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: women
#hearLDSwomen: The Priesthood and My Teenage Life
My oldest son turns 12 in exactly two weeks. The day he was born, my commitment and faith in my church was second to nothing else in my life, but over the years it...
Guest Post: Mature Trees and Ripe Fruit
By Maureen Edgerly Dave Chappelle is a comedian who pushes the envelope on social issues. He takes his audience to that uncomfortable place where wrestling is necessary. He recently lamented the saga of his...
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: Priesthood Leaders Sided with My Abusive Ex During My Divorce
When I was divorcing an abusive spouse, my church leaders sulked and comforted him, but I was left out in the cold. They didn’t know what to do with me. It was incredibly lonely....
Heavenly Mother wants us to feel safety, comfort, and pleasure in our bodies.
By LMA November 2018 I want to write about the most delicate and powerful thing about who I am. Even with all of the work I have done in therapy to talk about...
#hearLDSwomen: Inequality between Activity Days and Cub Scouts
I’m serving in Activity Days. The girls expressed to me that they wanted to do a pinewood derby like the scouts. At our next planning meeting, we got a member of the Primary presidency...
Be the Change
I love to travel, and one of things that I often do is attend church. Sometimes it is not an LDS service, and sometimes it is. It is always interesting to see how other...
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