(I’m moving this back to the top since ward members continue to ask me for Keepa’s address.)

Keepa isn’t going to be what you expect. If you’ll poke around a little, though, I think you’ll find something you like.

The church history I write here is different from what we talk about in church. Rather than retelling the familiar stories, everything here is supposed to be new to most readers — stories about people you’ve never heard of, bits of church history from the 20th century that we never quite get to in Sunday School, and a lot of material that shows how we Mormons have lived our lives. It is as much cultural as it is religious.

The Topical Guide is a listing, by category, of all of the posts that have appeared here at Keepa. Go down to the heading “Latter-day Saint Lives,” to find a favorite group of stories of Latter-day Saints who lived ordinary lives but whose faith made them extraordinary. You might also like the category “Photograph Collections” and “In Their Own Words.” You’re welcome to read anything, of course, although many of the posts will seem peculiar until you come to know the spirit of the Keepa community — we don’t always speak in our Sunday voices.

A few posts you might like to start with, in addition to the Latter-day Saint Lives series:

“Here, kitty, kitty,” or, The Lions of the Lion House
Old Testament Story Challenge
The Mesa Arizona Temple Frieze
Chaplain B.H. Roberts Pleads for the Lives of His Men
The Winds and the Waves, 1903
Mormonism and Science: A Short History (but a long blog post)

Have fun, add to the conversation when you feel like it (you don’t have to use your whole name, or even your real name), and join us in celebrating and remembering.

– Ardis