The Sacredness of Doubt
Both of my parents were converts to the LDS Church, but my father was a zealous convert. On the way to school or church or the supermarket, he quizzed my brother, sister, and I...
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#hearLDSwomen: New Bishopric Revoked Permission
Last year about this time, I was working with a group of primary children on a special musical number for Thanksgiving. I had jumped through the hoops to get a “non-canon” song approved, and...
Guest Post: What’s in a Name? The Other Side of the Coin
By Brittney Hartley When we watch history we see that the world is always working towards a golden mean, a middle way, or a balance of the force (depending on your beliefs and level of...
#hearLDSwomen: Bishops Overstep Bounds When Counseling Women
My parents “adopted” my teen sister’s baby just to get the Bishop/LDS Family Services/the baby’s father off their back. The father was told he could go on a mission if he could convince my...
Guest Post: Today, It Feels Like I Have No Place.
By LMA Today, it feels like I have no place. I had to choose whether or not to go to a ward dinner after our meeting block. I have been taking a break from...
#hearLDSwomen: Not Allowed to Use Church Building without Priesthood Holders Present
Our Relief Society can’t even go have a planning meeting at the church building without priesthood there. We have had to cancel overnight activities due to not being able to get men who are...
Calling Ourselves Saints
The last time leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (yes, that’s a mouthful) decided we weren’t going to call ourselves Mormons anymore, I obediently stopped using the word Mormon and...
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Guest Post: My Husband Is the Nurturer
By Bryn The October 2018 Women’s Session of General Conference certainly electrified me (not in a good way). As I went from deep unease to shaking a bit and wanting to cry, I’m not...
Guest Post: Actions Speak Louder
By Sara When I was a young girl, I read in a book that “actions speak louder than words.” I didn’t understand. Actions are actions, They cannot speak. But now that I am grown,...
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