Guest Post: The Sermon on the Mississippi
by Elle Mae “The Sermon on the Mississippi” I will look elsewhere for God. I don’t know if She is here anymore. But I remember seeing Her in the flickering fireflies swirling around my...
Category: Journeys
My Other Ward
I had a dream I was talking with Prince William (of England), who was a counselor in my ward’s bishopric. (I dream big). We were sitting at a round table in a nondescript room...
Deconstructing the P word
About 30 years ago a Utah Valley area authority was giving a talk to a large audience. He spoke of attending a sacrament meeting where a newly baptized family, consisting of parents and several...
A sampler of life right now.
By LMA May 2019 I’ve written on the blog before about my mental health background and the work I do in therapy. I have pretty severe complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). In my therapy...
Guest Post: State of Grace
by Lisa Stewart Recently, I was perusing Facebook when on the Exponent II discussion page a story in a talk given by President Nelson in 2001 regarding a family rafting trip was shared. In...
Exponent II 2019 Annual Fall Retreat Announcement
Edited for clarity on 5/22/19 Over the past year, our Facebook discussion group has grown, well, exponentially… It is exciting to have new people join the group, and each arm of the Exponent II...
Mormon Feminist Liturgies: A Toast to Our Mother Eve
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to lead a welcoming ritual at the opening of a Mormon feminist retreat. I left things to the last minute and ordered feminist theologian Rosemary Radford...
To Whomever Gave the Mic to the Church’s Lawyers…again
By a Mormon Human Some are calling it the latest whiplash from the LDS Church Newsroom. Some expected an announcement like this to counterbalance any positive or LGBTQ affirming message anyone might have inferred...
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