Guest Post: Living in Silence
By Blaire Ostler I’ve never shared this experience publicly before, but with the most recent changes to the Handbook, also called the Policy of Silence (PoS), I feel compelled to write once again. The...
By Blaire Ostler I’ve never shared this experience publicly before, but with the most recent changes to the Handbook, also called the Policy of Silence (PoS), I feel compelled to write once again. The...
Belief / Culture / Family / Relationships / women
by Guest Post · Published November 29, 2019 · Last modified November 24, 2019
by Christina Taber-Kewene Today our congregation held its Primary presentation, a program for the children ages 3-11 to perform the songs they have been learning all year and to share their fledgling testimonies about...
Belief / Culture / Family / Journeys / Relationships
by Chiaroscuro · Published November 23, 2019 · Last modified November 22, 2019
Next week is Thanksgiving in the United States. We celebrate with a big feast of turkey and mashed potatoes, various sides, and lots of pie. But this year I was not invited to the...
I recently stumbled across a piece I wrote a little over two years ago that’s been languishing in my drafts folder. In it, I poured out my dreams for my daughter in the church....
By Michelle Franzoni Thorley Today I want to continue our discussion about family history for people of color by addressing how shame prevents us from engaging in generational healing and family history. This post...
Family / feminism / Gender / women
by Caroline · Published November 3, 2019 · Last modified November 2, 2019
I have a wonderful ten-year-old girl — my only daughter. She’s quiet, observant, reserved, affectionate, and kind. She’s on the cusp of puberty, and I worry what these coming adolescent years will do to...
When I was in fifth grade, two of my cousins moved in with us. Our family with 3 kids soon became one of 5 kids and then my youngest brother was born half a...
Belief / Culture / Family / feminism / Gender / Journeys / women
by Violadiva · Published October 19, 2019 · Last modified October 20, 2019
LDS teachings on motherhood are incomplete. Here’s what I wish I had been taught before having children. As a struggling parent to a newborn and a toddler, I visited the home of a friend...
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