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June 2020

June 19, 2020

Greenwood–from The Last Mile of the Way (Young and Gray)

Today, June 19th, 2020, I give you the excerpt from The Last Mile of the...

June 17, 2020

Darius Gray and a Wish List for BYU

I wrote some of this in 2013, but it has additional relevance today, so I...

June 16, 2020

Dear Anonymous Mormon: There is no comparison.

A recent controversy comparing Mormon hardships to Black hardships went viral. I honestly wonder if...

March 2020

March 24, 2020

Sanity during Corona Virus – a writing exercise

ART DAY Go the Museum of Art online and ENJOY everything there. You might visit...

January 2020

January 05, 2020

Aileen Clyde: Leader, Counselor, Sister

The funeral of Aileen Clyde was a time marker in the Church of Jesus Christ...

December 2019

December 26, 2019

Art in Progress

November 2019

November 24, 2019

An Open Letter to Ben Affleck

The following ia a letter from Congolese writer/director Paradis Mananga. Dear Sir, I am a...

October 2019

October 06, 2019

Out of Liberty–SEE IT NOW!

Some forty years ago, I was talking to an excellent LDS filmmaker who told me...

June 2019

June 20, 2019

The Real Elder Price – entire series

The Real Elder Price The "Real" Elder Price, Part 1: The Missionary Training Center My...

January 2019

January 05, 2019

Women at the Well – A Review of Eric Huntsman’s _Becoming the Beloved Disciple_

The first time I met Eric Huntsman was at dialysis. I was with my father,...

December 2018

December 09, 2018

Podcast: Margaret Blair Young interviewed by Terryl Givens

The link to this inteview is here When I recorded this interview with Terryl, I...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Two Catalysts in the Congo

These are the kinds of people I look for when I want to do something...

November 25, 2018

Why would God allow this?

I am writing this in the master bedroom--a term distinctly first world. The idea of...

November 24, 2018

The Ultimate Bridal Shower Game

This shower game is specifically for people with some scientific or literary background, though it...

November 19, 2018

Serving and Saving Lives

Congo Rising (www.congorising.org) is now a 501c3 company. Here’s our first fundraiser as a...

November 15, 2018

Christmas Initiative: Saving Some Lives in the Congo

Last year, we raised some money for school benches in a place where children sat...

September 2018

September 17, 2018

Funeral for Thales Haskell Smith

I remember realizing that Stephanie Smith was the picture of COOL and BEAUTIFUL around sixth...

August 2018

August 17, 2018

Twelfth Night (Bruce Young’s lecture)

DO YOU SEE? (1) For those who don’t know the play, here’s a brief...

May 2018

May 08, 2018

The Richest Land, the Poorest People

When God was distributing wealth to all the nations on the earth, he fell asleep...

March 2018

March 02, 2018

Disruptions

Twice a week, I babysit my granddaughter, who is quite certain that she is the...

January 2018

January 15, 2018

Perturbations

Deux fois par semaine, je garde ma petite-fille, qui est certaine qu'elle est le centre...

January 13, 2018

My Response to the President

I love in a world. The borders of my particular country are irrelevant in the...

November 2017

November 22, 2017

Food-color paint in the Congo

A few drops of food color into water, some flour (if it's available), and voila! ...

November 21, 2017

African Storybooks

A couple of weeks ago, while I was in Lodja, Democratic Republic of Congo, I...

October 2017

October 19, 2017

In Tribute: Douglas Heal Thayer (April 19, 1929-October 17, 2017)

“Margaret, are you gríeving Over Golden grove unleaving?” This is how Douglas Thayer often greeted...

October 13, 2017

A photograph essay: Give me this. . .

Based on Joshua 14:12 Give me this chair! Give me...

October 01, 2017

A Gift From Dear Elouise Bell (and Signature Books)

Elouise Bell has died, and I know that she would want people to giggle at...

August 2017

August 25, 2017

Moon Landings and New Babies

It was 1969. Dad was training Peace Corps volunteers in Portuguese before their assignments to...

August 24, 2017

Creative Writing Syllabus

Wanna take creative writing? Then do it! This is the course I'll be teaching in...

August 20, 2017

My Name is Aselu Celestine Luabeya

This is the life story of Aselu Celestine Luabeya. The English version, with some basic...