New Series: #VisibleWomen: You can’t be What You can’t See
My years in the Young Women’s organization were rough on me. Part of it was just teenage awkwardness and the rest was teenage cliquishness. As soon as I turned 18, I switched to Relief...
Category: Policy
Spiritual Capital
It has been my experience that, while we’re all ideally “sisters” and “brothers” in the gospel, certain people within local stakes and wards carry a bit more influence and status than others. There’s a...
Feedback is Not Enough
Mormon feminists have long advanced the notion that women should have the opportunity to offer feedback on policy decisions that affect women. Recent reports suggest that this message is being heard. However, an overemphasis...
What he DIDN’T say….
As many of you know, the LDS church gave a press conference two weeks ago. The Bloggernacle has since exploded with commentary about what it means, what it doesn’t mean, who said what, who apologized and...
Religious Freedom and Discrimination
Last week I listened to the church’s press conference about balancing LGBTQ rights and religious freedom. One thing stood out in particular that really troubled me. Giving examples of when religious freedom should come...
No Discipline Cases Elder Oaks?
By Jenny Listening to Elder Oaks and Elder Christofferson yesterday on Trib Talk, I came to a sudden realization. I think they genuinely don’t understand what is happening to thousands of members of...
“Selma” & “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”: A Review
In a rare occurrence for this poor recent college graduate, I treated myself to seeing several movies in theaters over the past month, two of which were Selma and She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry....
An Announcement from April Young Bennett
As a condition of renewing my temple recommend, my new stake president has required me to resign from the board of Ordain Women and, with the exception of my Ordain Women profile, take down...
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