Mormonism Starter Pack
A range of opinions about Mormonism, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and religion in general. Some users are active members of the Church, others less so, many are disaffected or former members, but Mormonism is a common thread running through them all.
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@liminal-lds.bsky.social
@hymnalwatch.bsky.social
Updates about 'Hymns-for Home and Church' the new hymnbook for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also: fun facts about our hymnody. (Unofficial)
@hymnstats.bsky.social
Trends, stats, and trivia about Latter-day Saint congregational hymns. Based on data collected from over 27,000 sacrament meetings. I'm always looking for more data. https://hymnstats.joeystanley.com Managed by @joeystan.bsky.social.
@radiantvimes.bsky.social
He/him. Nuance matters. Listening matters. Critical thinking matters. Love matters. Lift where you stand, to the extent that you have strength to stand and lift. Mormon advocating for everyone to take seriously our duty to bear the burdens of others.
@bentleyjmitch.bsky.social
Husband to an awesome wife. Proud #GirlDad. Faith (LDS). Law and Politics. Dad jokes. Aggies, Jazz, Def Leppard. #EkpesBookClub. he/him/his
@nbshrum34.bsky.social
UVA Religious Studies PhD Candidate | Host of the UVA Mormon Studies podcast "Scholars and Saints" | MA in Religion from Yale Divinity | Bagpiper | Cat dad
@janiecej.bsky.social
Author of Convicting the Mormons: The Mountain Meadows Massacre in American Culture @uncpress amongst other things. This could be a Luna appreciation account.
@alanwessman.bsky.social
Former candidate for Utah County commissioner in 2024, United Utah Party. Politically moderate. Former Utah House candidate, district 64 (Spanish Fork). Husband, dad, hiker, misplacer of common household items.
@cecilyjk.bsky.social
Dogs and anti-fascism. Star Trek etc. Music nerdery. Flowers. Politics. Exmo adjacent. Ally in training. USA
@tanner.dev
walking - biking - transit - zoning reform - election reform - mormonism 📣 Founding Organizer @norwalkstreets.bsky.social 🏛️ Commissioner @ Norwalk Bike/Walk Commission 🗺️ Transportation Data SWE @ Google Maps 📍 IN -> UT (BYU) -> Norwalk, CT
@nhdoppler.bsky.social
Fan of Legos, Star Wars, woodworking, home projects, video games, Costco, and most of all @aurorabrshealis Find mountains and get outside!
@auroraborshealis.bsky.social
Obstinate, Headstrong Girl Space Nerd Policy Nut by Necessity
@elcall.info
she/her | elcall.info - LDS Sunday School history and manuals research - designer of (Taylor Swift) cross stitch patterns - corpus linguistics MA student - part time organist for two churches - fact checker - research gap finder
@stangr.bsky.social
Lover of: my partner & her interests, our children & their interests, all of my immediate & most of my extended family, learning, reading, cooking, skateboarding, American bison, photography, archiving, desert mountains, migrating geese… (to be continued)
@dullboy237.bsky.social
Professor (film and lit), co-director of International Cinema at BYU, series editor Icons of Horror (Indiana UP). Love and support the marginalized. 🏳️🌈 he/him #horrorsky
@johncolton.bsky.social
Physicist, BYU. Latter-day Saint. Swiftie. Nerdfighter #DFTBA. Fan of Utah Jazz, Brandon Sanderson, F1, ultimate frisbee. Singer, budding ukuleleist. ADHD, anxiety. #NeverTrump. #StandWithUkraine. Twitter handle was @johncolton70. Be the light of the world
@aprilcots.bsky.social
“Like a cup of strong coffee mixed with existential dread, her posts are refreshingly bitter with a hint of sweetness.” -Bluesky Roast 😂 Exmo singer and book reviewer. History nerd. Writer. Med family. Allegedly snarky AF. Not a fan of tyranny.
@dougfielding.bsky.social
RVing, Sailing, Bike Treks, Hiking. Woodworking, Market Trading, Mormon History Enthusiast. LGBTQ+ ally, Male Feminist, Married 👩❤️👨, 4 kids, UT/ID boy in KY Signal: dougfielding.99
@irreantum.bsky.social
The finest Mormon literature since 1998. irreantum.associationmormonletters.org
@rogerpimentel.bsky.social
VP at @boncomslc, husband, father, Latter-day Saint, writer, and TIME Magazine 2006 Person of the Year. He/him. I write "From the Overflow" at http://www.rogerpimentel.com
@lizbusby.bsky.social
reader, critic, creative writer, and podcaster; talks about speculative fiction and Mormonism, and often about the relationship between them
@famlyhistconslt.bsky.social
My name is David and I used to be a Family History Consultant (now I'm just a Bishop). My profile pic is my great grandpa Gene, he taught me card tricks.
@nathan.butnotdetroit.com
He/Him. Physics PhD. Patent agent. Bibliophile. Utahn. Negotiating with religion and history. I mostly post (and occasionally vent) about US politics, Utah politics, Mormonism, and occasionally patent law. Profile pic by @mae-bee-cringe.bsky.social
@lostsheep854572.bsky.social
I just want to see how BYU is getting roasted today. Bring baked goods.
@derchadmeister.bsky.social
A smorgasbord of Mormon, data science/stats/math/programming/engineering, Nevada/Utah/Washington, book content. Come for the Mormon hot takes, leave for the Mormon hot takes. 🏳️🌈
@patrickdhardy.bsky.social
aspiring to be the anti-stephen miller of my generation he/him
@hightokolob.bsky.social
Writing about Space Age, Cold War Mormon history at https://hightokolob.substack.com/
@blairhodges.bsky.social
Journalist. Host of the Relationscapes podcast. Lover of books, Bon Iver, and basketball.
@mittromney.bsky.social
t̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶n̶c̶i̶p̶l̶e̶ a̶n̶c̶e̶s̶t̶o̶r̶ among the ancestors of the worst era of provo twitter he/him
@hendrixkomoto.bsky.social
Historian, Mother, Redhead. Author Imperial Zions: Race, Religion, and Family in the American West and the Pacific
@dbostler.bsky.social
LDS, Progressive, Utah Jazz, Author of Bridges A blue dot in a red church Spends time in Virginia and Utah
@ldsfn.bsky.social
Exploring Mormonism and other things that interest me. Occasional photos. Commenting “Are you surprised” will likely result with a block.
@dailymormon.bsky.social
Curated images of Mormondom in the wild, delivered daily. DMs open for submissions.
@auntimusprimema.bsky.social
Painfully Oregonian. I ❤️ politics & plants. Artist. Mauntie of 3. Mourning the social contract. AuDHD🥄. I 💜 🐈⬛, 🧀, 🍟, 🏳️🌈.
@rachelhunt.bsky.social
Founder of Tiny Kindness Insta (https://www.instagram.com/tinykindnesses/). Author of Mother's Milk & I Gave Her a Name w/ BCC Press. Editor of Mormon Feminism: Essential Writings w/ Oxford University Press. Tired.
@pfstack.bsky.social
Covers Mormonism & other faiths at The Salt Lake Tribune. Podcast Mormon Land; Exec dir, International Association of Religion Journalists http://theiarj.org
@bramblejim.bsky.social
Father. Attorney. Human rights. Cyclist. Runner. Triathlon. Cancer survivor. Film Buff. Utes. Jazz. Do what is right let the consequence follow.
@calvinjburke.bsky.social
“a well-known LGBT Mormon advocate”—@thedailybeast. “a faith leader to watch”—@AmericanProgress. “Heartbreakingly honest”—@LDSLivingMag. He/him⚣🌈
@jblainefoster.bsky.social
genetics BS ➡️ history MA ➡️ PharmD candidate | 🌈👩👩👧👦 | MECFS | 🇨🇦➡️🇺🇸 | any/all
@thelibbiegrant.bsky.social
Bestselling author (aka Olivia Hawker). Podcaster. Pro-Democracy. American living in Canada 🇨🇦 HAIL THE EGG 🥚 Linktr.ee/libbiegrant
@mnathantanner.bsky.social
PhD from Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Incoming Assistant Professor of Education Leadership at the University of Nevada, Reno. Former social studies & language teacher. Current #histed and #edpolicy scholar. he/him ♊️⚾☕️📚🗃️🥾
@jstuart.bsky.social
History Professor | Race, Religion, and Masculinity in the Black Freedom Struggle
@keepapitchinin.bsky.social
Ardis E. Parshall - 16 years blogging, 8300+ posts. Century of Black Mormons contributor. Mormon History Association has endowed its Public History Award in my name. Returning history/opinion columnist at the Salt Lake Tribune
@smbrnsn.bsky.social
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Georgia Reithal Professor Law, Loyola University Chicago. Lots of taxes, jazz, cooking, and cats. Author "God and the IRS: Accommodating Religious Practice in United States Tax Law"
@pocketobservatory.org
✍️I write Pocket Observatory and create Pocket Observation, an attention reclamation project. 🗞️My work also appears in places like Harper’s Bazaar, The Guardian, Slate, BBC and NPR. pocketobservatory.org
@swilua.bsky.social
@Swilua "An inspiration to bog witches everywhere"— @jermsguy "Ms Frizzle IRL”— @ElleMaeGal "Cranky and Annoyed"— @washingtonpost she/fae kerrycoran.com
@maklelan.bsky.social
Public scholar of the Bible and religion For speaking requests: [email protected]
@kristinea.bsky.social
Doubt-filled Believer. Mormon feminist. Raising heck in Rexburg. Living w lupus. Hopeful historian. Idahome-grown. sahm to 4 (3 IVF) babies. Typos galore.
@heathersdesk.bsky.social
Latter-day Saint. Convert. Writer. Interfaith enthusiast. Mixed race. Genetic Genealogist. Survivor. Chaotic good. She/Her♀️
@jmormonhist.bsky.social
The Journal of Mormon History is an official publication of the Mormon History Association (MHA). Its purpose is to publish scholarly work covering the full scope of Mormon History. Est. 1974.
@improvementera.com
Latter-day Saint Christian. Random musings on Scripture, History, Culture, Lived Religion & Liturgy. Not a hater.
@dialoguejournal.bsky.social
Founded in 1966, Dialogue is the oldest independent journal of Mormonism, publishing scholarship, poetry, art and fiction on the Latter-day Saint experience. Published quarterly in print and online, the journal encourages a variety of viewpoints.
@katieludlowrich.bsky.social
Historian • Editor • Ghostwriter Centering Mormon women in their history and helping you tell the stories that matter most—your own. Co-writer Fifty Years of Exponent II. https://linktr.ee/KatieLudlowRich
@taylorpetrey.bsky.social
Professor of Religion at Kalamazoo College. Early Christianity, Gender Studies, Mormonism
@ccjones.bsky.social
Historian of religion + race in North America + the Atlantic World. Editor, Journal of Mormon History. Also #BHAFC / #RSL.
@tokensandsigns.org
Bedaubed by Aunt Peggy in the glory of the Telestial Kingdom. Mormon by heritage, if not by devotion. Friend to the "snakes in the pews." https://tokensandsigns.org
@benjaminepark.bsky.social
Historian, professor, author. Author/editor of 5 books, including AMERICAN ZION: A NEW HISTORY OF MORMONISM. views = my own https://linktr.ee/benjaminepark
@liminal-lds.bsky.social
Metaphorically occupying a spot in the foyer. In the building, but staying aware of, and close to, the exits. Ask me about the scratchy wall covering.