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  • Grondahl Restored 66

    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/2013/06/grondahl-restored-61/#sthash.wtM6u3PT.dpuf

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  • ; 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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  • ; 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

    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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 60

    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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 58

    This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl.

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  • Grondahl Restored 57

    Grondahl 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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 56

    After 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 […]

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  • Grondahl 50

    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.

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  • Grondahl 48

    I 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.

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  • Grondahl 47

    1980. 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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 46

    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 permission of    The Sunstone  Foundation, the publisher, and  Calvin Grondahl. ;

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  • Grondahl Restored 45

    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 permission of    The Sunstone  Foundation, the publisher, and  Calvin Grondahl. ;

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  • Grondahl Restored 44

    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 permission of    The Sunstone  Foundation, the publisher, and  Calvin Grondahl. ;

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  • Grondahl Restored 43

    This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation, the publisher, and Calvin Grondahl.

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  • How to Be a Woman Week

    So, 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

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  • Grondahl Restored 42

    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.

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  • Grondahl Restored

    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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 41

    Deer 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. […]

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  • Grondahl Restored 38

    ; 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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 33

    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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 32

    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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 31

    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.

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  • Grondahl30

    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.

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  • Grondahl 29

    This 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.

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  • Grondahl 28

    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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 28

    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. ;

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  • Grondahl Restored 27

    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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 26

    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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 25

    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.

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  • Grondahl Restored 24

    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.

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  • Grondahl 23

    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.

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  • Grondahl 22

    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.

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  • Grondahl 25

    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.

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  • Grondahl 21

    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.

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  • Grondahl 20

    Grondahl 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.

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  • Grondahl 19

    Sorry 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 […]

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  • Our Favorite Mormons: “Man-Who-Takes-Himself-Apart”

    Generally, 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, […]

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  • Grondahl 18

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  • Our Favorite Mormons–Ithamar Sprague

    Doves & 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 […]

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  • Grondahl 17

    One 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.

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  • Grondahl 16

    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.

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  • Grondahl 15, Conference

    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.  Sorry about the quality of this image. My copy of this book is pretty yellowed and brittle.

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  • Grondahl 12

    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.

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  • Updated :Grondahl 11– caption contest

    The 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 […]

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  • Grondahl 10

    Poor 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. ;

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  • Grondahl 9

    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 permission of    The Sunstone  Foundation, the publisher, and  Calvin Grondahl.

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  • Grondahl 8

    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 permission of    The Sunstone  Foundation, the publisher, and  Calvin Grondahl.

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  • Grondahl 7

    I 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 […]

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  • Serious Concerns

    I 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.

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  • Book Lover

    I’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, […]

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  • How You Can Keep Your Head Down and Pass as a Mormon While Living in Utah

    ; ; See this list from the Hairpin.

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  • I Love the Smell of K-Y Warming Jelly ® in the Morning, or, Marital Apocalypse Delayed

    Although 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 […]

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  • Love letters to Amy Poehler

    A 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 […]

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  • You Can Recognize Them by Their Hand-Carved Daggers…

    I 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 […]

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  • The Book of Mormon Musical

    Family Home Evening at “God’s Favorite Musical”

    Guest 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 […]

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  • Hipster or Jesus?

    The 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.

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  • The Trouble with Immaculate Contraception …

    … is that there are always exceptions. Love to Jesus and Mo.

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  • Smart-Asses Welcome

    Today 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 […]

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