Holocaust

A Horrific Tale of Forgiveness

June 29, 2010
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A Horrific Tale of Forgiveness

I really miss my book club, but I am participating in the Stay LDS Book Club.  The first book that we have decided to read is Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza.  It is her story of the Rwandan Genocide.  I previously discussed the movie Hotel Rwanda, describing the events from Paul Russebagina’s point of view.  Immaculee has an incredibly inspiring story as well.  The book is intensely moving.

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Memorialising the Holocaust: Post-memory and the Latter-Day Saints

February 28, 2010
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Memorialising the Holocaust: Post-memory and the Latter-Day Saints

According to Arrington and Bitton, “most individual responses of modern Mormons involve a kind of tie with the past” . History is central to the Latter-day Saint faith. Stories from Latter-day Saint history reverberate out from their local settings and have a global impact in the lives of many, for both good and ill. How and/or why does this happen?

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