Actually, I've always thought that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the honors class of Christianity, although there are definitely "honors students" in every denomination. It might be more correct to say, "mainstream" Christianity is very different from the original...
This is interesting. I think I'd like to have some more color and touch images. I especially like the line "the scribble of shivers." Would it get so cold that a vow of silence would be welcome, perhaps, because even their voices would crack and splinter in the air? After reading about Mayan...