The Bizarre Reason So Many Fantasy Authors Are Mormon ✏️ 📖

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From fantastical doctrine to secret handshakes to golden tablets in the side of a hill, it's no surprise that Mormonism (the sci-fi version of Christianity) turned out some of the most well known authors in the fantasy genre. ~~~~~~~~~~ A few resources mentioned in the video: *See me read my first ever attempt at a (romance) novel: https://shorturl.at/TIH46 *Thesis statement about Mormonism in Twilight: https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180059/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5eb8/24e8d84d4f058a6cd480efae2f0fc583adf9.pdf *Why Mormons dominate ballroom dancing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VanxLcIWj9s&t=764s *Brandon Sanderson’s essay on why he believes Mormonism is correct: https://faq.brandonsanderson.com/knowledge-base/why-do-you-think-mormonism-is-correct/ Brandon Sanderson in LDS Living: https://www.ldsliving.com/the-way-of-the-cosmere-king-how-brandon-sanderson-rose-to-the-top-of-the-fantasy-world/s/11106 Brandon Sanderson discussed in r/exmormon: https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/1h5ooph/lmfaooo/ Brandon Sanerson answers LGBTQ question during AMA @8 minute mark: https://www.youtube.com/live/VEZ2jDTaOYM?t=480s *The history between the Mormon church and LGBTQ people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints *Charlie Bird explains why he asked for his book to be removed from Deseret Book: https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2023/6/5/23747348/we-must-find-uncommon-common-ground/ *Divine Comedy sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84u5k4bboU4 *Mysticism in Mormonism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunning_folk_traditions_and_the_Latter_Day_Saint_movement *Orson Scott Card discussed in Wired article: https://www.wired.com/2013/10/enders-game/ *Orson Scott Card discussed on Hank’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB11nel7Hlk *”The Hypocrites of Homosexuality” essay by Orson Scott Card: http://www.nauvoo.com/library/card-hypocrites.html *Orson Scott Card essay about The Book of Mormon: http://www.nauvoo.com/library/card-bookofmormon.html *Shannon Hale’s essay about how boys should/can read books about girls: https://shorturl.at/D6glq *Sexual harassment allegations against James Dashner set off ‘earthquake’ in Utah writing community: https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2018/02/14/utah-author-james-dashner-of-maze-runner-dropped-by-literary-agent/ ~~~~~~~~~~ Other resources that may interest you: *Why I left the Mormon Church: https://www.mormontruths.com/why-i-left-the-mormon-church/ *My Mormon endowment explained video: (https://youtu.be/_jXk53GhZr0) *Mormon garments explained video: (https://youtu.be/CZVrRWfDHYU) *Every rule I followed as a Mormon: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYoCjhT2098&t=4396s) *My Mormon mission was a waste: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uicAn4l9z4&t=18s) *Complete story of my Mormon wedding: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gLAVyGy5tk&t=961s) - where to find me - Patreon (ad free & bonus content): https://shorturl.at/8bpnw TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alyssadgrenfell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyssadgrenfell/ Blog: https://www.mormontruths.com Email me: [email protected] - support my channel - Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Alyssa-Grenfell