The Mormon Studies community lost an icon in October with the death of Lavina Fielding Anderson. She was an important presence and voice for decades as an editor at the Ensign magazine, as an associate editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, editor of the Journal of Mormon History, as a professional editor who helped shape numerous articles and books by others, an insightful essayist, and author or editor of several books of her own. She also served on the Signature editorial board for forty years. Most importantly, she was a friend to everyone. Many of those she touched over the years gathered at Signature’s offices on Thursday, November 30, to share their thoughts about Lavina and what she meant to them. Lavina’s son Christian and his wife Marina also spoke, sharing thoughts they expressed at Lavina’s funeral held a few weeks earlier, including her eulogy.
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Lavina's book of personal essays, Mercy without End: Toward a More Inclusive Church, released by Signature in 2020, is available in both paperback and as an ebook.
