Author Archives: EmilyCC

About EmilyCC

EmilyCC is a stay-at-home parent of 3 children and co-editor of Exponent II.

Poll: Camping Out With Dad

Posted on May 13, 2012 by EmilyCC

Camp In Belgium, a photo by Freek van den Bergh on Flickr. Last weekend, our ward celebrated the anniversary of the priesthood commemoration by sending all the fathers and sons on a camp-out. As a feminist couple, Nate and I … Continue reading →

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Relief Society Lesson #10: The Scriptures, the Most Valuable Library in the World

Posted on May 9, 2012 by EmilyCC

I’ve cut much of what GAS has written and would recommend having a lesson primarily on the scriptures and how to study them while supplementing with GAS’s words.  My notes are in regular font, his are in italics. From what … Continue reading →

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Favorite Exponent posts about Mothers

Posted on May 8, 2012 by EmilyCC

Here are some of our favorite posts about motherhood in 2011 and 2012: *Guest post by Pandora about being a new empty nester *April blogs about Primary’s best Mother’s Day songs *Spunky writes about trying to identify with Mary as … Continue reading →

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That Perfect Mother’s Day Gift

Posted on April 30, 2012 by EmilyCC

Looking for that special gift for Mother’s Day?  Habits of Being: Mormon Women’s Material Culture is Exponent II‘s first book published in over 30 years. A variety of Mormon women write about objects they have inherited from their ancestresses in … Continue reading →

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Exponent II’s Spring 2012 LGBTQ issue is now available

Posted on April 16, 2012 by EmilyCC

Order your hard copy or read the free PDF here. Letter from the Editors It’s been 16 years since Exponent II devoted an entire issue to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, or queer (LGBTQ) topics. The intervening years have brought prog­ress … Continue reading →

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Poll: Celebrating Easter

Posted on April 8, 2012 by EmilyCC

One of the things I like most about Easter is that it’s a holiday that doesn’t have a lot of prescriptions around what people “should” do to celebrate. People can have Easter egg hunts, read the story of the last … Continue reading →

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Exponent II Publications–2 in less than a month!

Posted on April 4, 2012 by EmilyCC

We have big things happening at the Exponent II website right now. Exponent II‘s first book in over 30 years is headed to the printer’s this week.  Habits of Being: Mormon Women’s Material Culture, edited by Elizabeth Pinborough, is a … Continue reading →

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Poll: How Many Children Do You Want?

Posted on March 11, 2012 by EmilyCC

One blessing that I’m particularly grateful for is that I got all the children I want. When my youngest reaches her milestones, I usually first think, “Yay!  I’ll never have to do that again.”  And, maybe, sometimes, there’s a bit … Continue reading →

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Exponent II’s 2012 Summer Issue: Call for Submissions

Posted on March 8, 2012 by EmilyCC

On Monday morning, I was babysitting my three year old niece, Cora, who decided to give me a Church lesson. “Today,” she announced, “We’re going to have a story about Jesus, and the closing song will be ‘Teenage Dream.’” Aimee … Continue reading →

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Mormon Women’s Project features Exponent II Founding Mother, Judy Dushku

Posted on February 15, 2012 by EmilyCC

Check out Mormon Women’s Project’s piece on Judy Dushku here. Here’s an excerpt from this lovely interview: “Exponent meetings were like Relief Society meetings, but with no fear of judgment or with no fear that someone would suggest that a … Continue reading →

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