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Grondahl Restored 66
Posted on August 18, 2013 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. – See more at: https://dovesandserpents.org/2013/06/grondahl-restored-61/#sthash.wtM6u3PT.dpuf -
Posted on July 17, 2013 | No Comments; For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. – See more at: https://dovesandserpents.org/2013/05/grondahl-restored-60/#sthash.icYzuaps.dpuf
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Posted on July 17, 2013 | No Comments; For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. – See more at: https://dovesandserpents.org/2013/05/grondahl-restored-60/#sthash.icYzuaps.dpuf
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Grondahl Restored 61
Posted on June 1, 2013 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 60
Posted on May 25, 2013 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 58
Posted on May 5, 2013 | No CommentsThis cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 57
Posted on April 21, 2013 | No CommentsGrondahl gives a little shoutout to D. Michael Quinn. For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 56
Posted on April 14, 2013 | 1 CommentAfter a partially unintended hiatus on Grondahl cartoons, I’m starting again with Marketing Precedes The Miracle. This week’s cartoon is the cover to that book. Published in 1987, this one was produced in the thick of the post- Mark Hofmann era, and in the middle […] -
Grondahl Restored 51
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Grondahl 50
Posted on January 26, 2013 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 48
Posted on January 13, 2013 | No CommentsI love the mix of corny cartoons along with some that sting. Obviously one of the corny ones here.For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 47
Posted on January 6, 2013 | No Comments1980. Not sure we’ve made any progress.For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 46
Posted on December 16, 2012 | No CommentsIf you’d like to see other cartoons in this series go to https://dovesandserpents.org/category/columns/grondahl-restored/ ; This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation, the publisher, and Calvin Grondahl. ; -
Grondahl Restored 45
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsIf you’d like to see other cartoons in this series go to https://dovesandserpents.org/category/columns/grondahl-restored/ ; This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation, the publisher, and Calvin Grondahl. ; -
Grondahl Restored 44
Posted on December 2, 2012 | No CommentsIf you’d like to see other cartoons in this series go to https://dovesandserpents.org/category/columns/grondahl-restored/ ; This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation, the publisher, and Calvin Grondahl. ; -
Grondahl Restored 43
Posted on November 23, 2012 | No CommentsThis cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation, the publisher, and Calvin Grondahl. -
How to Be a Woman Week
Posted on November 12, 2012 | 8 CommentsSo, here it is, The D&S How to Be a Woman Week, wherein we'll be discussing our favorite parts of the book and that scariest of all F-words -- feminism -
Grondahl Restored 42
Posted on November 4, 2012 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored
Posted on October 27, 2012 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 41
Posted on October 19, 2012 | No CommentsDeer hunting season in Utah. ; Do you know why you should always take at least two Mormons with you when you go deer hunting? Because if you take only one, he’ll drink all your beer. For other cartoons in this series, click here. […] -
Grondahl Restored 38
Posted on September 29, 2012 | No Comments; For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 33
Posted on September 8, 2012 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 32
Posted on September 1, 2012 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 31
Posted on August 25, 2012 | 4 CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl30
Posted on August 19, 2012 | 1 CommentFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 29
Posted on August 11, 2012 | 1 CommentThis one’s for Heather. :)For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 28
Posted on August 4, 2012 | 1 CommentFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 28
Posted on July 27, 2012 | 1 CommentFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. ; -
Grondahl Restored 27
Posted on July 21, 2012 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 26
Posted on July 14, 2012 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 25
Posted on July 7, 2012 | 2 CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl Restored 24
Posted on June 29, 2012 | 1 CommentFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 23
Posted on June 23, 2012 | 1 CommentFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 22
Posted on June 10, 2012 | 1 CommentFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 25
Posted on June 7, 2012 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 21
Posted on June 2, 2012 | 1 CommentFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 20
Posted on May 19, 2012 | No CommentsGrondahl explains the wing issue. For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 19
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No CommentsSorry for the lag in posts. It’s been a lousy few weeks at my house the last month or so. Here’s the cover of Faith Promoting Rumors in all its orange glory. I decided it was worth seeing even with the stain on the left […] -
Our Favorite Mormons: “Man-Who-Takes-Himself-Apart”
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 5 CommentsGenerally, we’ll try to avoid showcasing General Authorities of the LDS Church as a part of this series, not because GAs are not our favorite Mormons, but because we like to celebrate lesser-known LDS figures, the rank and file members, the common Mormon. Today, […] -
Grondahl 18
Posted on May 1, 2012 | 1 CommentFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Our Favorite Mormons–Ithamar Sprague
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 12 CommentsDoves & Serpents is initiating a new feature we call “Our Favorite Mormons.” Consider it a biographical and uncorrelated version of Mormon.org, where we will tell the stories of Latter-day Saints, past and present, who have inspired us toward greater compassion, wonder or laughter. One […] -
Grondahl 17
Posted on April 15, 2012 | 2 CommentsOne of my (many) favorites: For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 16
Posted on April 8, 2012 | 5 CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 15, Conference
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 2 CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. Sorry about the quality of this image. My copy of this book is pretty yellowed and brittle. -
Grondahl 12
Posted on March 5, 2012 | No CommentsFor other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation, the publisher, and Calvin Grondahl. -
Updated :Grondahl 11– caption contest
Posted on February 25, 2012 | 6 CommentsThe cartoon for this caption contest is VERY open-ended. Again, remember that if you know the original caption, don’t tell! I’ll reveal the original next Saturday, along with the winner of the contest, who receives nothing but accolades and bragging rights. Here’s the original Grondahl […] -
Grondahl 10
Posted on February 20, 2012 | 7 CommentsPoor guy must be at Utah State instead of BYU. For other cartoons in this series, click here. ; This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation, the publisher, and Calvin Grondahl. ; -
Grondahl 9
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No CommentsIf you’d like to see other cartoons in this series go to https://dovesandserpents.org/category/columns/grondahl-restored/ This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation, the publisher, and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 8
Posted on February 5, 2012 | No CommentsIf you’d like to see other cartoons in this series go to https://dovesandserpents.org/category/columns/grondahl-restored/ This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation, the publisher, and Calvin Grondahl. -
Grondahl 7
Posted on January 28, 2012 | No CommentsI love Grondahl’s representation of people. Mormon people, as lumpy, tired, pasty people. And, the kids, monstrous kids, running wild and irreverent. ; If you’d like to see other cartoons in this series go to https://dovesandserpents.org/category/columns/grondahl-restored/ This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind […] -
Serious Concerns
Posted on October 11, 2011 | 6 CommentsI think I had, in some way, consigned poetry readings to the territory of performance art and local avant garde theater -- embarassingly earnest and unintentionally hilarious events featuring Very Serious Artists. -
Book Lover
Posted on September 6, 2011 | 7 CommentsI’m not afraid to admit it. I have a problem. I’m addicted to books. I thought I had kept it hidden for many years, but when my wife finally catches me looking at the most recent Library of America catalogue with lust in my eyes, […] -
How You Can Keep Your Head Down and Pass as a Mormon While Living in Utah
Posted on July 12, 2011 | 3 Comments; ; See this list from the Hairpin. -
I Love the Smell of K-Y Warming Jelly ® in the Morning, or, Marital Apocalypse Delayed
Posted on June 10, 2011 | 8 CommentsAlthough best known for “The Seventh Seal” and other serious “art house” films, I suggest Ingmar Bergman’s best work is his delightful “Smiles of a Summer Night.” Whether you watch it as a momentary diversion from a sweltering evening this summer or view it as […] -
Love letters to Amy Poehler
Posted on May 21, 2011 | 17 CommentsA few years ago I was crossing Castro street in San Francisco after a yoga class when I was stopped by an enthusiastic man. “Hey! You look exactly like that girl from SNL, what’s her name?,” he asks. “Amy Poehler?” I offer, as if I’ve […] -
You Can Recognize Them by Their Hand-Carved Daggers…
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 36 CommentsI love memoirs. And I love Tina Fey. So I was just salivating as my friends and co-bloggers raved about Bossypants when it came out. Finally, on Mother’s Day, I stuffed myself silly on waffles, settled back in my bed, and […] -
Family Home Evening at “God’s Favorite Musical”
Posted on March 3, 2011 | 23 CommentsGuest Post: by Ian – An Early Review of The Book of Mormon Musical. This past Monday I had quite the Family Home Evening-I saw a preview performance of the new BOM Musical. I was in NYC for work and wasn’t going to miss my […] -
Hipster or Jesus?
Posted on February 25, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe Eternal Question now has its own website: a place to study whether the wide variety of people who could play Jesus’s stunt double in an upcoming movie. Probably not by the LDS Church, though. -
The Trouble with Immaculate Contraception …
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 8 Comments… is that there are always exceptions. Love to Jesus and Mo. -
Smart-Asses Welcome
Posted on January 30, 2011 | 5 CommentsToday at the yoga studio we offered a day of full retreat complete with restorative yoga, meditation classes, clean vegetarian meals, and dharma talks. It was a day to rejuvenate and draw within. During one of the dharma talks we were discussing the mind, and […]


























































