The Patterns of Life
My mother was an excellent knitter, especially with mittens, hats and sweaters. She often wove pictures into the sweaters. When my daughter was in her Madeline phase (“In an old house in Paris that...
Category: Relationships
Guest Post: Reclaiming Mother’s Day
By Ariel Wootan Merkling Anna Jarvis was forever changed by a simple prayer offered during Sunday School by her mother Ann. Her mother, an activist who organized around maternal and infant public health, stated...
Guest Post: Separation of Sealings and Marriage
by Holly Castillo This morning as I opened Instagram I was immediately shown a picture of a couple in wedding attire published by @churchnewsroom. The caption explained that as of today the policy requiring...
Can you Trust in the Character of God?
Throughout my faith transition I have had to wrestle with the construct of “God” in an entirely new way. In my childhood, and throughout my time as a traditionally believing Mormon, I was taught...
Letter From a Doubter
Dear Church Leader, Allow me to introduce myself: I’m a millennial, part-time-work-at-home mom of 3 young kids, married in the temple to a returned missionary. Based on the outpouring of messages and firesides directed...
Book Review: Silent Souls Weeping
Around the year 2002, my husband and I attended Sacrament Meeting together in our BYU single’s ward. The visiting speaker that day was from the high council, and he spoke extensively about overcoming depression...
Guest Post: When God is Love, there is no Sad Heaven
By Jody England Hansen My life as a Mormon does not include a fear of Sad Heaven. It does include hearing from many who struggle with seeing something that is beyond their own...
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