The Facebook of the 19th Century
Announcements: If you check the sidebar, you will see links to the Exponent II group on flickr, a photo sharing group, and on Facebook, a social networking site. If you use either of these...
Category: history
Romney and Exponent II
Peggy Fletcher Stack has an intriguing article on “Bishop” Romney today, including the following: Not everyone shared that positive view of Romney. Though somewhat progressive in his approach, Romney was still a product of...
Exponent II Classics: One Czech Christmas
One Czech Christmas Wanda West Badger Beacon Heights, Utah Vol. 25, No. 1 (Fall 2001) It was Friday, December 21, 1990, the shortest day of the year. Heavy snow had fallen throughout the night...
Exponent II Classics: The Interview
The Interview Judy H. Wright Missoula, Montana Volume 17, Number 4 (1993) The interview I remember most vividly was not one about a Church calling but one for an account executive position with a...
Something Extraordinary: The New RS Exhibit at the Museum of Church History & Art
A few weeks ago I was in Utah to attend my sister Louise’s wedding. After she gallivanted off on her honeymoon (how dare she!), I was left to entertain her new in-laws. Since her...
Upon One Strength, Another is Built
In 1989 I joined the church sorority, Lambda Delta Sigma. Dressed in white at the Initiation Ceremony—a ritual that incorporated some temple-like symbolism–I pledged to uphold the ideals of Spirituality, Sisterhood, Scholarship, Service, and...
The Feminization of Migration: What Does It Mean For the LDS Church?
Over the past decade, migration researchers have noted that the percentage of undocumented immigrants who are women is on the rise. Whereas a generation ago men accounted for a super-majority of immigrants, women may...
Chieko Okazaki’s "Healing from Sexual Abuse"
Just after posting the “Law of Chastity” lesson, I thought about the landmark speech by Chieko Okazaki “Healing from Sexual Abuse.” One of my concerns when I attend lessons on chastity is that the...
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