You bring the snacks, we’ll bring the map.

Here’s a quick send-off from the editor-in-chief.

There’s a vibrant tourism industry in Guatemala and Mexico — for Mormons. One writer joins them on an epic Mesoamerican road trip in search of The Truth, or something like it.

A Van,
the Yucatán,
Five Latter-day Saints,
and the Malleable Nature of Truth

words by Emily Fox Kaplan
art by Axel Rangel García

8,434 words (a 34-minute read)

Searching for Zarahemla

A Van, The Yucatán, Five Latter-day Saints, and the Malleable Nature of Truth

words by Emily Fox Kaplan
art by Axel Rangel García
8,434 words (a 34-minute read)

Then follow the road and see where the conversation takes you…

In Unto the New Jerusalem

Darren Longman
CRITICAL ESSAY

The Tradition of their Fathers

Catherine Nuckols-Wilde
CRITICAL ESSAY

Van Life

Michael Ventuolo-Mantavani
PLAYLIST

Never Say Never

Brittany Romanello
PERSONAL ESSAY

Las Cruces

Ana Hurtado
FICTION

There Are Lots of Ways to Tell a Story

Laurie Penny
ESSAY

The Ethics of Religious Appropriation, Turned Back On Us

Liz Bucar
CRITICAL ESSAY

Two Poems

Sam Cheney
POETRY

You can also join The Regulars as they riff on “road trip.”

Guilt Trip

Soraya Roberts

Travelin’ Mercies

Breai Mason-Campbell

Going the Distance

Sara Benincasa

Or drop into the rabbit hole.

Thomas Ferguson tried to “prove” the Book of Mormon. He transformed archaeology in Mexico — but lost his faith.

This deep dive wants to convince you that though Mesoamerican Mormon tours are tourism and not pilgrimage, they have clear spiritual impact.

Ready to go? There’re lots of tour companies to choose from.

Not scared of infectious diseases? Try a Book of Mormon cruise!

Prepare for your trip with so much more than your ever knew there was to know about Mesoamerican Mormon geography, from believers.

But also prepare by planning what you’ll eat in Guatemala City, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, and Veracruz.

Join The Regulars as they riff on “road trip.”

Guilt Trip

Soraya Roberts

Travelin’ Mercies

Breai Mason-Campbell

Going the Distance

Sara Benincasa

Or drop down the rabbit hole.

How a Mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in Mexico — and lost his faith.

A deep dive into why Mesoamerican Mormon tours are tourism and not pilgrimage, and its spiritual impact.

Ready to go? There’re lots of tour companies to choose from.

Not scared of boats or infectious diseases? Try a Book of Mormon cruise!

Prepare for your trip with so much more than your ever knew there was to know about Mesoamerican Mormon geography.

But also prepare by planning what you’ll eat in Guatemala City, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, and Veracruz.

It’s also worth taking a detour into the artwork.

CREATING VISUAL SYNCRETISM

Explore the symbolism woven through Axel Rangel Garcìa’s illustrations.

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