The Year They Gave Women the Priesthood
The Year They Gave Women the Priesthood
and Other Stories
Michael Fillerup
In this collection of seventeen short stories, award-winning author Michael Fillerup takes us through the wide range of Mormon culture and creates discomfort in the process. These stories—some lengthy, others only a few pages, all stand on their own throughout varied themes and diverse voices, each packing a punch that will long stay with the reader.
“The prophet released his stranglehold on the podium and leaned back, raising his voice,” Fillerup writes in the title essay. “‘The Lord in his infinite wisdom has determined that the time is right for all worthy females in the church, ages twelve and above, to be ordained to the holy priesthood.’”
There were gasps, followed by a long hush—shocked silence was more like it.
“Brethren, the Lord giveth and he taketh away. From this day forward, all males will be released from their priesthood responsibilities, including all rights, privileges, and authority. We would like to thank those of you who have faithfully served in your callings and who have honored your priesthood over the years. Those who would like to give a vote of thanks to these individuals may do so by raising the right hand. … To be perfectly clear,” the prophet said, “brethren, you have all just been un-ordained.”
This, and much more awaits, and Fillerup never disappoints.
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Michael Fillerup is the author of numerous short stories, a short story collection (Visions and Other Stories), two novels (Beyond the River and Go in Beauty), and co-author of a third novel (Just a Teacher). He has also written children’s books and published several articles on indigenous language preservation. The founder and former director of Puente de Hozho Tri-lingual Magnet School, Fillerup lives with his wife, Rebecca, in northern Arizona.
Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-56085-445-6
