Tag Archives: spirituality

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 →

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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 →

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Now I Have The Power

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Mraynes

Several days ago I was at a park with my children. There was nothing particularly interesting about this park except for two older boys at one corner play-fighting. I don’t like my children to watch or engage in violent behavior … Continue reading →

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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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Guest Post: Where Do You Find God?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Guest Post

By DefyGravity (DefyGravity just graduated from BYU in theatre education and history teaching. She’s a theatre addict, avid reader, anglophile and has been a raging feminist since she was in junior high, which fortunately hasn’t scared away her husband of … Continue reading →

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The Crutch and the Confidence

Posted on May 7, 2011 by G

(this was written several years ago. I thought I’d share it here, as it was during a pivotal part of my ‘transitional’ phase) Something that happened when I moved out of participation in the church. I lost my confidence. Of … Continue reading →

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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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Relief Society Lesson #24: The Sabbath

Posted on December 8, 2010 by EmilyCC

Most of the Sabbath lessons I’ve been to at Church focus on what we should not do on the Sabbath.  This can create some tension in a classroom (or among family members) when people feel that different things detract from … Continue reading →

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Day of Atonement

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Mraynes

Today is Yom Kippur. Day of Atonement. A time to repent of the sins between man and God. I like the idea of taking a day to right your relationship with God. In our own tradition, the story of Enos … Continue reading →

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Announcement: Submission Request for Fall 2010 Exponent II Issue

Posted on April 21, 2010 by EmilyCC

Exponent II’s Summer issue is on its way to layout and is slated for publication this June.  We’re now looking for personal essays, poetry, book reviews, fiction, art and other writing for upcoming issues including our next due out in … Continue reading →

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