Guest Post: The Silent Pain of Mormon Women
By Taylor I never saw sexism. Not in general, and certainly not in the church. It wasn’t until my divorce a couple of years ago where my ex-husband left me for someone else and...
Category: Belief
Guest Post: Doctrinal Inconsistencies — Relationships, Sex, Sin
by Kathy Bence During the first session of general conference, I was disappointed to hear Elder Oaks address a topic that has troubled and confused me for many years. He was dismissive and suggested...
Guest Post: Message from Home
by Malena Crockett It’s that season again — General Conference. If past history is any indication, many members who listen in the hope of hearing faith-affirming, hope-restoring words of wisdom from the LDS Church’s...
A Queer Prayer
A QUEER PRAYER – By Blaire Ostler Me: Heavenly Mother? Are you there? HM: Yes. I’m always here. Me: They say there’s no atheists in the foxhole, and once again I have found myself...
Guest Post: Crumbs Are Not Enough
by Anonymous “You served us crumbs, you see, and we hungered for our own bowls of bread and milk,” wrote Linda Sillitoe, punctuating her indignant sadness in the poem, “An Elegy in Lowercase (For...
Sisters Speak: Letting Women Witness – Crumbs
The Exponent blog is sharing guest and reader responses to the news about women and children being able to serve as official witnesses for some Priesthood ordinance (baptisms and sealings), announced 2 October 2019. We welcome your...
Sisters Speak: Letting Women Witness – Part I
The Exponent blog is sharing guest and reader responses to the news about women and children being able to serve as official witnesses for some Priesthood ordinance (baptisms and sealings), announced 2 October 2019. We welcome your...
Book Review: Bridges by David B. Ostler
David Ostler is a traditional Latter-Day Saint who has joined the ranks of Patrick Mason, Thomas McConkie, Adam Miller and Terryl & Fiona Givens by diving into the milieu of the current Mormon faith...
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