Cover
Title
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Attempting Mormon Marriage Holly Welker
Part I. For Better or for Worse
Projects Heather K. Olson Beal
Make It Up Every Day Heidi Bernhard-Bubb
The Language of Marriage Amy Sorensen
The World We Share Marilyn Bushman-Carlton
Leave the Rest to Fairy Tales Melissa G.
I Am Never Without It Stephanie Lauritzen
Long, Tall, Square Peg Kira Olson
This Great Happiness Tiffany Moss
Part II. Complicated Paths to the Temple (Or Not Getting There at All)
Plan A Naomi Watkins
Pull a Handcart Without Giving Up in Missouri Christmas Jones
Dinner and a Movie Marie Brian
I, Katherine, Having Been Born of Goodly Parents . . . Katherine Taylor Allred
The Law of the Harvest Lia Hadley
Mormon Marriage Surprise Mary Ellen Robertson
Dreams Denied Katrina Barker Anderson
Part III. Divorce and Other Endings
Reversal Erin Hill
Departures Bernadette Echols
I Do . . . to You and You and You Nancy Ellsworth
Signs Michelle Weeks
My Next Scene Brittny Goodsell
Acquiescence Kate Porter
The Crash Amy Williams
The Last Valentine’s Day Viv B.
Sole Anita Tanner
Part IV. Second Chances
Best Friends Lynne Burnett
Becoming a Couple Jari Carlton Cannon
Its Own Reward C. L. Hanson
Sacrifice and Sacrament A Mormon Marriage Margaret M. Toscano
The Architecture of Marriage Observations of a Bastard Gina Colvin
Part V. Expectations: Met, Unmet, or Exceeded
Saying Yes Joanna Brooks
Across Racial and Cultural Divides Jamie Davis
The Shared Table Rebekah Orton
The Marriage Pact Alisa Curtis Bolander
A Breath I Held Too Long Deja Earley
Lucky Despite Myself Rachel Whipple
Thirty-Three Reasons Why: A Partial List Dayna Patterson
Glossary
Bibliography
Contributors