This month’s retrospective comes from Deborah. In spring 2005, I had a dream. I was sitting in sacrament meeting, and the man behind the pulpit was making spiteful comments, and no one was stopping...
This essay by Deborah was originally posted in English and French here. This Spanish translation is generously supplied by Lindsay Wilde Unsworth. La notable decencia del Papa Francisco me atrae como ser humano....
I wrote my first blogpost for Exponent in 2006. When I browse my own archives, the posts often feel like journey-markers, reminders of the self who preceded my present self. Often, they resemble that fabulous outfit that...
Click for French Translation/Traduction en français Traducción española/Click for Spanish Translation Pope Francis’ obvious decency appeals to me as a human. His discourse and homilies appeal to me as a Christian. But his humble...
Tomorrow is her first birthday, and she hasn’t gotten a fire ant bite yet. That’s something of a miracle given the menacing mounds that keep popping up in our backyard. We’ve been away from...
I was feeling nostalgic this weekend, and my mind wandered back to young love, in the form of a person and a bright blue bug. I published this to the blog almost exactly 6...
Gospel / Relief Society Lessons
by Deborah · Published April 23, 2012 · Last modified January 21, 2016
Opening Reflection Prayer. It’s the earliest lesson in primary (“Fold your arms and close your eyes”) and yet as we grow older, the conversation grows richer, deeper — or perhaps more painful and confusing. How...
When BYU professor Randy Bott used “folk doctrine” to justify why black LDS men were not ordained to the priesthood before 1978, his statements were swiftly condemned. The Church’s official response included the following:...
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