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Relief Society Lesson: The Life and Ministry of George Albert Smith

In 2012, we are again studying from the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church.  Like all of the manuals in this series, the first lesson chronicles the life of the prophet whose words we will be studying for the … Continue reading

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Embodied

Cross-posted from pilgrimsteps.com In one of the more important Mormon temple rituals, your body is washed with water and anointed with oil. This washing and anointing is mostly symbolic–water and oil are only touched to a few points on your … Continue reading

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What has to be done

By Jana Cross-posted from Pilgrimsteps.com. I also read an expanded version of this essay at the Sunstone Symposium last Friday, which you can watch via the youtube link at the end of this post. I have a ritual that for … Continue reading

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BADD: Those long, dark nights

by Jana Note: This was originally posted at pilgrimsteps.com and was written for “Blogging Against Disablism” Day (BADD)… In the wee hours of May 1st as I was lying in the hospital bed trying to tolerate the noises of my … Continue reading

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My leg: a letter to a young friend

I wrote the following letter to a young friend recently. He was interested in learning more about my prosthetic leg. =========== Dear [Young Friend]: I heard from your Dad that you’ve been learning about prosthetics and that you wanted to … Continue reading

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cancer

On my first-ever website, this was my bio: “I have lost my right leg, my left earlobe, and my father to cancer. My favorite color is red.” I felt, back then, that detailing these losses told most of the story … Continue reading

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