by April Young-Bennett · Published September 11, 2022 · Last modified September 14, 2022
Lots of people don’t like Isaiah…but the prophets who wrote our scriptures sure did. The Book of Isaiah is quoted more often in the New Testament, Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants...
Today, the state of Utah celebrates Pioneer Day, the day that Mormon pioneers reached the Salt Lake valley. I’ve never really been interested in Pioneer Day; I grew up in California, and the Saints...
Family / feminism / Gender / history / women
by Abby Hansen · Published August 19, 2019 · Last modified August 21, 2019
Four years ago in the fall of 2015, I attended the BYU Homecoming Spectacular featuring David Archuleta (who is not important to this story at all, but he was adorable and my favorite part...
Journeys / Relief Society Lessons
by Liz · Published January 24, 2017 · Last modified January 19, 2017
This lesson from the Gordon B. Hinckley manual begins as many pioneer-themed lessons do: with the recounting of President Hinckley’s own pioneer ancestors who crossed the North American plains to eventually settle in Utah....
I can’t believe I was 30 when I first heard this Primary song, but it’s fast become one of my favorites. I think it’s the best song to sing to celebrate Pioneer Day, which...
Abuela was raised in a small pueblo just after the Mexican Revolution of Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa. Grandpa Angel, 16 years older than Abuela, fought in the revolution. The illegitimate son of a...
My mom wrote this essay in 1988, a few months after her grandmother, Juna Tye Peterson died. The painting, Juna Tye Peterson mopping the kitchen floor at 342 W Vernon, was painted by by...
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