A Love Letter to My Fellow Mo-Fems
I just wanted to send off a quick missive to let you know that I see you, and I love you. I see that you notice the damage that white patriarchy does to people...
Category: Journeys
A Midlife Anointing
Sister, hearing the call from God to minister to you by virtue of love, faith, sacrifice, and covenant, I place my hands upon you to anoint you in your pain. I bless your head...
When God doesn’t intervene
I grew up hearing a message that Heavenly Father answers prayers and brings peace and assurance to us in our pain. This is a beautiful message, but I have often struggled to see it...
Mother’s Day is the Worst
CW: Suicide The twentieth anniversary of my mother’s death is in eighteen days. I was seventeen years old and one week away from graduating high school. When I decided on a simple black prom...
Sisterhood on Mother’s Day (and Book Reviews!)
It was more than a decade ago, and I was in a new branch, and just called to be a Relief Society Teacher. I wasn’t thrilled. I had only recently found the Exponent Blog...
Guest Post: The Warmth of Loneliness
by Gemma Today I’m not sure where I fit into the world. I’m not sure if I’ve ever felt like I fit into the world. Not that I’m different or special or unique, but...
I Was in Prison and Ye Came Unto Me
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:…I was in prison, and ye...
Guest Post: Stung #MormonMeToo
by Summertime When I read the news articles about Joseph L. Bishop, the former Provo Missionary Training Centre president, my stomach began to churn and I immediately was brought back to my last night...
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