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Comment on _Saints on Stage: An Anthology of Mormon Drama_ is Now Available by Mahonri Stewart

Mahonri Stewart — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:44:25 +0000

Scott, sounds like you’re up to bat! :)

Comment on _Saints on Stage: An Anthology of Mormon Drama_ is Now Available by Scott Hales

Scott Hales — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:21:44 +0000

With this, Dispensation, Fire in the Pasture, and M&M all we need now is a new anthology of Mormon literary criticism…

Comment on Agenda and application info for the Everyday Mormon Writer Retreat/Master Class this June by Mahonri Stewart

Mahonri Stewart — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:47:52 +0000

James is doing a great thing here! I think I may be at a family reunion at that point, otherwise I would really consider going. I especially love the focus on the mythical approach to a writer’s work– one of my favorite topics. Good work, James.

Comment on _Saints on Stage: An Anthology of Mormon Drama_ is Now Available by Mahonri Stewart

Mahonri Stewart — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:05:55 +0000

And when I originally pitched the book, I was going to have ANOTHER volume later to make room for the plays I loved which didn’t make the cut. Considering that this one took a half decade to put together, not sure whether that would happen now or not. My wife may kill me if I attempted that.

Comment on _Saints on Stage: An Anthology of Mormon Drama_ is Now Available by Mahonri Stewart

Mahonri Stewart — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:05 +0000

Yeah, its a BIG book. Literally.

Comment on _Saints on Stage: An Anthology of Mormon Drama_ is Now Available by Wm Morris

Wm Morris — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:10 +0000

Congrats! Amazon says its shipping weight is 2 pounds. That’s one hefty piece of Mormon lit.

Comment on Sunday Lit Crit Sermon: Relief Society lesson The Author at Work by Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:40:41 +0000

Yes, Jennifer. But are you suggesting that uplifting the sister and adding to their education are NOT part of the goals of the Relief Society today?

I suspect we’ve decided that providing the kind of education that schools provide now is less important than spiritual education. And in the process we may sometimes be giving women an excuse not to get educated in areas where they should.

In addition, with the expansion of the Church overseas, the quality of education available to sisters is sometimes much lower than it was even in Utah in 1917. While I’m not suggesting that the Relief Society should try to fix this, still, I don’t think that it should be ignored.

Comment on Defining ‘Ahman’ by Spence

Spence — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:12:00 +0000

This has long puzzled me. I have recently heard some words that sound similar that stem from Eastern origin. For example Brahman and similar words with the ahman in them. They seem to cannot a oneness which strikes me because of Christs prays that we may be come one with him even as he is one with the father. In eastern religion this oneness is the greatest “glory” that one can achieve. Perhaps there is some residual truth in this but not in the insubstantial sense that they believe. Just as the name of God the father is plural perhaps ahman is referring to the oneness that is god.

Comment on Sunday Lit Crit Sermon: Relief Society lesson The Author at Work by jennifer rueben

jennifer rueben — Mon, 13 May 2013 05:53:12 +0000

Relief Society was not a Sunday activity at the time of this lesson but a week day gathering where sisters shared a variety of experiences. Its goals including uplifting the sister present that including adding to their education.

Comment on Sunday Lit Crit Sermon: Relief Society lesson The Author at Work by Th.

Th. — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:10:35 +0000

I really loved this. It had an overarching point, gave the reader some open doors for future discussion, and included stellar examples.