Jesus Doesn’t Want Us to Teach the “Ideal”
So many times, when I or others have expressed that a particular way that a message at church has been framed or presented is hurtful or irrelevant to a swath of the congregation, the...
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We Don’t Know Who the Tares Are
One of the most commonly misunderstood and misapplied Biblical parables in the modern church is the parable of the wheat and the tares, found in Matthew 13:24-30. People who reference it often do so...
Relief Society Lesson Plan: “With One Accord” by Reyna Aburto
I like this topic – I think there’s something very uplifting in the idea of people, in all their diversity, coming together to act for good in the world. This is the theme of...
The Parable of Mushrooms
I hated mushrooms… When I was four and I wrote in my journal, “I lik all food excip mushroms.” Family members would say, “But, they’re really good in this dish.” Or, “Maybe you’ll like...
What we see
“Do you know why you’re so good at drawing this model?” asked my figure drawing 101 professor. “Because she looks like you.” The model was hired from the student body of my junior college....
Relief Society Lesson 4: Strengthening and Preserving the Family
By Amy Cartwright Amy is a blogger for Young Mormon Feminists My childhood was spent watching far too much television. While I would never admit this to my schoolmates, one of my favorite shows...
Guest Post: Why We Need a Sotomayor in the General Relief Society Presidency
by Bored in Vernal (Our thanks to BIV for letting us crosspost this timely piece. You can also find this post on her personal blog, Hieing to Kolob.) United States citizens have lately been...
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