Join us for issue 166, a compelling, beautifully illustrated issue exploring the journeys of motherhood—both earthly and heavenly.
Art from this issue is available at our Cafe Press store.
In light of the current media attention on the LDS Church’s priesthood ban, Sunstone presents some of its best articles on the subject.
Joseph Geisner on conference talks that disappeared. Jen Smyers on why Latter-day Saints should be pushing for a humane immigration policy. Stephen McIntyre on how copyright has both helped and hindered Mormonism. Mathew N. Schmalz presents a Freudian interpretation of the Rameumptom. And much more.
Sunstone is sad to announce the passing of Paul Swenson. His gregarious heart and wry intelligence will be missed. Read more …
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich lecture, “Stirring up LDS History”
Relief Society sisters now have a new resource—a compact history of the Relief Society called Daughters of My Kingdom. The new manual, which is to be used occasionally for first Sunday of the month lessons, is not only unusual for its focus on women but for its chronological organization. Most Church manuals are organized thematically, offering little scope for discussing change over time. Despite its uplifting narrative, this manual may require a new set of skills. As teachers of women’s history know, you can’t just “add women and stir.”
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This video is provided by the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library. Friends of the Library co-sponsored this event.
We carried diapers, wipes, snacks, and toys, and we did it in Kelty, Black Diamond, Trek, and North Face bikes, packs, bags, and jackets. This gear made it all OK. These names provided a manly place for our kids to fish out fruit chews and an abrasive shoulder on which to wipe their noses.
Ritual is important. I was foolish to forget that the act of ritual contains its own rules and that no person can control the results.
By Edward R. Snow May the weary, sighing for God’s embrace, feel themselves cradled in her arms. May those who desire to know their Mother and are not satisfied with less know joy. May those who give themselves away to know her dwell in Wisdom’s home.... Read More ››
By Judith Curtis She, perched on platforms, short silk dress stretched tight, the glimmer of a sneer, every inch of visible skin blaring her youth; the I-dare-you-to-say-anything arrows striking me dead on. I glare back at her, this inverse self, this opposite of clone, this obstreperous kite... Read More ››
By Margaret Toscano It was many years after I embraced feminism in the 1970s before I felt drawn to the Heavenly Mother, before I felt any emotional connection to even the idea of her. Priesthood first stirred my desire, a desire to be endowed with the power of God.... Read More ››
By Rachel Mabey Whipple Just past the seven-month mark of my first pregnancy, I was diagnosed with pregnancy-induced hypertension and put on bed rest—lying only on my side. Clint, my husband, was doing lab research to finish his undergraduate degree, earning a paycheck as a short-order cook, and traveling... Read More ››
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