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Rosalynde Welch

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Rosalynde Welch is a member of the Webster Groves, Missouri ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She holds degrees in English literature from Brigham Young University and the University of California, San Diego, where her dissertation focused on private conscience in early modern English literature. She writes on interreligious issues for the St Louis Post-Dispatch, and she blogs on Mormon issues at timesandseasons.org. She also serves as the managing editor of the Mormon Review, and she steals the occasional afternoon to pursue her own research agendas in early modern literature and Mormon literature and philosophy. Rosalynde and her husband, together with their four young children, make their home in St Louis, Missouri.

Salt and Seed

One Weird Old Tip for Young Women Leaders

Less pampered princess, more spiritual self-reliance, please. Read More »

Abortion, Disability, and the Secret Life of Liberalism

Emily Rapp says that she wishes she had aborted her disabled son. The best response is not outrage, but understanding of how liberalism shapes our thinking about the moral status of human life. Read More »

Hemlines on the Margin

Two approaches to modesty dominate contemporary discussions. Do we go with what works, or with what's right? It's not an easy question. Read More »

Inside One Mormon Family: Raising Faithful Children

Everyday family life fosters or hinders a child's spiritual growth than any Sunday manual ever could. Read More »

The Gospel According to Pinterest: Fear, Loathing, and Heart-shaped Cupcakes

Bring on your quinoa brownies, your Bible-verse Toms, your infants photographed in grossly contorted poses, Pinterest. She who tires of re-pinning tires of life. Read More »

Occupy the Pink Aisle

Rather than dismissing the pink aisle in the toy store as illegitimate and artificial, let's claim it. A bit of interesting social science explains why we should. Read More »