When I was nursing my first baby, I spent some time visiting another state. One night, our hosts wanted me to go to a movie with them. Unfortunately, the nearest theater was over an...
I was called to be a counselor in the stake Young Women presidency. I didn’t think I could or should fill that calling. I have MS and my energy and physical abilities are limited....
I got released from my calling teaching the Young Women when I was seven months pregnant. I had only had the calling for four months. I argued with the bishopric first counselor on the...
A couple weeks ago, there was a thread on the Exponent II Facebook group asking women to share instances when they felt silenced, inferior or invisible at church because of their gender. Within two...
*content and language warning* This is a piece I submitted to my university student magazine. Peeling off the layers from my previous patriarchal life has me in the happiest place I have ever been....
Wayward. There was that word again in a Relief Society lesson. The word that describes me. Mentions of wayward children always make me uncomfortable. From my perspective, the discussions seem to devolve into mothers...
“Quick! Grab her!” The woman was pulled from the river, battered and bruised from the treacherous rapids. Nearly drowned, she gasped for breath. But before she could get more help the rescuers were back...
I was only five months old when I got my first pair of glasses, and the doctor got it wrong. Because I could follow the pattern of the lights along the rooftop of Trolley...
In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Dr. Theresa Yugar, a professor at California State University specializing in Gender in Colonial Latin American History and Ecofeminism in Latin America, teaches us about...
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