Count Your Privilege?
Recently a friend of mine shared an observation about the Mormon community that got me thinking about blessings in a new way: Ask a BYU student, faculty, and staff to name and count their...
Category: Intersectionality
How White U.S. Mormons Talk about the Rest of the World
I just love the American people. Sometimes I think of their universally pale, easily sunburned skin, questioning blue eyes, and soft blond hair, and I miss the time I spent among them. Despite the...
Anxiously Engaged
God has told us to “be doers of the word, and not hearers only,” and, trusting him to guide me, I engage in the work of changing systems to better meet the needs “of the least of these.”
Guest Post: I Dated a Sexual Predator
Guest Post by Sabra. Sabra is an avid English and Spanish speaking, world traveling, Netflix watching, body liberationist, yogi who loves haggling, listening to podcasts and contributing to news literacy. Once upon a time,...
Interview with Rachel Rueckert, Author of East Winds
You know when you read a book and relate to it? You relate in a way that makes you ponder, maybe even confront your own ideas, your own memories, your own biases, all the...
Guest Post: Trauma-Informed Relief Society Teaching
Guest Post by Amy. Human Being. Mother of Two. Deep Thinker. Granddaughter of a Philosopher.. Connecting the Dots: “Trauma”, “Informed” and “Relief Society Teacher” I have victoriously entered into/got dragged kicking and screaming into...
Growing Up Nonbinary, LDS, and What That Means
Guest Post by B Winward (Bee). Bee grew up a Latter-day Saint in the heart of Utah County, graduated from Young Women’s and Seminary, served a mission to Guatemala and was most recently a...
Why Representation In General Conference Matters
Some would like to believe that representation doesn’t matter. They try to reduce the sense of belonging so many crave to be a carnal, selfish or even naive request. Why should we want to see people who look like us when we already know that we are a worldwide church?
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