Author Archives: Jessawhy

Yesterday we finished the 4th annual Sophia Gathering in Muritta, Ca (photo to come!).  It started as an Exponent bloggers retreat and has grown to include Mormon feminist women from across the country.  Each year, I’ve planned and executed the … Continue reading →

Sometimes as a Mormon feminist I get a bad reputation for being critical, negative, harsh, overbearing, and seeing everything as a nail on which to bang my man-hating hammer (Well that last one is an exaggeration, but only slightly). It’s … Continue reading →

While driving from Phoenix to Salt Lake City a few weeks ago, I asked my husband out of the blue, “On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate our marriage?”  Now, this wasn’t a loaded question, we’ve … Continue reading →

It’s a shame that I post on Mondays because many of my posts are written Sunday night about what happened at church. I’m so predictable. So here I go again. Today’s sacrament meeting talks were about repentance and forgiveness and were … Continue reading →

Guest Post by Laurie, as part of the Doves & Serpents and The Exponent Blog Swap.   There is a yoga studio in my area advertising a class called “Fun-damentals”.  Under the description, it reads, “This class is for Beginning … Continue reading →

Right now I’m in the Vienna airport on a layover. I’m coming from a weekend in Macedonia doing volunteer work for the World Federation of Hemophilia. It’s been a great experience. Since this is my first trip to Europe, I’m … Continue reading →