Guest Post: I Was Right
by Anonymous Four and a half years ago I delved into the temple. I had been endowed for more than twelve years at that point. Aspects had bothered me since my first time through...
Category: Gender
My eleven-year-old son and ordination to the LDS male-only priesthood
Shortly after my son’s eleventh birthday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) announced changes to the procedure for ordaining LDS boys to the priesthood. Instead of inviting male children to be...
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,...
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 I
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...
#hearLDSwomen: Lack of Support for Women Pursuing Grad School
My husband and I were fortunate enough to get accepted to different programs at the same graduate school. When we started telling ward members that we were moving for graduate school, everyone’s immediate response...
Learning about Heavenly Mother and trusting my body, feelings, and intuition.
December 2018 A friend told me about Rachel Hunt Steenblik’s lovely book of poems Mother’s Milk: Poems in Search of Heavenly Mother at the beginning of this year. I had spent much time considering...
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...
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