mutual Improvement Associations comes from our guest blogger, Mark. Let’s begin in typical LDS-sacrament-meeting-talk fashion and... -
PROUD
Part 1 — Setting the Stage Earlier this week I sat and thought about the weekend. Should I march in... -
Teaching Sex: My Body Can Do That?
I wondered what it would feel like to take my arousal from beginning to end, instead of cutting it off... -
Our Favorite Mormons–Ithamar Sprague
Doves & Serpents is initiating a new feature we call “Our Favorite Mormons.” Consider it a biographical and uncorrelated version... -
09 Dear Jack: Sternly Part of It
Hello Jack, I just found out about this site. Is it really for people who have left the church? If... -
02 Dear Jack: How Much Coffee?
Dear Jack, How much coffee is too much? How much alcohol is too much? Those sound like lead-ins to a... -
My Favorite Mormon Feminist Texts
Today’s Stacks comes to us from EmilyCC, today’s guest for The Exponent and Doves and Serpent Blog Swap. Every so... -
11 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Modesty? (Guest)
[This week we pass the microphone to Heidi, a fellow cheap-seater. Heidi, it’s all yours. . .] Like many... -
The Windows of Heaven Shut: A Historic Moment Denied By A Publication Called LDS Newsroom Blog
This post comes to Doves & Serpents from Atticus F. McConkie. Joanna Brooks, a respected author and scholar, and faithful... -
But With Joy Wend Your Way
Few hymns seem to capture the Mormon spirit so completely or at ts best. The steady beginning building to the... -
Trekkie
Those who weren’t too busy, too judgmental, too self absorbed and too self-important to drop everything to help someone else... -
Trek
Mormons all over the U.S. (and elsewhere, perhaps) gathered yesterday to celebrate Pioneer Day–commemorating the entry of Brigham Young... -
The Great I AM
Stopped at a light one Saturday morning, I met some teenage girls and their mothers with buckets requesting money to... -
Joseph Smith and the Archetypes of the Collectively Unconscious Male
In their 1990 publication, King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine, Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette... -
Paula’s ride to church in Trenton, Utah
I made a visit to my hometown in mid April, so I took some photos of my mom’s ride to... -
Forget the Rules
I am moving to a new house this week and I’ve had a surprisingly hard time adjusting to that fact.... -
Faith – Worth the Risk?
*The following is a guest post by Dan Ron Kauk is one of the world’s most renowned rock climbers. A... -
Robert Altman: ‘Short Cuts’
If this film is a set of ‘short cuts’, then we might ask: ‘where to?’, and ‘what to avoid?’ -
Device
Birthdays are a natural time to put one’s current moment into the perspective of history. This past week I’m realizing... -
Everyone Loves a Parade
Backed by a clear blue sky, the sun shone down as if to bless the events from on high. Thousands... -
The Danger with Playing It Safe
A common joke amongst us Mormons is the idea that every prayer we offer at church includes the phrase “may...