Don’t Forget About Us
By Blaire Ostler Dear Mormon feminists, I’m glad to see so many women happy about the latest changes to the temple endowment. I’m genuinely moved by how things have improved for cisgender,...
Category: Family
Guest Post: A Mind Turned To The Mothers
By Tresa Brown Edmunds Like so many women in our community, my reaction to the temple changes are all over the emotional map. I’m furious that they’ve asked us for silence. Shaking with rage...
Sisters Speak: Changes in the Temple – Part III
The Exponent blog is sharing guest and reader responses to the news of the changes to the LDS temple endowment and other temple ordinances announced 2 January 2019. We welcome your contributions in the...
Sisters Speak: Changes in the Temple – Part II
The Exponent blog is sharing guest and reader responses to the news of the changes to the LDS temple endowment and other temple ordinances announced 2 January 2019. We welcome your contributions in the...
“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...
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...
Comments