Redemption in Baking
I served this imperfect cheesecake. It was sweet, silky, and lemony puddle, and I knew I was more than someone who couldn’t get the shape of my cheesecake just right.
Category: Journeys
Statement for Public Release Concerning Embezzlement from Exponent II
Dear Exponent II Community, In September 2017, the board and emeritus board of Exponent II made public the news that the former treasurer, Suzette Smith, had misappropriated the organization’s funds for personal use. (That...
#hearLDSwomen: Gaslighted by My Bishop
Gaslighting, whether done intentionally or not, is abusive. It is any behavior that sends a message to another person that might cause them to question reality. After last April’s Saturday sessions of...
The Sacredness of Doubt
Both of my parents were converts to the LDS Church, but my father was a zealous convert. On the way to school or church or the supermarket, he quizzed my brother, sister, and I...
Relief Society Lesson Plan: “Divine Discontent” by Michelle D. Craig
Sister Craig, the First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency, starts her talk with an anecdote about being discontent. “When I was in elementary school, we walked home on a paved trail...
Guest Post: Today, It Feels Like I Have No Place.
By LMA Today, it feels like I have no place. I had to choose whether or not to go to a ward dinner after our meeting block. I have been taking a break from...
Guest Post: Calling Home
By Malena Crockett Along with so many others, I listened to Dallin Oaks deliver his recent Saturday general conference address with a mix of sorrow and horror. His message—undoubtedly intended to move the rank and...
Thoughts on God and People from last Halloween
My family and I had recently moved to New Zealand, and we were experiencing our first Halloween in Auckland. (I’ve written about my love of Halloween previously here) I knew that Halloween would be...
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