Author Event: Dispatches from Mormon Zion

For Latter-day Saints, Zion is the idea that it's possible for a people to be "of one heart and one mind." It's hard enough to share emotions and beliefs with even one other person -- let alone with complete strangers.  But we all have moments where it happens.  Sometimes you can catch a glimpse into the heart and mind of someone you don't even know and may never see again. In this conversation, George Handley and Ryan Davis talk about the ingredients for Zion.  Did the Latter-day Saints build a Zion in the mountains?  How would we know?  What are the obstacles to Zion, and can we over come them?  Why do we sometimes get into a 'war of words' with people who see things differently, and how can we make peace? 

Sometimes it's hard to talk about these questions in the abstract.  But our guess is that like us, you've…