Goblins and Jesus
After over an hour’s drive from the already remote campsite where we were staying, we arrived at Goblin Valley State Park, Utah. I had fond memories of coming here with my parents when I...
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When the Church asks the ladies to study (male-only) priesthood before General Conference
Just before last General Conference, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) sent out an email instructing “the sisters” (not the men) to study three sections from Doctrine and Covenants prior to...
The Winding Career Path that Led Clara Barton to Become America’s Most Famous Nurse: WHO Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
Clara Barton eventually became America’s most famous nurse and the founder of the American Red Cross, but she began her career as a teacher. When she was a child, a phrenologist suggested teaching as...
Educated, Activist Women Who Opened College Doors for the Rest of Us
Shortly after publishing my book, Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America’s First Feminists, I was surprised when emails from middle and high school students started coming in. In retrospect it makes sense,...
Lesson Plan: Overcoming Racism, Starting Within Our Own Latter-day Saint Culture
Last week, the Come Follow Me weekly reading assignment for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) was the sermon of Alma in Alma 5-7. It is one of the...
As a missionary, I was so, so hungry.
I served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, Mormon) in a country where the local culture called for a siesta: a long lunch break, possibly including a nap....
Finding Family with DNA Testing
There was a new face at my step-grandmother’s funeral—another Nordic face, like my step-grandma and her children and grandchildren. He had never met my step-grandmother, but in the few days after her death and...
“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your hand sanitizer”: Likening the scriptures unto ourselves during the COVID-19 pandemic #CopingWithCOVID19
We are taught to “liken the scriptures” unto ourselves. In that spirit, I have adapted some favorite scripture passages to our present circumstances as we cope with a worldwide pandemic. And at midnight there...
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