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February 2015

February 06, 2015

We Greet the Golden Morning

Robert Wallace Blair was raised with one sister (Carolyn) and many animals—including this horse, Jupiter,...

February 02, 2015

How old was Juliet?

The answer to the title's question is NOT QUITE FOURTEEN. Juliet was two weeks shy...

January 2015

January 18, 2015

Our Little Village: In Tragedy and in Joy

I was doing garden work when two of my children ran up to me, panting....

December 2014

December 27, 2014

Christmas Church in China

“Do you actually believe in GOD? Do you PRAY to him? Do you think he...

December 17, 2014

I shared this only with those who requested it for a few days, but am...

December 14, 2014

One of the Best Talks I’ve Ever Heard

This talk was given by Kristen Blair, my niece, on Sunday, December 14th, 2014. Quintessential...

November 2014

November 23, 2014

Black Pioneers–for my brothers and sisters in Africa

Here are the photos of Jane Manning James and her husband, Isaac. Though the two...

November 04, 2014

The Great Beatles Birthday Party (A Quiz)

My husband, Bruce, turned sixty-four yesterday. Quiz question #1: Why would we do a big...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

And Thou Shalt Bring Aaron and his Sons. . .

I was bitter. I felt cheated. I was finding reasons to justify myself and cling...

October 24, 2014

The Out-Takes from Meet the Mormons

Or the ones I wanted to see: I want to see Bishop (now President) Jermaine...

August 2014

August 16, 2014

THE TRIP!

Please come with me to Africa. We will visit Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; Johannesburg,...

August 14, 2014

Preparing for the Trip. First: LEARN FRENCH!

My husband told me this morning, "You are missing the caution button. Somehow, you didn't...

July 2014

July 09, 2014

Here I Stand. God Help Me, I Can Do No Other.

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Public Square 2014 Summer Series: Conversations on...

June 2014

June 11, 2014

A Few Words from Orson Pratt

The Mormon History Association conference was remarkable. I am offering here a bit from LaJean...

May 2014

May 15, 2014

Developing Spiritual Taste

“The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning...

May 13, 2014

The Day my Brother Triked Away

This is yet another guest post by my brother, Dell Blair. His writing is too...

May 10, 2014

Alsina Brimhall Holbrook: “With Gratitude for the Privilege”

These are among the final words written by my great grandmother, Alsina Elizabeth Brimhall Holbrook:...

May 08, 2014

Here am I: Day to Day Miracles

I don’t understand how these little miracles happen. I have had some jaw-dropping right time

May 04, 2014

The Innkeeper’s Wife

Luke 10 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and...

May 02, 2014

Life, Death, and Miracles

This is a guest post by my brother, Dell Blair. Beneath the haze of an...

April 2014

April 04, 2014

Brother!

April 1, 1949: My dad is taking a shorthand class at BYU. His sister, Carolyn,...

March 2014

March 29, 2014

And then Martha Stewart Called. . .

My brother, sixteen years my junior, is one of the funniest people I know. It's...

March 12, 2014

Elijah Abel’s poem

Several people have asked that I publish this poem, which I wrote as part of...

March 10, 2014

Sarah Speaks

Note: I give my creative writing students an exercise in telling "untold" scripture stories, such...

March 04, 2014

What does the [Silver] Fox Say?

They came to the play. President and Sister Uchtdorf came. What a joyous surprise! Afterwards,...

February 2014

February 23, 2014

The Play: More Important Now than Ever Before?

I think I slept for a month after the first production of I Am Jane....

February 17, 2014

It Exploded (and other adventures in the saga of Jane Manning James)

A few years before her death, Black pioneer Jane Manning James dictated her life story...

February 05, 2014

If you’re in Utah, you’re invited! February 12!

Announcing my guest speaker, Darius Aidan Gray A brief timeline of his life: Timeline: 1964:...

February 04, 2014

Daughter of Jairus

I have a fertile imagination. That is, perhaps, an understatement. I wonder if each of...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

Virtual quiz–answers

Correct answers are bolded. 1: In the Gnostic poem “Hymn of the Pearl,” a young...