I’m just a girl?
I had an experience last summer that I have been pondering over for months trying to process my feelings around. My husband and I were invited to go to Las Vegas with a couple...
Category: Gender
Benevolent Patriarchy: A Photo Essay Featuring My Pets
Photo #3. Years ago, when Facebook groups were a brand new thing, my ward Relief Society Presidency created one for us. For awhile (until a neighborhood group including all genders and religions was formed),...
Guest Post: A Good Mormon Woman
by Kristie Carlson I’m writing about my experience, which is valid because it’s my experience. It’s okay if it’s not your experience. Scroll on; or read it and try and understand another perspective. If...
Guest Post — My Hands: A Triad of Poems
By Dianna Human Hands My hands Are the way they are For a lot of reasons. Short-fingered Because my dad’s genes. Veins that pop out Like my mom’s veins. Nails I’ve finally learned To...
Musings on Mother’s Day: Fertility Privilege in Mormon Systems of Power
I’ve written before about how Motherhood may be hazardous to a woman’s health. In this post I’ll discuss how fertility privilege functions in Mormon systems of power to disadvantage childless women and what...
Guest Post: A Poem for Mother’s Day
by Laura Riddle Parry I watch my mom cradle my newborn baby. She is so gentle, exquisitely gentle, as she lowers the babe from her shoulder to gaze into her eyes. She coos and...
Guest Post: To All the Souls #CopingWithCOVID19
by DesertProse I joined a multi-faith webinar service for Easter. All were encouraged to bring their own emblems of communion to conclude the meeting. After many shared reflections on the Savior and the hope...
Sacrament at Home: Allowances That Could Be Made for Women #CopingwithCOVID19
The church released directions last week for how to administer the sacrament at home. They specify that a worthy priesthood holder must break the bread, say the prayers, and pass the emblems in person....
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