Return to Sender: Heartbreak sent in a letter to Church HQ
By Thelma The best way for me to benefit from General Conference is to skip the live broadcast (and live social media reports) and wait to read the talks after they are printed and...
Category: Relationships
A Queer Prayer
A QUEER PRAYER – By Blaire Ostler Me: Heavenly Mother? Are you there? HM: Yes. I’m always here. Me: They say there’s no atheists in the foxhole, and once again I have found myself...
Guest Post: On Turning 50
by Jenny Atkinson Jenny Atkinson served as Editor-in-Chief of Exponent II for three years, from 1997-1999. She was 27 years old when she took the helm, making Jenny the youngest editor in our 44...
Guest Post: Breaking Bread on the Sabbath–A Hope
by Ashley I have been thinking the past few days about a woman named Lavina Fielding Anderson. I do not know her personally, but I thought about her a lot five years ago when...
How Temple Recommend Interviews Impede Temple Worship
I used to love the temple. I was uncomfortable, obviously, with the sexist elements. I felt betrayed when I was required to pledge obedience to my husband (even as a new temple patron, I wasn’t...
Anointings, Blessings and Prayers
Anointings, blessings and prayers are part of many religious and spiritual traditions. I’d like to share a few examples of anointings, blessings and prayers I have participated in. The first example involves my mother. ...
A Trans Blessing, part 2
Guest post by Victoria Hutchings, President of the Bay Area Chapter of Affirmation Issac’s trans blessing was in good hands with my friend Kimberly leading, my only job was to find folx to fill...
A Trans Blessing, part 1
A couple of years ago, I wrote about the women’s blessing I and a few of my ward sisters did for my oldest’s baptism, right after the confirmation. Today I’d like to share about...
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