Diversity is a Necessity, not a Nicety
This year I started working as a writer and media specialist for the Utah Women & Leadership Project at UVU whose goal is “To strengthen the impact of Utah girls and women through informing,...
Author: Heather
Book Review: Girls Who Choose God: Stories of Extraordinary Women from Church History
Authors: McArthur Krishna & Bethany Brady Spalding, Illustrator: Kathleen Peterson In mid October I received a package in the mail that was clearly not the iPhone screen protectors I was expecting from Amazon....
Don’t Call Me Mormon!
When my kids first discovered that I belt out a song each year at the Exponent Retreat, they fell down laughing. No one has ever said to me, “Heather, you have a lovely singing...
How @HonorCode Stories Will Change BYU
Individually, as people add their stories, whether huge outrages or minor irritants, there is healing. Every time one of us “likes” a story, we are saying to the victim, I hear you. I support you. You are literally counted.
Surviving Excellence
Today I received an invitation to Young Women in Excellence. There will be tables spread out in the gym with displays that represent something the girls have mastered or accomplished. There will be quilts...
Persisters in Zion/Daughters of Exponent: a Medley
Every year at the Exponent retreat I find myself belting it out at the talent show. Which is hilarious because I am no singer. But I have a strange gift that I trot...
Sunday School: A Love/Hate Letter
When I tell people that there are 13 high school sophomores in my Sunday School class, they often say, “Isn’t that hard?” And it is. But not because of the dozen plus teenagers and...
Belle Spafford: An Illuminating Lady
(My mother and Belle Spafford at center, left to right, early 1970s) Growing up I was certain of three things that my mom loved with a passion (aside from us kids): the Church, Mexican...
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