#hearLDSwomen: Getting My Sealing Cancelled Was Difficult and Invasive
It took me four years to get my sealing canceled from my abusive ex-husband. I knew it was possible because a friend had gotten it done. I also knew it was a recent change...
Category: feminism
Christmas message: Christ and feminism
Since today is Christmas, I wanted to share with you one of my favorite scriptures about Christ. Alma 7:11-12 says: 11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every...
Sacred Music Sunday: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
One of my favorite Christmas songs is Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming. It’s usually sung a capella, and it’s a simple yet beautiful tune. It’s based out of Messianic text in Isaiah and...
#hearLDSwomen: My Voice Is Not Valued in Ward Council Meetings
A friend joked that they let women talk all they want in Ward Council because all of the decisions are made in PEC (Priesthood Executive Committee). It wasn’t a joke. – Rachel The Ward...
Review: 50 Contemporary Women Artists: Groundbreaking Contemporary Art from 1960 to Now
In his introduction, editor John Gosslee observes that there is no other book out there that focuses solely on contemporary living women artists. “It was shocking, given how many women are progenitors of styles...
#hearLDSwomen: I Was Discriminated Against as a Sister Missionary
When I went in for my missionary interview with my stake president, the first thing he said to me was, “Sisters are 10% of the missionary force, but they cause 90% of the problems.”...
#hearLDSwomen: Young Women Are Told No; Young Men Are Told Yes
My Laurel class president daughter thought it was unfair that the Young Men got a high adventure week long overnight trip white-water rafting. She spent a year planning a kayaking trip for the Laurels...
#hearLDSwomen: LDS Men Don’t Know How to Interact with Me in a Career Support Context
I was in institute in law school. It was competition season. Some men in the class had just made the national finals of a big competition. The institute director walked in and spent five...
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