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15 Thoughts on The Thing This Week @ Times & Seasons
- 1—As many people noted, the government really shouldn’t be involved in deciding...
Musical Archaeology: Recovering the Sophisticated Sound of Pioneer Utah @ Times & Seasons
- When we think of the musical landscape of 19th-century Utah, our minds tend to default to...
Mimicry or New Religious Hotspot: Jesus-Figures and Joseph Smith-Figures in 1st Century Palestine and 19th-Century New York @ Times & Seasons
- A common point made by History Channel New Atheist types is that Jesus was one of many...
Let’s settle this LDS grammar problem once and for all… @ By Common Consent
- Is it “return missionary” or “returned missionary”?
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A Review: A New Translation of Isaiah: Based on Ancient Scrolls and Texts @ Times & Seasons
- The writings of the prophet Isaiah have historically served as a central yet difficult...
Accepting Others Expression: How Did You Participate in Church (Or What Did Church Lead You to Think About) Yesterday, 6/7? @ Times & Seasons
- If we think about the basic model of communication, the inherent conflict in motivations...
CFM 6/15-6/21: Thoughts and Poetry for “The Battle Is the Lord’s” @ Times & Seasons
- It’s not a fair fight. Thinking about the fight between David and Goliath, author...
Funeral Plans? @ By Common Consent
- Perhaps because I’m getting older, I’ve started to think about what my “end of...
America’s 250th: What Went Well? @ By Common Consent
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Last Sunday, the Church instructed all U.S. wards to hold a combined lesson on...
Unsettling Settler Mormon Lifeways: A Review of Elise Boxer’s Mormon Settler Colonialism by Jason Palmer @ Times & Seasons
- Guest Post by Jason Palmer Mormon Settler Colonialism: Inventing the Lamanite is as...
The Resilient Faith of the Washakie Ward @ Times & Seasons
- The history of Latter-day Saint interactions with Native Americans is a complex tapestry...
Cutting Edge Latter-day Saint Research, May 2026 @ Times & Seasons
- Nielsen, Chad L. A Barn Full of Angels: The Spiritual World and Pioneer Journey of Zerah...
A Review: Blood Vessels: Vigilante Violence in the American West @ Times & Seasons
- In Blood Vessels: Vigilante Violence in the American West (University of Oklahoma Press,...
Miles at 100 @ By Common Consent
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On May 26, 1926, Miles Dewey Davis III was born in Alton, IL. The son of a...
That Time Belle Spafford Slapped Down 3,500 Bishops @ By Common Consent
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Belle Spafford had been president of the recently renamed Relief Society of the Church...
Shaking with Style: at the movies with Mother Ann Lee @ By Common Consent
- Fifty-six years before Joseph Smith* gathered a small band of followers in Fayette, New...
America’s 250th: Lesson Strategies for Challenging Classrooms @ By Common Consent
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We’ve been discussing the Church’s lesson plan for America’s 250th in the...
America’s 250th: Defending our Divinely Inspired Declaration? @ By Common Consent
- Both Michael and Sam have shared some thoughts about how to approach the material...
Book Announcement: Latter-day Eloquence @ By Common Consent
- We’re happy to have this guest post from Ben Crosby and Isaac Richards, the editors...
America’s 250th: The Finger of God and the U.S. Constitution @ By Common Consent
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On Sunday, May 31, the Church has asked congregations across the United States...
fMh Anniversary @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- It’s been 19 years ago today that I founded fMh and started this wild beautiful ride. ...
Mental Health Professionals in Support of Natasha Helfer @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
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Come Follow Me “correction” As Harmful As Before @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Dear Latter-day Saints,
The latest online correction to the Come Follow Me manual has me...
Authority, Scripture, and Social Location @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- By Margaret Olsen Hemming
Over the last couple of years, I’ve described The Book of...
Pop Culture Friday: Justice In America @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- It’s been awhile since I promo-ed a podcast. Today I’m spotlighting a more serious...
Pop Culture Friday: Jane the Virgin @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- If you are looking for a binge-worthy TV show with fantastic characters, great acting, a...
Pop Culture Friday: Dread Nation @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Today’s (slightly late, sorry, the school year just started and my brain is mostly...
Pop Culture Friday: The Memory of Light and Disappeared @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- I have a 2-in-1 recommendation for you today, two excellent books by Francisco X....
Pop Culture Friday: The Poet X @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- I love a good slam poem, one full of emotion and power and truth. One of the great...
Pop Culture Friday: The Witch Boy @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Aster’s family keeps to themselves. They live in the woods outside of town and have...
