One of the most painful parts of having concerns about women’s issues in the Church is that they are rarely, if ever, acknowledged by anyone on a general or a local level. Pretending that...
(Exponent blogger April Young-Bennett was less enthused.) Read the full article: Women’s session to return at LDS General Conference — ‘Hooray,’ says feminist poet
by April Young-Bennett · Published September 28, 2021 · Last modified October 2, 2021
During the last half decade, several improvements have been made to policies within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) that can be directly connected to public awareness campaigns, lobbying and publications...
Belief / Culture / Gender / Intersectionality / Policy / women
by ElleK · Published July 20, 2021 · Last modified July 19, 2021
I had a conversation recently with an elderly woman who is a dear friend of mine. We were talking about General Conference, and I asked her how she felt about the Church discontinuing the...
On Saturday evening, Russell M. Nelson challenged women and girls (but not men and boys) to “fast” from social media for 10 days, with the implication that a fast from social media means turning...
One year ago, it was announced that the Priesthood Session and Women’s Session of General Conference would only be held once a year and each on the Saturday evening of Conference weekend. The October...
I loved Sister Burton’s talk at the General Women’s Session. Her talk was framed around the concept of “certain women,” based off of scriptures in Luke that refer to “certain women” who walked with...
Carol F. McConkie gave a sweet talk. As first counsellor of the Young Women General Presidency, she offered a talk that was strong and inspirational. She began with heavy focus on our premortal loyalty...
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