Guest Post: State of Grace
by Lisa Stewart Recently, I was perusing Facebook when on the Exponent II discussion page a story in a talk given by President Nelson in 2001 regarding a family rafting trip was shared. In...
Category: Belief
Mormon Feminist Liturgies: A Toast to Our Mother Eve
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to lead a welcoming ritual at the opening of a Mormon feminist retreat. I left things to the last minute and ordered feminist theologian Rosemary Radford...
To Whomever Gave the Mic to the Church’s Lawyers…again
By a Mormon Human Some are calling it the latest whiplash from the LDS Church Newsroom. Some expected an announcement like this to counterbalance any positive or LGBTQ affirming message anyone might have inferred...
Things I Regret Doing When the Church Told Me To
There’s a lot of social pressure in the LDS Church: to conform, to be a good missionary, to do things the “right” way, to follow the party line. Here’s my top 10 list of...
Guest Post: The Power and Authority of a Driver’s License
By Felicia Ellis Okay, ladies, you want to drive? I hear you saying it would be wonderful to be able to drive your children to their activities, or to participate in more roles that...
A Talk for Baptism
I’ve been thinking about baptism lately and just remembered that I have saved the talk I gave at my oldest’s baptism 3 years ago. I thought I’d share it here. When you were 4...
Guest Post: People Prefer Respect, Compassion, and Love
By Louise In the past 11 years, I’ve given thousands of hours to this church. I’ve attended meetings, I’ve prayed for inspiration, I’ve taught countless lessons, born my testimony, and paid tens of thousands...
Sacred Music Sunday: Shall We Gather at the River?
One of my favorite books of scripture is the book of Revelation. People tend to look at me funny when I say that because it has kind of a reputation as being the book...
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