Tag Archives: faith

Why don’t you just leave?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by TopHat

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 , , , , , , | 42 Comments

I am a Cafeteria Mormon, and You are too.

Posted on February 8, 2012 by TopHat

“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 , , , , | 59 Comments

Reverence is More Than Just Quietly Sitting

Posted on October 28, 2011 by TopHat

Last Sunday I found myself sitting in the back row of a south Oakland black gospel church. I had been asked to speak at their community education event in relation to some of my volunteer work, but I was a … Continue reading →

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Why should we think to earn a great reward?

Posted on September 2, 2011 by TopHat

This past month, our Relief Society was able to do a chapel session with the temple matron. This was my first time going to the temple after the birth of my son over a year ago, and the first time … Continue reading →

Posted in faith, religion, spirituality, temple, testimony, transition | Tagged , , , , | 45 Comments

Of Baby Blessings and Love

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Mraynes

A year ago this month, mr. mraynes and I were driving home from a trip to Costco where we had stocked up on what I hoped would be some of the last diapers we would ever buy. Our two children … Continue reading →

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What my daughter learns

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Mraynes

I have a two year-old daughter. A beautiful, mischievous, redheaded imp of a girl who leaps and spirals through life. She is my light in this world, a daily reminder of the goodness of God. This past Sunday, as I … Continue reading →

Posted in female divine, feminism, Heavenly Mother, parenting, women | Tagged , , , | 50 Comments

Announcement: Exponent II Winter 2010 issue is now available

Posted on December 5, 2010 by EmilyCC

Exponent II’s Winter 2010 issue’s PDF is now available online here, but trust me (as someone who is cheap and tries not to waste paper), the art is so lovely that you’ll want to buy a hard copy of the … Continue reading →

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Private Ritual

Posted on December 4, 2010 by G

This Thanksgiving, after all the eating and football and more eating (etc) our family had a bonfire. (We do that. A lot.) Once the initial 20 ft conflagration (yep, we use gasoline) had turned into a nice glow, my mother … Continue reading →

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The Sign of the Rose

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Deborah

Spring 2009.  I awoke one morning to a future that seemed frighteningly uncertain and months of prayers that seemed unanswered. Limbs achy with anxiety.  I’m sure you know the feeling . . . That morning, as I left for work, … Continue reading →

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Initiatories and ICHP

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Linda

Initiatories and ICHP* *Intra-Perioneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy I spend Friday mornings in the temple whispering in white, calling down the powers of Heaven to cleanse and prepare women for the bounty God has eternally in store for them. I am awed … Continue reading →

Posted in faith, health, hope, Poetry, spirituality, suffering, temple, women | Tagged , , , , , | 15 Comments