Virtual Oases, April 13

• Harvard University Press has just published a fabulous Mormon history text from SUNY professor Jared Farmer (who may or may not be related to me): On Zion’s Mount: Mormons, Indians, and the American Landscape. If you’ve spent anytime in Utah Valley, you might enjoy reading his treatment of the legend of Mt. Timpanogus!

• You can also read his guest post over at Juvenile Instructor: Mormons, Indian Displacement, and Usable Pasts
• Or a review of his recent guest lecture at BYU.

Back to regularly scheduled programming:

• Mormon grandmother meets Australian Prime Minister
• Did you miss the exciting announcement earlier this week? The Exponent II magazine is now available ONLINE and for FREE. Check it out here!
• Starfoxy: A moment of kindness saves a life.
• A marker of the new Monson administration? Church officials meet with gay LDS support group.
• A young women’s lesson from 1900
• Which LDS novel would you give to a non-member?
• Housekeeping tips for the time-challenged
• SPRING IS HERE