I was talking to my brother last night and we were discussing the LDS culture’s sacred cows, so to speak. You see, my brother taught at the same writer’s conference I did a few weeks ago. He was privileged to attend Robison Well’s class on Humor in LDS Fiction. (I was teaching my screenplay class at the same time so missed the whole thing.) Somehow, the topic of sacred cows came up. It got me thinking. It is often too common for Latter-day Saints to deify the culture rather than absorb, internalize and utilize the doctrine. In other words, just … Continue reading →