Whiter My God to Thee
“Does this dress make me look darker?” queried my mother as she got ready for church. This was a routine question in my home. Some colors of clothing could make brown skin look darker....
Category: Belief
The Gluten-Free Bread of Life
This is a repost of something I wrote on my personal blog a few years ago. I was leading the music for sacrament meeting, so I was sitting on the stand next to the...
Guest Post: What NOT To Do When Someone You Care About Leaves the Church
By Renny Scrolling through my news feed Sunday afternoon, I found the following headline worthy of a click: “Utah sees Latter-day Saint slowdown and membership numbers drop in Salt Lake County” According to statistics...
Baptism, Buddha, and Eternal Bonds
My oldest child was baptized a year ago. It was a decision I struggled with the year leading up to the occasion. Having been “Mormon” in every sense of the cultural word my whole...
Guest Post: Qualifying for Exaltation
By Blaire Ostler The Church released the new Young Women theme a couple months ago. It reads as follows: I am a beloved daughter of Heavenly Parents, with a divine nature and eternal destiny. ...
Guest Post: I Think Jesus Would Be Angry
by Cassidy Steele-Stewart I think Jesus would be angry I think Jesus would be angry or saddened or both if he watched the news right now I think Jesus would be angry like he...
This is Life Eternal
The search for eternal life has been a concern of many religions and philosophical traditions throughout human history. This is especially poignant in our own tradition – Adam and Eve were immortal, ate the...
Guest Post: The Sacrament Meeting Talk I Wish I Could Give
by Nicole In November 2015, right after the church’s policy on baptizing children of LGBTQ people was made public, I wrote a post on Facebook about the controversy. The content of the post was...
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