Talk About Your Easy Fixes
A proper missionary sendoff, in my ward, includes the performance of a certain EFY medley you’ve probably heard once or twice. This is fairly conventional stuff. Back in my day (aka the 80’s) the...
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Songs of a Fat Mormon Woman
i. When I was little — two, maybe three years old — my mother used to get me out of the bath and wrap me in one of her peach-colored towels. She would hang...
Guest Post — A Peculiar People: Mormon Like Me
My name is Brittany. I am a college graduate, a political scientist, a feminist, a woman, a sister, a daughter, a friend. I am a seeker of truth, a lover of light and a...
On World Breastfeeding Week and Divine Mother’s Milk
I have been thinking very hard of the (just passed) World Breastfeeding Week, and what I would like to say, and I think what I would like to say is this. It’s my own...
Becoming a Master
I had a friend ask last week about going to graduate school with children. It was a good opportunity to reflect on my experience so I thought it might be nice to share a...
Guest Post: A Blessing Withheld — A Letter to my Area Authority
by Hope Preface: This is a letter I never sent; I have instead chosen to publish it here because I believe it will ultimately do more good to tell the story widely. Dear Elder, Recently,...
Thoughts on a Bat Mitzvah
A few months ago, my family was invited to a bat mitzvah. I had gone to a friend’s bar mizvah when I was 14, so I had some idea of how it would go:...
I am (insert word here)
I procrastinated until it was too late. I had printed the email request, added to my to-do list, thought of a few ideas, stalled, and finally just forgot all together. So when I arrived...
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