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Mother’s Day Wars
There is probably not a holiday more volatile for Mormon women than Mother’s Day. While some love the talks and chocolates and pansies, some haven’t been to church on Mother’s Day for years. There are many reasons why one would … Continue reading
Posted in Gender roles, Heavenly Mother, Mormon women, motherhood
Tagged Mormon women, mothers' day
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Gossip
There’s that pencil again. You’d think by now it’d have been thrown away. I would have tossed it ages ago. I’m not sure why they haven’t. Firstly, it’s been chewed. By everyone. At least the dog and the baby. I … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
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Why don’t you just leave?
I’ve seen this question posed multiple times in the threads and forums of Mormondom. I’ve had friends who have run into this question in their families and wards. And it’s heartbreaking. It is never ok to question someone’s testimony. That … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Belief, Changes, Family, Relationships, religion, suffering, testimony, transition
Tagged Belief, Doubt, faith, Family, Relationships, spirituality, testimony
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Argument For…
In part two of our “Argument Against/For” day (first installment here), I wanted to share the Argument for women’s suffrage, prepared by H. G. Cattell, an assemblyman in the 67th California district in 1911. Like this morning’s post, the 1911 … Continue reading
Posted in feminism, Gender roles, history, humor, leadership, Mormon women, priesthood, women
Tagged feminism, mormon feminism, Mormon women, priesthood, women, women's history
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Argument Against…
In 1911, the state of California was in heated debate about granting suffrage for women. I recently came across one of the arguments against granting women suffrage, written by Sentator J. B. Sanford of the Democratic Caucus. Reading through it, … Continue reading
Posted in feminism, Gender roles, history, humor, leadership, Mormon women, priesthood, women
Tagged feminism, mormon feminism, Mormon women, priesthood, women, women's history
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I am a Cafeteria Mormon, and You are too.
“Warn them that they will encounter people who pick which commandments they will keep and ignore others that they choose to break,” Elder Nelson taught last April. So in an attempt to keep every commandment from our leaders, I’ll do just that: … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Doubt, faith, Relationships, testimony, women
Tagged Belief, Doubt, faith, spirituality, testimony
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It’s Time for Sharing
There’s a new Bloggernacle blog out that I wanted to highlight today. “It’s Time for Sharing” is a new blog for Primary teachers and leaders. As time goes on, they hope to cover all the Nursery, Sunbeam, CTR, and Valient … Continue reading
Feeding the Multitude
This past fall, our stake president introduced me to a new way to look at the miracles of Jesus feeding the multitude, which I wanted to share here. The feeding of the multitude is the only miracle that is mentioned … Continue reading
Feminist Grief
First published at The Bee in Your Bonnet, February 2011 I am not a grief counselor or claim any sort of professional understanding of grief. My experience with grief is just that of a human’s: grief is a normal part … Continue reading
If You Chance to Meet a Frown
I teach nursery. It’s a nice place to be: snacks, dancing, and simple lessons focused on basic gospel principles. No one in the back is raising their hand and bringing up Adam-God. In fact, no one raises their hands at … Continue reading
