About Sharon Black

Sharon Black has spent more than 20 years as an associate teaching professor in the McKay School of Education at BYU—teaching as well as editing, writing, researching, designing curriculum, and doing other miscellaneous language-related items. In the field of education, she has authored or co-authored several books and written many book chapters, as well as authored and co-authored more journal articles than she will bother to count. She has edited more books, book chapters, journal articles, and administrative documents and projects than anyone will bother to count (or should). Most significant, she has three children and one grandchild.

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For A Sacred Life Purpose

In approximately 1884, widowed Sarah Winchester, heiress of a world-renowned fortune, began... read more

The Holy Spirit: Our Light and Our Life

In a poetic masterpiece for children, Hello Earth (2021), Joyce Sidman assumes... read more

Trust to Rescue Souls

There is much to doubt or fear in today's world: including hopes... read more

Trees for Joy or Sorrow

"[God] hath made every thing beautiful in his time" (Ecclesiastes 3:11). The... read more

Christ's Pure and Perfect Love

To the well-known incident of the woman taken in "the very act"... read more

He Will Wipe Away All Tears

"The Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces." I... read more

Songs, Bibles, and Love

Jesus loves me, this I know, ... read more

Conflicts, Love and Personal Peace

February 25, as armed conflict raged in Ukraine, Russell M. Nelson addressed... read more

"He Will Find You

Years ago I was blessed with a particular sacred insight that I... read more

Those Who Mourn, Those Who Seek: Forever Blessed...

Those Who Mourn, Those Who Seek: ... read more

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