So you Want me Back at Church?
So you say want me to come back to church? Why? Do you really want ME? Do you really love me and want me to bring my whole self to church, just how I...
Category: Culture
Guest Post: I Found Answers on the Internet
By Amy West Remember those times when people half-jokingly warned about looking for “truth” on the internet? We sat in Sunday School and asserted how the only relevant, valid materials were those annoyingly selective...
Deconstructing the P word
About 30 years ago a Utah Valley area authority was giving a talk to a large audience. He spoke of attending a sacrament meeting where a newly baptized family, consisting of parents and several...
Lasik, a Solar Eclipse, and my Feminist Awakening
I first had laser corrective eye surgery at age 21. (I’d saved money up for a mission, but purchased Lasik instead when I got married.) It was really easy to know the surgery would...
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: Reclaiming Mother’s Day
By Ariel Wootan Merkling Anna Jarvis was forever changed by a simple prayer offered during Sunday School by her mother Ann. Her mother, an activist who organized around maternal and infant public health, stated...
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...
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