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• The Lord’s [Mid-Century Modern] House

  “A while back I scored a box full of back issues of The Improvement Era (the official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1897 to 1970), including almost every issue from 1950-1970. As you might expect, it is a treasure trove of mid-century design awesomeness, and the April 1959 issue, with its full-color insert highlighting contemporary church architecture, is especially sweet…”

• Oh, Pioneer Day!

  “Last night, children throughout the state lay in their beds, desperately trying to stay awake in hopes of catching a glimpse of Brigham Young flying through the dusky desert skies in his covered wagon, bearing pioneer gifts for all the good boys and girls of Utah…”

• Love Actually

  “It was too much to process all at once. The body in my arms, the soft, dark hair against my cheek, that fragrant winter combination of shampoo and perfume with just a hint of the wool from her coat, the beautiful face beaming at me, the touch of her hand. Too much, I tell you. All I could think was, ‘Pretty…girl…touching…arm.’”

• Organus Prime

  “While I was sitting in the Conference Center yesterday, I saw something. And now that I’ve seen it, I can’t stop seeing it…”

• The Island of the Colorblind

  “‘So,’ I ask, ‘when you explain to your new ‘friends’ why we got divorced, what exactly do you tell them?’ And the words come, well rehearsed, as if she’s reading from a brochure…”