Where Two or Three are Gathered #CopingWithCOVID19
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20 My ward resumed sacrament meeting two Sundays ago. We’re currently meeting twice per...
Category: Gender
Keeper of Birth: WHO Year of the Nurse and Midwife
By Becky I am a keeper of birth. I stand at the door of life, expecting life to happen, biology to flourish, the breath of life to take easily, as it so often and...
A Joyful Christian Coming Out
I have known Tiger Veenstra for the last five years, since our boys were in preschool together. I loved our conversations — full of sharp insight, laughter, great advice. Tiger is a psychologist, as...
A blessing for all of those in need of a blessing
Prior to the pandemic, I asked the women in the Exponent community what situations they would like to have addressed in a blessing and was overwhelmed by the response. I offer this blessing-of-all-blessings and hope that all of my readers can locate themselves in this blessing and find comfort.
Shorts, Garments, and Hairy Legs: Taking Ownership of My Body
Three years ago, I stopped wearing garments. I’d worn them about half the time the year before during pregnancy and after having my son. I eventually became used to the feel of my clothes...
Idea: Make Statues of Polygamous Wives
Statues of slaveholders and colonizers are coming down left and right these days, and the controversy is intense. I’ve tried to imagine how it would feel to be a slave from the 1800s and...
Be Kind to Your Web-footed Friends
I woke up on Saturday morning with Stars and Stripes Forever stuck in my head. That immediately reminded me of a record full of silly songs I had as a kid. One of them...
Female Bodies, Female Beauty: My Experiences in the LDS Young Women Program
“My husband said that I just didn’t have that much potential to be beautiful. Can you imagine how I felt?” The woman, Anne, said tearfully to a room full of teenage girls. It was...
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