How to Call Ourselves
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35 My favorite judge retired a few months ago. He was always kind to everyone, and...
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Lessons from the Margins: More Thoughts on “The Policy”
With the rest of Mormonism, I’ve been thinking a lot about “The Policy”. This has led me to think more deeply about the Plan of Salvation – and where we all fit. As a...
Poop Happens
This past week we took the youth of our stake on a three-day trek in New Hampshire, complete with handcarts and pioneer garb. Our first day out was a near disaster. It poured rain...
A Moving Mormon Performance
I could not sleep. It was as though it was midday and had the energy of a racehorse about to take flight. But it was really 2 AM, and I had been awake since...
All I Really Need To Know About Mothering I Learned From My Cat
“She got up from where she was lying, stepped over them, and left those newborn-blind, helpless kittens mewing plaintively in their box. They began feeling around, smelling for her, trembling as they tried to walk on tiny paws. And she just walked away. I stopped what I was doing to watch. “
Equal in Faith: Salt Lake City
On Monday I fasted. I fasted for the first time in years. It was completely different than I remember. I remember fasting being about food, about missing food, wanting food and taking a long...
Pioneers: Just Surviving Their Own Journey
“All she was doing was surviving her own journey. And writing a few words about it. That’s all any of us can do. We are all pioneers. . .”
When Good Women Do Nothing
Friday Night It’s an unfamiliar scene, I’m at a country dancing bar, surrounded by cowboy hats and boots, listening to twangy music that’s foreign to me. If it sounds like I’m not enjoying myself,...
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