Guest Post: The Tale of Three Journals
Guest Post by Louise Hammel. Louise Hammel is a septuagenarian who lives by the sea. She keeps a journal of questions that no one can answer in this life. Still, she wants to know....
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Come Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants 137–138 “The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead”
The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead In 1918, Joseph F. Smith had a vision. He witnessed an event that was previously unreported and unexplained in scripture: Jesus Christ organizing missionary work in...
Come Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants 125-128: “A Voice of Gladness for the Living and the Dead”
A Voice of Gladness In Doctrine and Covenants 128:19-23, we read from a September 1842 letter from Joseph Smith to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) some of the...
Guest Post: The Photo That Changed My World
by Jenn Nielsen I’ve always imagined, a tiny baby wrapped tightly in a white blanket with a small blue and pink stripe, pink or blue cap on the baby’s head. A newborn’s first portrait,...
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...
#EqualAccess Series Guest Post: Getting To Where I am Called
by Maggie Slighte This post is part of The Exponent’s #EqualAccess Series. Disabled voices rarely get a chance to speak for themselves, but this blog series seeks to eliminate the stigma that disabled people...
Internalized Racism Hinders Family History Work
By Michelle Franzoni Thorley Today I want to continue our discussion about family history for people of color by addressing how shame prevents us from engaging in generational healing and family history. This post...
Building a Family
My youngest brother arrives home from his mission in two weeks, and combined with my sister planning a wedding, and all the changes coming up this year to our family structure, I’ve been pondering...
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