Segullah's Blog, page 18
July 25, 2021
Lost in Translation
The other day I was in a conversation about people taking advantage of government programs. A friend said a state had a policy of giving out hotel vouchers once their homeless shelters were full. People purposely checked in late, he said, hoping the shelter would be out of room and they could get a voucher....
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July 16, 2021
Hurt People Hurt People
Sometime in the late 1990s, I was helping organize a Relief Society birthday dinner. Sylvia (not her real name), one of the members of the presidency took the helm. The rest of the committee members had some assignments, but no one was told when to arrive at the church to set up. We just made...
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July 5, 2021
“I’d like to build a happy home like yours!”
My friend does not often post on Facebook, but about a month ago, I saw the announcement: she had married! With COVID still in full swing in Japan (and everywhere, really*), she and her boyfriend nixed the wedding and … got married. I met “Yuki” a few years ago when she was a teacher...
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July 2, 2021
Post Pandemic Temple Worship
Friends, I returned to the temple this past week for the first time in over a year. I thought I might cry through the entire session—I’ve done that before—but I did not. Instead I felt joyful and at home: a deep, grateful peace. The temple worship drought has felt as punishing as any other pandemic...
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June 28, 2021
2021 Summer Journal Editorial and Table of Contents
From the Editor There is a place in every library I’ve frequented that feels like home to me. From my spot on the carpeted floor of the elementary school library to a certain rust-orange colored upholstered chair on the top floor of a local public library, the spaces where I have read, studied, and written...
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June 27, 2021
2021 Summer Journal Poetry
Three Poems Angel Dust There are always horses running through my mind – horses that remember the mountains and the feeling I had riding the trail that day with Lady, through the giant, ancient willow grotto where I thought I heard my mother, father and sister pausing in the wispy, green...
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Curating Literature and Art in Segullah’s Courtyard
Curating Literature and Art in Segullah’s Courtyard: A Critical Introduction I was lucky enough to combine related passion projects spending two years co-editing Segullah while working towards my MA in English from Weber State University. The following excerpts come from my critical introduction where I outlined the work happening at Segullah and my editorial experiences....
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June 25, 2021
Assemblage Artist Page Turner: “I speak in ‘stuff!'”
Introduction by Linda Hoffman Kimball, Segullah Art Director: It was my great delight to interview assemblage artist Page Turner, our featured artist for this quarter. Her piece “A Proxy for Hope” won the 2021 Segullah 1st Place Award for Visual Arts. Page’s work is unique and tangible – sort of. It is both mysterious and...
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June 18, 2021
Heck Is Other People
I have started to rejoin society now that cases, hospitalizations, and deaths due to COVID-19 have plummet in my region. However, I am still adjusting to being around people. After spending several months primarily with just two other people, I find that I am a bit overstimulated by crowds. Also, studying history and reading the...
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May 26, 2021
Developing Faith as the Pandemic Wanes
This past Sunday, I went to church for the first time in 15 months. I was eager to congregate with my fellow saints. However, I was uncomfortable most of the time. I had the good fortune of teaching online from March 2020 through May 2021, so I have only been around my husband and my...
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