Motley Vision Blog on Teichert Article

The LDS blog A Motley Vision recently commented on the article “And Thus We See,” which appears in the August Ensign and features several of Minerva Teichert’s Book of Mormon paintings. As blogger William Morris says, “The Ensign’s art direction is sometimes criticized in Mormon cultural circles. Often justly. But I think it should also be [...]

Mormonad—Wish You Were Here

This month’s Mormonad in the New Era is one that I believe all of us can relate to. On top it says “Wish You Were Here,” and the picture below shows a boy and a girl sitting across from one another, each with a sundae in front of him or her. The girl’s sundae has [...]

Mormonad Gallery

The New Era’s Web site now has a link to a gallery of Mormonads arranged by topic. This is a convenient way to browse through them in order to find a particular Mormonad for a lesson, a desktop wallpaper, or simply a trip down memory lane. (Some of the very earliest ones are quite funky, [...]

The Pipers of Nauvoo—with Video

One of the things the New Era is about is variety. It tries to show LDS teens from a variety of places, exploring a variety of interests, and doing a variety of things. This month’s issue contains a story about a group of teens who volunteer to play the bagpipes at the Nauvoo Pageant for [...]

Mormonad—Be Big

I rather like the Mormonad in the New Era this month. Its message is one that I wish more people (not just teenagers) would take to heart. The picture in the Mormonad shows a young boy and a teenage boy walking off of a soccer field. Presumably the younger boy has lost the game or played [...]

The Healing Power of Hymns

In know that many people (particularly those who feel the need to express themselves in the bloggernacle) put down the Church’s hymns. Heck, I’ve got my own “Worst of the LDS Hymns” list stored safely in the folds of my gray matter somewhere, I suppose. But regardless of our personal musical tastes, it is undeniable [...]

Those Subversive Mormonads

A while back I read one blogger’s thoughts about Mormonads, and I rather believe he hit the nail on the head. He said, for instance, that “Mormonads pursue the subversion of the world. They remake it in their own image, and infuse its symbols with their own (sometimes very different) meanings. They are defiantly stodgy, unhip, [...]