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The holidays are upon us, and the ARCH-HIVE has once again compiled the perfect gift guide to fill all your peculiar Mormon shopping...

Note: This is an expanded version of remarks that I delivered at the 2021 International Affirmation Conference, 18 September 2021. I felt...

“A poor wayfaring man of grief,” our congregation sang, as tears welled in my eyes. This hymn often makes me emotional, but usually not...

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...

David F. Holland writes the final entry in the Maxwell Institute’s Brief Theological Introductions series, Moroni: a brief theological...

by Terrie Petree 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...

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...

Adam says early in the book that “Mormon’s discipleship depends, first and foremost, on his ability to witness the end of the world”...

by Jared Cook “Hail!” The girl stopped her work and listened. “Thou art highly favored! THE LORD is with thee! Blessed art thou among...

by Lyndsey My Mom is positive that there are mummies buried somewhere in Sanpete County. Not your typical mummies either. Nope—these are...

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...

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...

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...

Daniel Becerra’s 3rd, 4th Nephi: a brief theological introduction is a quiet, understated volume in the series, arguably the most fitting...

What a great way to start a Friday morning, by waking up and seeing that the Church decided to destroy our cultural heritage by...

by Alec Viera Hello! My name is Alec Viera; I’m a musician, music producer, and sound engineer from Danville, California. Although I’ve...

I felt chastised reading Kimberly Matheson Berkey’s Helaman: a brief theological introduction. Berkey’s insights repeatedly reminded me...

. DAVIS — UC Davis has one of the nation's most vigorously scientific agriculture programs and has been making important advances in food...

The ARCH-HIVE wants your submissions! HIVE BLOG, the blog of The ARCH-HIVE, explores the peculiarities of Mormonism, Utah, the American...

Alma 30-63: a brief theological introduction by Mark A. Wrathall is fascinating and somewhat paradoxically focused on practice, given its...