Guest Post: Meeting Together
By Miriam Miriam is finishing her PhD at the University of Oregon and is en route to the University of Memphis where she’ll be an Assistant Professor of Criminology starting in August 2022. She...
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Last summer, I was the Ward Service Project
We had a great plan. Our local water Conservancy District was offering rebates for households that revamped their yards to be more water-friendly. We wanted to do our part to save water, especially during...
Sunday Prayers: Pride and Juneteenth in the Pandemic
In the last month we have celebrated Pride even as states seek to restrict rights for transgender people. We have seen the adoption of Juneteenth as a national holiday in the United States while...
What Could I Have Done Differently With My Life if I Wasn’t Raised LDS?
This year I’ve discovered a woman with an oddly parallel life to my own. Her name is Dr. Angela Dunn, but you’ve probably never heard of her if you don’t live in Utah (where...
The Courage to Create Peace
The courage to create peace is the willingness to hear that the community that is a comfortable place for me is not a comfortable place for my neighbor, because peace isn’t about silencing voices we do not like, it is about hearing them fully.
Why the Radio Silence From On Top?
There has been a rare sort of radio silence in my ward and stake since the Covid19 pandemic began in March. I haven’t been very bothered by this. I’m married with three kids. No...
Affirming mantras about our bodies, body size, and food during a global pandemic. #CopingWithCOVID19
May 2020 By LMA These mantras are associated with a blog post on fat phobia and our changing bodies during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are applicable other times, too. My body is one of...
Fat phobia, our changing bodies, & the COVID-19 pandemic. #CopingWithCOVID19
by LMA May 2020 I am a fat woman. My fat body is a valuable body. She is a comfort to me. She is the only thing I’ve had with me throughout my whole...
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