Book Review: Earthbound Angel
Have you ever wondered what the pre-earth life was like? I’ve always been interested in the pre-earth life, since it’s something that none of us can remember. When I saw this book on the...
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My First Memory of Her
My earliest memory… I am standing up in my crib. It is dark, and I am crying softly. I want my mother. The door is open. I can see light from a room down...
Shades of Becoming: Poems of Faith Transition
From the Introduction, Shades of Becoming: Poems of Transition, ed. by Nancy Ross and Kristen R. Shill. For sale at Amazon. When I experienced the most painful part of my faith transition and started...
#hearLDSwomen: Sister Training Leaders Are Not Given Remotely the Same Levels of Power or Responsibility as Zone Leaders
I brought an investigator to a Sacrament Meeting where the organist fell asleep at the keys twice creating loud noises during the meeting. The second counselor slept through the meeting. One speaker did an...
Guest Post: Yes, I Want You Back at Church
This post is a response to Chiaroscuro’s post “So You Want Me Back At Church“ by Rowena Dear Chiaroscuro (Or any of my several favorite friends who have left), I do want you to...
Smash the Plate-riarchy: A New Feminist Ritual
I grew up hearing the legend about the early Mormon pioneer women who sacrificed their china to be smashed up for the plaster on the Kirtland temple. I imagine it was told as...
Why I don’t use the term “TBM”
What the heck is a TBM? In progressive Mormon circles, TBM is shorthand often used to describe members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) who attend church regularly, follow church...
Paint your barns, ladies
“You beautiful girls – don’t wander around looking like men. Put on a little lipstick now and then and look a little charming – it’s that simple. I don’t know why we make this...
It Is Women Who Uphold Patriarchy
I recently read an article about the levels of sexist attitudes of different religious groups. The participants were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with six statements that are “measures of modern sexism,” and...
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