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Am I My Sister’s Keeper?
(I found the beginning of this post buried in my drafts folder. It was very emotional and distraught because I was in the middle of a painful situation with my sister. Almost a year has passed and we’ve all found … Continue reading
Confessions of a Former Gossip
“I will speak ill of no man, and speak all the good I know of everybody.” — Benjamin Franklin So, my name is EmilyCC, and I am a recovering gossip. Several years ago, I realized that most of my conversations … Continue reading
Exponent II Classics: The Interview
A post devoted to an EXII classic is long overdue. The Interview (a short story) Laura Hamblin Provo, Utah Vol 11, no 1 (Fall 1984) “Do you pray?” He had no business asking that question. I knew he didn’t, and … Continue reading
Adultery and Church Discipline, is it Sexist?
Adultery is a sensitive subject. Unfaithful spouses can cause great pain in marriages and families. No one is immune from the devastation caused by breaking the seventh commandment. However, I’ll be the first to acknowledge that marriage is a two-way … Continue reading
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Forgiving My Parents
The topic of this post is a very personal story. It’s taken me a long time to come to know this story and to voice it. It feels dangerous and scary to bare my self in this way, but here … Continue reading
In His Father's Image
I thought this piece, the 1993 EXII Helen Candland Stark Personal Essay Contest winner, was appropriate after Father’s Day (which, like Mother’s Day can bring up a myriad of conflicting feelings). We often think about the different mothers in our … Continue reading
