Book Review: I Gave Her a Name
April 2019 By LMA I have written on the blog about my experience reading Rachel Hunt Steenblik’s poems for the first time. I wrote that reading her poems was like finding water in the...
The Exponent Blog
“I Gave Her a Name” Bulleted List of Poems
Please see the bulleted list of poems according to the four themes discussed in the Exponent book review of “I Gave Her a Name.” Theme 1: Heavenly Mother is multifaceted and complex, and embodies...
#hearLDSwomen: My Bishop Sided With My Abusive Husband and Would Not Give Me Aid When I Left Him
My bishop told me if I’d hearken to my husband, he would feel better about himself and stop abusing me. I literally told my bishop that the phrase was to hearken to the counsel...
A Conversation with Myself: Practicing Self-Compassion
“Compassion isn’t some kind of self-improvement project or ideal that we’re trying to live up to. Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves, all those imperfections...
The Impermanence of Eternal Things
By E. Gray I have an irrational love for churches. All churches. Soaring medieval basilicas, ancient stone shrines, clapboard New England meetinghouses, eccentric modern architecture, Latter-Day Saint temples. Old and new, large and...
What’s in a name?
Mister-Mistress, Lord-Lady, King-Queen, Actor-Actress, Aviator-Aviatrix, President, Boss, Bishop, Deacon, Teacher, Priest-Priestess?, Elder, Provider, Presider, Nurturer, Pilot, Captain, and etc. So many titles. All referring to positions, qualifications, status, or location in a hierarchy. So...
How does the priesthood apply to women?
The priesthood is something I’ve found incredibly confusing ever since I was in Young Women’s. Whenever people talk about the priesthood, it always goes in one ear and comes out the other. I don’t...
#hearLDSwomen: When I Was Relief Society President, My Bishop Would Never Tell Me Our Budget
One that comes to mind is when I was called as a Relief Society activity committee person. Every year we asked for a budget and every year it took them months to get back...
Easter for Doubters
Christian holidays after a faith transition can be tricky. Two years ago, I wrote about speaking to my congregation on Easter Sunday. I finally answered my own question about the Resurrection on my short...
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