Guest Post: Embracing a Broken History
by Kajsa Berlin-Kaufusi As we look at our recent history (and by recent I mean within the last 25 years or so), we see the words of President Nelson well illustrated when he said,...
Category: Belief
Guest Post: My Apology for My Complicity
by Monika Crowfoot First of all, I want to apologize. I want to apologize for my complicity and support of a religious institution that was inherently racist, oppressive, and prejudiced. And to do my...
Guest Post: “Do You Hear and Answer *Every* Child’s Prayer?”
By Kaylee I have the privilege of living with a priesthood holder who is authorized to administer the sacrament at home during quarantine. My three-year-old has been the most enthusiastic of my Primary-aged daughters...
Sacred Music Sunday: When the Roll Is Called up Yonder
When I joined the church in the mid-1990s, there seemed to be an unspoken (and sometimes spoken) consensus that the Second Coming was right around the corner. We were living in the last days,...
A Faith Journey in Idioms
Feeling a little silly today, I decided to try to give a summary of my faith journey with all the idioms I could muster. It might be a little over the top. Growing up...
Social Justice Work is Spiritual Work
In this Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, pandemic moment, I want to reflect on the ways in which social justice work is spiritual work. The Black Lives Matter to Christ Facebook page held a...
Guest Post: That Which is Beautiful and Sacred #CopingWithCOVID19
By Anonymous Before COVID-19, I was becoming increasingly uncomfortable watching 11-year-olds pass the sacrament knowing that I could not. Every Sunday this wound grew bigger and bigger. And then the world shut down. My...
At the Crossroads of Being Black and LDS
Guest post by Dumdi Baribe Wallentine I remember when I made a Facebook post commenting about how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ leadership lacked diversity, especially for it being a...
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