![]() “Twilight,” published in 2005, was the debut vampire novel in the series of books that has sold nearly 10 million copies, generating the kind of frenzy among tweens and teens that rivals Harry Potter. Meyer, a wife and mother of three from Phoenix, who is a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and graduate of Brigham Young University, says she has become accustomed to people asking her, “What’s a nice Mormon girl like you doing writing about vampires?”īut as she told one Mormon-themed Web site, “Unconsciously, I put a lot of my basic beliefs into the story.” ![]() ![]() Stories about love, lust and the undead may not seem like the best vehicle for teaching teenagers about faith and morality.īut for Stephenie Meyer, who has been called “the Mormon Anne Rice,” her best-selling “Twilight” books and the film based on the books contain plenty of teachable moments. ![]()
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