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Waiting, Marian Sorenson
Taking Uncle Toby Home, Rochelle A. Fankhauser
Spiritual “Reddyness”, Thomas W. Draper
Spiritual “Reddyness”, Thomas W. Draper
BYU Studies
My professional and spiritual identities were nurtured by a home that had its share of troubled water. Some of the trouble percolated from the inevitable miscombinations of a blended family; some flowed from children with difficult personalities. My family's strong commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ made my parents, both of whom valued intellect, unwilling to make their reasoning or anyone else's valued intellect, unwilling to make their reasoning or anyone else's the final arbiter of life's goodness. I was grateful for my parents' reservations about reason, for their hesitation left a space for our family to be continually …
Brother Wiseman, Tessa Meyer Santiago
Brother Wiseman, Tessa Meyer Santiago
BYU Studies
He appeared in our midst suddenly one Sunday morning. Hopped off a double-decker bus across the road from Wayne's Bakery just as they were pulling the first buns, five cents apiece, from the oven. Although, hopped is not exactly the word. More like he shuffled his little black body across the street and up the seven stairs outside the Mowbray Chapel, corner of Grove and Main, Cape Town, South Africa. Our problem was that he shuffled up those stairs, his three-piece suit folding dove gray around his ankles, about two years before the priesthood was restored to all worthy members, …
His Wonders To Perform, Douglas H. Thayer
His Wonders To Perform, Douglas H. Thayer
BYU Studies
This short story, told from the perspective of a young boy in Utah, describes the efforts of a Latter-day Saint woman in sharing her faith with a neighbor.
Winter Feast At San Ildefonso, Karl E. Young
The Sheriff Of Powder River, David D. Geddes
The Sheriff Of Powder River, David D. Geddes
BYU Studies
This short story tells about a cantankerous sheriff in eastern Oregon from the perspective of his grandson.
Broken Ice, Winona F. Thomas
Broken Ice, Winona F. Thomas
BYU Studies
A fictional short story about the relationship between a little girl and her grandfather.
Boy On A Bus, Arta Ballif
Boy On A Bus, Arta Ballif
BYU Studies
The narrator of this short story observes people interacting with a young blind boy on a bus. The difficulties of his life are eased when he and his mother laugh.