For all have not every gift given unto them; for there are many gifts, and to every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God…. To some is given, by the Spirit of God, the word of wisdom. To another is given the word of knowledge… and again, to some is given the … Continue reading “The Gift of Undoing” by Katherine Cowley
The Millennium was much colder than Robert had expected. He removed his outer gloves and attached them to his parka so they wouldn’t fall into the icy water. Now, with only the liner gloves, the Antarctic cold attacked his fingers, but at least he could eat something. Robert unwrapped the paper wrapper—no single-use plastic, not … Continue reading “Paradisiacal Glory” by Katherine Cowley
Clara took her place next to the sister missionaries on the pew. She’d agreed to attend the Mormon church today because there was a “special musical number.” The chapel was rather plain, but it should have decent acoustics, and there was a grand piano and an organ. Not a pipe organ, but at least the … Continue reading “A Perfect Voice” by Katherine Cowley
Subject: 1st Ward Sacrifices Report From: jodi.schmidt@celestialbooks.org To: ana.pereira@celestialbooks.org Dear Sister Pereira, I created a summary of the sacrifices by 1st Ward’s members last year. As you can see, I’ve tried to focus on the big picture. For example, on average, each ward member had 1.7 major sacrifices, 15.5 mid-level sacrifices, and 200 minor sacrifices … Continue reading “Celestial Accounting” by Katherine Cowley
This journal belongs to Hannah Bolt (Rinehart!) February 20th 2010: I know you’re supposed to start journals at the beginning of the year, but this was on discount at Deseret Book. Journaling=righteousness points, right? And anyone can write a couple sentences a day. 2011: I’ve written in my journal every day for a year. Wow. … Continue reading “The Five Year Journal” by Katherine Cowley
“Seu pai é um boto,” Ana Luiza’s mother told her. Your father is a boto, a river dolphin. When she was young Ana Luiza would beg her mother to tell the story again and again. “Era uma linda noite,” her mother would begin. It was a beautiful night. The stars hung from the sky like … Continue reading “Daughter of a Boto” by Katherine Cowley
Translated by Katherine Cowley. For the original Portuguese, click here. Master Jôn Anton was born in Mocho da Garça, on the island of Santo Antão. When he was still young, he immigrated to Argentina in search of a better life. Every year, he visited the land of his birth, where he would banish his longings … Continue reading “The Coffin of Master Jôn Anton” by César Augusto Medina Fortes
A note from Jeanna Mason Stay: While I knew and recognized most of the authors who ended up as finalists this year, there were a few names I was unfamiliar with and a few names whose works I had forgotten about and needed to rediscover. I love the things the authors have done for this … Continue reading Meet the Authors and Guest Judge
We’ve come to the end of the Saints, Spells, and Spaceships contest entries. We hope you’ve enjoyed this journey through LDS speculative fiction. We hope it has made you laugh, cry, and think. We hope something has touched you and will stay in your heart. We’re still talking about the pieces over at our Facebook page, … Continue reading Saints, Spells, and Spaceships Voting Instructions
A message from our guest editor, Jeanna Mason Stay Hands have been wrung, dithering has been ongoing (and ongoing and ongoing), stories have been shuffled and reshuffled, and finally we’re down to the finalists. It was such a hard decision, but I’m really looking forward to sharing these stories with you. Congratulations to all the … Continue reading Saints, Spells, and Spaceships Finalists