“ye who now will bless the poor…”
Dear friends, Merry Christmas! The message of the Wenceslas carol is dear: “ye who now will bless the poor shall yourselves find blessing.” As I consider what blessings we receive and what blessings we...
Category: Family
Guest Post: Polygamy as the Answer? Christmas Thoughts
By Brittany Hartley After my first son was born, I found myself home for the first time in my life. As a busy teacher, I had many dusty items on my faith “shelf” that...
Guest Post: How the AIDS Crisis Taught Me an Enlarged Vision of Family
By Maureen Edgerly December 1st is the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day with the theme to “Know Your HIV Status.” I saw an internet thumbnail pop up of Prince Harry having an HIV...
The Risks of Giving Birth Early and Often Fall Mostly on Women and Children
During the October 2018 Women’s Session of General Conference, President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), spoke disparagingly about LDS women getting...
Why Does She Stay?
An early version of this talk was given as part of a panel: Staying, Caring and Hoping at the 25th Anniversary Counterpoint Conference on October 6, 2018. I like to think of myself as...
The Sacredness of Doubt
Both of my parents were converts to the LDS Church, but my father was a zealous convert. On the way to school or church or the supermarket, he quizzed my brother, sister, and I...
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Guest Post: My Husband Is the Nurturer
By Bryn The October 2018 Women’s Session of General Conference certainly electrified me (not in a good way). As I went from deep unease to shaking a bit and wanting to cry, I’m not...
Thoughts on God and People from last Halloween
My family and I had recently moved to New Zealand, and we were experiencing our first Halloween in Auckland. (I’ve written about my love of Halloween previously here) I knew that Halloween would be...
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