Segullah: Gifts of the Spirit

Posted by Emily M. | October 1, 2009 | 3 Comments

Treat yourself to some time reading Segullah: Gifts of the Spirit. It’s been available in print for a while, and thanks to Johnna, our wonderful webmaster, it’s also available online. It’s always hard for me to choose favorite pieces to highlight, but here are just a few that are worth your attention:

Dreams as Gifts of the Spirit–this compelling article, by Barbara Bishop, explores the LDS doctrinal foundations of dreams and gives practical reasons for us to pay attention to our dreams.

Shepherds–Darlene Young’s poem about the beautiful realness of the shepherd who were present at the Savior’s birth.

Nauvoo–Michelle Lehnardt talks about something we all wrestle with: feeling like we are inadequate spiritually, as compared to all the righteous people who surround us. But you don’t need to have pioneer ancestors to connect with the past, or with your present self as Latter-day Saint.

This Cup–Michelle Linford describes a single moment of grace she experiences when taking the Sacrament at a difficult time. It has made me look differently at the Sacrament ever since.

My Season for Manna–Tarasine Buck learns from the children of Israel to find sustaining manna during her mothering.

And Shelah Miner interviews the amazing Marilyn Brown, champion and defender of LDS artists.

If you are not a print subscriber, you can subscribe here to receive our next issue, Becoming, and our 2010 five year anniversary issue. And if you haven’t already, you should also check out Leslie Graff’s art, because it ties the whole issue together beautifully.

There’s much more–please read and enjoy (and tell me in the comments what your favorites were).

We’ll only be publishing one issue of Segullah next year: a double issue, including both writing on the theme of dating, courtship, and marriage, and the winners of our essay and poetry contests. If you want to enter our contest, start writing now! Please be sure to read all the entries in our blog under the category heading “writing workshop.” That will give you a sense for what we’re looking for as we judge contest entries. And if you have any specific questions about what we’re looking for in our contest or other submissions, you can put those in the comment section too.

Comments

3 Responses to “Segullah: Gifts of the Spirit”

Selwyn
October 1st, 2009 @ 3:42 pm

I loved Darlene’s Shepherds, and Kylie’s A War Poem. I’ve discussed the Dreams article with heaps of people too.

Really, I enjoy everything in Segullah! Particularly when it arrives in my letter box and I get to look at the art up close, and carry the issue around with me in my handbag.

Have to add that I gave a subscription to Segullah for a present last year (sent directly to New Zealand!) and it was absolutely adored – I recommend it as a gift to anyone!
annegb
October 3rd, 2009 @ 10:44 am

Okay, here’s the deal. I didn’t re-subscribe, well, I didn’t get a letter in the mail and nobody answered my email, I know I must have emailed somebody about it. And so I didn’t get this issue. Will somebody sell me theirs?

come on, you guys, it would be an act of charity.
Emily M.
October 3rd, 2009 @ 10:21 pm

Annegb, I’m so sorry about this. I have contacted our subscription people and forwarded your info to them. Thanks for letting us know!

Anyone else in the same boat, speak up.