Segullah's Blog, page 36

Family History and Elusive Data Points

I’ve spent the last hour trying to find a birth record for James Cunningham. He eludes me. I have a marriage record for him and Louisa Coldwell–married in 1903. The 1911 census shows Louisa Cunningham staying with her nephew’s family, and their daughter Annie staying with another family member. And there are various James Cunninghams...

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Intersex and Mormon- Part 1

Guest post by Green This is the first post in a series about my experience as a diagnostically intersex Mormon. This is simply my experience, and not intended as a critique of the church, of-non-intersex people, of intersex people or otherwise. It is my story only, as a woman who has always identified as female....

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WORDS FALL IN- A Segullah Podcast with Markay Brown

Markay Brown has wisdom. She has lived a life of love and loss. In our podcast, she tells us a little about it, but wants us to really find and get to know her through her poetry. It is in the written word where Markay truly opens up. Through an extensive use of metaphor, this...

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Becoming One Through His Word

Did you know that the word atonement only appears once in the English version of the New Testament? And did you also know that it is a new word created by William Tyndale while he was preparing his English translation of the Bible during the fifteenth century? I learned both of these fascinating tidbits a...

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Sariah, Our Sister

I’ve spent a great deal of time recently reading about the restoration of the Gospel and the early days of the church, which is A TRIP, people. And, because I finished reading the Book of Mormon recently, I also undertook that familiar Latter-day Saint U-turn move of immediately beginning to re-read that book of scripture...

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Post-Mission, Not My Baby Anymore

I sobbed after dropping of my son at the MTC in July of 2017. I was not just grieving his absence for the upcoming 24 months. I was noting the end of his childhood. Mothers of previously returned missionaries informed me, “When they return, they are a different person.” Thomas Wolfe is oft quoted as...

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Taking the Name of God in Vain?

I was brought up to never, ever “take the Lord’s name in vain.” As a kid growing up among peers with colorful language, my milquetoast exclamations. Oh my gosh. Dang it. Gosh dang it. I got bolder as I got older and added: crap and hell. Edgy- for sure.  I waited until I was 30...

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Book Review: I Gave Her a Name

Heather Harris Bergevin hates long walks on the beach, and the saccharine sweet fake taste of pina coladas (virgin). She does like mythology, writing poetry with obscure esoteric fairytale references, and lime slushes. Her recent accomplishments include her book, “Lawless Women,” her ridiculous and delightful children, and her joyously completed divorce. She thinks she’s funny....

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Toni Morrison’s Writing and Listening When Others Speak

Writing in the wake of Toni Morrison’s passing on Monday, August 5, 2019 is a daunting task. Her craft outshines my ability to describe it. Nevertheless, I want to gesture to her writing, which is powerful in both form and content. Be it grand or slender, burrowing, blasting, or refusing to sanctify; whether it laughs...

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Home Bittersweet Home

Recently my two sisters and a niece – all from the Midwest – were with me at my Utah home. We had great adventures – dodging rainstorms at the Park City Art Fair, visiting the Springville Art Museum, feasting on tasty meals in local venues and attending a soggy but exuberant concert at Dear Valley’s...

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