Titles of Inequality
Guest post by Green. The church has a long history of members referring to each other as “brother” or “sister.” In the early days of the church, the prophet was known as “Brother...
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Guest Post: Sister, Thou Wilt Surely Wear Away
Guest Post by Nicole. Nicole is an adult convert, a non-Black woman of color, and a professional diplomat. She blogs at nandm.sbitani.com and writes microfiction @nsbitani on Twitter. The content of this post does...
Thoughts on Sister Emma.
Some thoughts on our founding sister and woman – Emma. I am grateful she has been a part of lessons and talks and discussions from childhood on. And that what I have heard and...
Sacred Music Sunday: Come, Come, Ye Saints
I was never a big fan of the hymn Come, Come, Ye Saints. As a matter of musicality, I found it trite and sappy. However, when I was looking for a seasonally appropriate hymn...
Better styles and fabrics aren’t enough. Let’s end the garment-wearing mandate.
The New York Times recently featured an article about Mormon women’s garments, featuring interviews with brave and smart Latter-day Saint women. If you haven’t read it yet, you should. But the New York Times...
Guest Post: Wounded Hearts Wanting Wonder and More Than Monotonous Relief Society
Guest post by Shannon Milliman. Shannon Milliman, CPTD, CLMS is a playwright, published poet, essayist, and performs an original, autobiographical, one woman play called Not So Supernova which is a raw, emotional story about...
Come Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants 84 “The Power of Godliness”
The Spirit Gives Light to Everyone As you read these verses, note the contrast between light and darkness in these verses and consider the meaning of this metaphor: And I now give unto you...
It’s the Message, Not the Messenger, That Matters. Or Is It?
I had a conversation recently with an elderly woman who is a dear friend of mine. We were talking about General Conference, and I asked her how she felt about the Church discontinuing the...
Netflix Debuts Documentary By Female Filmmaker Who Loves Mormon Feminism!
First Netflix Feature Film By Female Feminist Filmmaker Mom (I made that up as a tongue twister!). In 2015 I met Kristine Stolakis as she was finishing up her master’s degree in filmmaking at...
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