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S¡Iritual ¡Aths After Se¡Tember 199^ Cover_130.qxd 1/9/2004 2:43 PM Page 2 MORMON EXPERIENCE SCHOLARSHIP ISSUESISSUES && ARTART CONFESSIONS OF A MORMON SUNSTONESUNSTONE BOY,, a one-man play by Steven Fales (p.40)(p.40) Pillars of My Faith, A FISTFUL OF PIRITUAL ATHS FTER LISTS by S P A Rebecca Chandler (p.32)(p.32) SEPTEMBER 1993 SKETCHING THE BY FIFTEENTH WARD,, fictionfiction LYNNE KANAVEL WHITESIDES contest winner by Dawn Jeppesen PAUL TOSCANO Anderson (p.60)(p.60) MAXINE HANKS JAR OF REPENTANCE, D. MICHAEL QUINN personal essay by Kathleen Smith LAVINA FIELDING ANDERSON Thomas (p.57)(p.57) Jared Christensen shares his GREAT DILEMMA (p.64)(p.64) UPDATE Church responds toto DNADNA andand Book of Mormon controversy; Mormon polygamy inin spotlightspotlight onceonce more; Christian ministers denounce templetemple garmentgarment desecration; Church lawyerslawyers areare busybusy again; Angels in America on HBO;; New LDSLDS filmsfilms onon thethe horizon;horizon; More!More! 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