Guest Post: Not an Addendum
By Birdie Like many, I read with anticipation about the dedication of the Rome Italy temple. The many pictures and headlines in the news focused on the historic trip with all the members of...
Category: Gender
#hearLDSwomen: In My Ward, Women Give Just 20% of the Talks, so I Wrote to My Bishop
Over a year ago in my ward, I felt like there had been an abnormally long string of Sacrament Meetings where only men spoke. I wondered if maybe I was mistaken, so I checked...
Toxic Mormon Masculinity Series: Pressure to Provide
As part of our Toxic Mormon Masculinity series, we are featuring guest posts from men who share their experiences of operating within the masculinity culture unique to Mormonism. (Introductory post here.) We are happy to...
Ordinances that are performed by women
We talk so much about the priesthood and ordinances at Church, and we usually connect the two together. Since only men are given the priesthood, ordinances are always associated with men (with the exception...
Nevada is the first American state with a female-majority legislature. Why not Utah?
Four years ago, I took my nine-year-old daughter with me on a visit to the Utah state capitol building. She took a look at the photos on the Senate and House rosters and asked...
#hearLDSwomen: My Bishop Did Not Let Me Receive My Endowment
Despite my worthiness (and even my husband’s willingness), my bishop would not let me receive my endowment right before I married my non-member husband as he wanted me to wait for my husband to...
Guest Post: Special Helper
by Alan Buys I once had a conversation with an elementary school librarian. She told me about the difficulties of getting some of the rowdier children to be quiet and respectful in the library...
Guest Post: The Hymnal Revision, Part 3 — Gently [, Accurately, and Kindly] Raise the Sacred Strain[s]
by danahc Note: This post is the third of a three-part series examining problematic lyrics as part of the Church’s hymnal revision. Part 1: Theology and Practices Part 2: Culture Part 3: Gender References...
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