Guest Post: You Don’t Have to Apologize
by Leslie Dalton Dear Church Leaders: We get it. The Church doesn’t apologize. For whatever reason–God might seem fallible, you might seem fallible, or we all believe in moving forward and not dwelling on...
The Exponent Blog
Guest Post: I Broke Up with God Because of the Temple. Now What?
by Nona. Fifteen years ago, I became troubled about polygamy in the early church. As a faithful lifelong member, I brought my concerns to my district president at a temple recommend interview. He chastised...
The Temple Changes and Combating Sacred Creep
When I received my endowment a month before I left on my mission, I had no idea what covenants I would be required to make. I prepared myself as thoroughly as I possibly could....
Exponent II Winter 2019: Subscribe!
The Winter 2019 issue of Exponent II is our annual contest issue, this one centered around the question of Mormon women wrestle with scripture. We asked: How have you interrogated a text and demanded...
Book Review: Sister Saints
I enjoyed this book immensely and learned a great deal from it. Sister Saints is very comprehensive, well-researched, and takes you through the different time periods of the church’s history. It does a great...
Guest Post: A Single Step
by Marie I think we’ve all heard the proverb—A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. As an avid hiker, it’s one of my favorites. As a human stumbling my way...
Guest Post: Why Is “Preside” in the New Sealing Ceremony?
[Photo: Oscar Wilde, “An Ideal Husband”] By Emily Belanger When I heard about the changes to the language of temple ceremonies, I made plans to attend as soon as possible. Curious, with only a...
Guest Post: As We Unveil Our Sacred Injuries
By Sister Taylor More prominent MoFems than myself have written some initial responses to the changes in the temple endowment ceremony. There’s a prevailing theme of conditional relief—relief that future women will be spared...
Guest Post: Temple Changes and Contributing to the Process of Revelation
By Miriam Sweeney I’ve worked for the Church as a writer, researcher, and actor. Anytime my teams produced any kind of content—whether we were filming a quick Deseret Industries commercial or writing new material...
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