Eric James Stone
- Jan 2
- 5 min
Three Deaths for Ammon J. Merrill
What do we really know about conditions in the spirit world? I believe a BYU religion professor’s article on this subject had it right:...
The One Who Hies
- Nov 23, 2022
- 3 min
ARCH-HIVE Gift Guide 2022
For Advent & Christmas Our best-selling Advent Zine Grab your copy before Advent starts this Sunday! Read more about the creation of this...
The One Who Hies
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
Introducing the Advent Zine
Advent has been a part of my family’s Christmas season as long as I can remember (thanks to a Finnish member of our ward in Boston,) and...
Sam Dearden
- Nov 7, 2022
- 5 min
West Hills III- The Jack Mormon Prayer
To Neil Longo, a borderlander, true friend, explorer, thinker, and believer. I’ll always miss you. Within the church, The Killers’ Mormon...
Rachel Helps
- Oct 3, 2022
- 14 min
Spiritual Adjustment in the Ghost World
“Mom, Kelly and I are going to take photos by the railroad tracks!” Abigail yelled as she put on her silver hoop earrings. “Okay, be...
Aisling "Ash" Rowan
- Sep 5, 2022
- 6 min
Stewards of the Lifewater
“Just as the body is one, with many members, … so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were baptized into the same body … and all were...
Sam Dearden
- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
The Modernist Mormon Chapel: Persecution, Insularity, and Out-Groups
In the early days of the pandemic, that strange time of no clear public health guidance and an overwhelming sense of impending doom, my...
Owl of the Desert
- Jul 11, 2022
- 1 min
Plain and Precious
I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. ― Luke 3:8 Is the stone or seer the instrument...
Jon Brown
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
Behind the Zines: Revolution Rock
Jon Brown is the creator of our latest HIVE ZINE, which is about growing up as a punk rocker and a Mormon. In this post, he talks about...
Adam McLain
- Jun 19, 2022
- 5 min
Paradisiacal Locust
At the end of the universe, where the three empires considered Outer Darkness to lie, existed Luc. Luc was a small creature, not too...
Terrie Petree
- Jun 6, 2022
- 5 min
Liahona, Girl of Curious Workmanship
A line of camels came out of the sand. On the first camel rode a famed artisan. Behind him rode the oldest son, the second son, the...
Rachel Helps
- May 16, 2022
- 7 min
Becoming Scripturally Literate
How writing Wikipedia pages on church history fizzled my religious anger. In some ways, my ego wants to believe that God put me in the...
Archkeeper
- May 4, 2022
- 7 min
Behind the Zines: HIVE ZINE-008
A Brief Note on HIVE ZINE from the ARCH-HIVE HIVE ZINE is a collaborative zine created by members of the ARCH-HIVE network. Like other...
Archkeeper
- Apr 12, 2022
- 4 min
Behind the Zines - HIVE ZINE-014: Seasons of Eve
Amber Lee is the creator of our newest HIVE ZINE, a lush, full-color collection of collages & poetry about Eve and the author's evolving...
Voice of Eucatastrophe
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Genesis 2
She was preoccupied by the story and what it could mean. First, she didn’t like the part where God stole a rib from Adam (while he was...
Friend of the HIVE
- Mar 7, 2022
- 7 min
The Sports Epic That Zion Forgot
by J. Kenneth Doty It happened in the closing seconds of the basketball game. The score was tied, and possession of the ball was the key...
Gazelem
- Feb 7, 2022
- 1 min
Abram and His Father
Abram wept at the altar. Old Abram, wise Abram, Faithful, unshakable, unchangeable Abram, Bless the earth with posterity Abram, Fell on...
Archkeeper
- Nov 1, 2021
- 5 min
The ARCH-HIVE Gift Guide 2021
The holidays are upon us, and the ARCH-HIVE has once again compiled the perfect gift guide to fill all your peculiar Mormon shopping...
The One Who Hies
- Sep 19, 2021
- 6 min
“Queerness as Grace: The Spiritual Strength of Imagination and Creation”
Note: This is an expanded version of remarks that I delivered at the 2021 International Affirmation Conference, 18 September 2021. I felt...
The One Who Hies
- Aug 29, 2021
- 3 min
A Hymn, A Witness, and A Hope
“A poor wayfaring man of grief,” our congregation sang, as tears welled in my eyes. This hymn often makes me emotional, but usually not...
The One Who Hies
- Aug 22, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEW: 1820 The Musical
Amidst a family reunion and a somewhat whirlwind vacation in Utah County, I managed to join some other members of The ARCH-HIVE for a...
The One Who Hies
- Aug 8, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEW: Moroni: a brief theological introduction, David F. Holland
David F. Holland writes the final entry in the Maxwell Institute’s Brief Theological Introductions series, Moroni: a brief theological...
Terrie Petree
- Jul 18, 2021
- 7 min
Taken
The blood from my lips made a pretty smear on my palm. Pain and a bitter taste filled my head. The man on my right jerked me upward....
The One Who Hies
- Jul 11, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEW: Ether: a brief theological introduction, Rosalynde Frandsen Welch
The book of Ether strikes me as a microcosm of The Book of Mormon as a whole, detailing the rise and fall of a civilization in one short...
The One Who Hies
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW: Mormon: a brief theological introduction, Adam Miller
Adam says early in the book that “Mormon’s discipleship depends, first and foremost, on his ability to witness the end of the world”...
Friend of the HIVE
- Jun 20, 2021
- 7 min
The Handmaid of the Lord
by Jared Cook “Hail!” The girl stopped her work and listened. “Thou art highly favored! THE LORD is with thee! Blessed art thou among...
Friend of the HIVE
- Jun 13, 2021
- 9 min
Legends of Sanpete
by Lyndsey My Mom is positive that there are mummies buried somewhere in Sanpete County. Not your typical mummies either. Nope—these are...
Friend of the HIVE
- Jun 6, 2021
- 2 min
A Collection of Eternities
by Sunny i. I wish I had the gift of tongues So I could hear the hearts of men And soothe and heal the cries of souls That search and...
The One Who Hies
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
"A Calling"
It had been 46 hours, 27 minutes and 32 seconds since Mindaugas had received news that he would be released this coming Sunday. He felt...
Theric Jepson
- Apr 2, 2021
- 1 min
Fill in the blanks, Lord!
Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Dieter F. Uchtdorf Fill in the blanks, Lord, fill in the blanks! I simply don’t love...
The One Who Hies
- Mar 21, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEW: 3rd, 4th Nephi: a brief theological introduction, Daniel Becerra
Daniel Becerra’s 3rd, 4th Nephi: a brief theological introduction is a quiet, understated volume in the series, arguably the most fitting...
The Desert Prophet
- Mar 12, 2021
- 4 min
The End of Live Endowments: The Church is selling its birthright for a mess of pottage.
What a great way to start a Friday morning, by waking up and seeing that the Church decided to destroy our cultural heritage by...
Friend of the HIVE
- Feb 21, 2021
- 3 min
MUSIC: "Archkeeper" - Creating Different Spaces for the Same Story
by Alec Viera Hello! My name is Alec Viera; I’m a musician, music producer, and sound engineer from Danville, California. Although I’ve...
The One Who Hies
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW: Helaman: a brief theological introduction, Kimberly Matheson Berkey
I felt chastised reading Kimberly Matheson Berkey’s Helaman: a brief theological introduction. Berkey’s insights repeatedly reminded me...
Theric Jepson
- Feb 7, 2021
- 3 min
Daisy the Sentient Cow
. DAVIS — UC Davis has one of the nation's most vigorously scientific agriculture programs and has been making important advances in food...
Archkeeper
- Jan 24, 2021
- 1 min
Want to write for HIVE BLOG?
The ARCH-HIVE wants your submissions! HIVE BLOG, the blog of The ARCH-HIVE, explores the peculiarities of Mormonism, Utah, the American...
The One Who Hies
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
REVIEW: Alma 30-63: a brief theological introduction, Mark A. Wrathall
Alma 30-63: a brief theological introduction by Mark A. Wrathall is fascinating and somewhat paradoxically focused on practice, given its...
The One Who Hies
- Dec 30, 2020
- 3 min
REVIEW: Alma 1-29: A Brief Theological Introduction, Kylie Turley
Kylie Nielson Turley’s Alma 1-29: a brief theological introduction is brilliant. Her insights have radically altered how I understand...
The One Who Hies
- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
Love and Birthing: A Fourth Advent Homily
And so our Advent season is drawing to a close, with the fourth and final week. Our themes this year are Love and Birthing, represented...
Archkeeper
- Dec 18, 2020
- 4 min
A Nativity - Behind the Scenes
This year, the ARCH-HIVE made a collaborative nativity scene. Our broad ranges of personalities, backgrounds, and experiences have led to...
The One Who Hies
- Dec 13, 2020
- 4 min
Joy & Journeying: A Third Advent Homily
I love the implication of pairing Joy and Journeying together, thematically. I love the idea that Joy is something that we can have in...
The One Who Hies
- Dec 6, 2020
- 6 min
Peace & Accepting: A Second Mormon Advent Homily
Chapter 14 and Verse 27 of the Gospel of John says, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I...
The One Who Hies
- Dec 5, 2020
- 6 min
The ARCH-HIVE Holiday Gift Guide 2020
You know your weird peculiar Mormon friend, that you’re never quite sure what to get for Christmas? Well, this year, look no further than...
The One Who Hies
- Nov 27, 2020
- 4 min
Hope & Waiting: A Mormon Advent Homily
“Death doesn’t discriminate between the sinners and the saints…Life doesn’t discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and...
The One Who Hies
- Oct 18, 2020
- 5 min
Tragedy and the Promise of Mormonism
Some time ago, I wrote a short piece entitled “The Promise of Mormonism”, which picked five elements of Mormonism that I love and find...
Theric Jepson
- Oct 9, 2020
- 1 min
The Heavenly Mother at Taco Bell
O, Maddie! identified by a purple/white tag, your hair piled into a bun above your purple/white visor, you don’t know anything about...
The One Who Hies
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
REVIEW: Mosiah: A Brief Theological Introduction; James Faulconer
James E. Faulconer provides another solid addition to the Maxwell Institute’s Brief Theological Introduction series with his volume on...
motleyvision
- Sep 16, 2020
- 7 min
State of Mormon Art: 2120
In a July 30, 2020 Sunstone panel on “The Struggles & Successes of Mormon Arts,” the moderator--Camilla Stark--asked what Mormon Arts...
The One Who Hies
- Sep 9, 2020
- 3 min
REVIEW: Enos, Jarom, Omni: A Brief Theological Introduction; Sharon J. Harris
I LOVE this volume. Remarkable work. Perhaps because I had pretty low expectations going in, given the scriptural books that Sharon...
Apocalypse Scoutmaster
- Sep 5, 2020
- 2 min
A Prayer for Saints
Sometimes I shrink to pray to God, our father, our strength, Lord of all and light of the universe. Or Jesus, our brother, our...