A couple stands over a cake and each announces their guess for what it will reveal. “Girl,” the father says confidently and, perhaps, resignedly. “Boy,” the mother declares hopefully; doubtfully. They cut into the...
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by Guest Post · Published October 6, 2022 · Last modified October 9, 2022
Guest Post by Makanoe.Makanoe eats, thinks, and reads too much. Occasionally, she also cleans house and writes. But mostly eats. Reading the headlines, I realize I’ve been quiet quitting church for a while now....
by April Young-Bennett · Published October 1, 2022 · Last modified September 27, 2022
The bishop met with me first, before extending a calling to my 14-year-old son to participate in the youth choir at General Conference. There would be lots of rehearsals. He wanted to make sure...
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by Nicole · Published August 26, 2022 · Last modified June 6, 2022
Someone once described parenting to me like blowing as hard as you can on a cannonball that has already launched in an effort to make it change course. Now that I am a mother,...
Guest post by Ash Rowan (they/them, he/him), an autistic artist-poet, and a culturally Mormon Unitarian Universalist. This piece was written two years ago, in response to an interaction between the author and their daughter....
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by Nicole · Published March 25, 2022 · Last modified March 19, 2022
Have you seen the new Disney movie ‘Turning Red’? The movie features a Chinese Canadian family and stars a 13-year-old protagonist who tries to navigate puberty, friendship, and her relationship to her family –...
Guest post by Bryn Neenos. Bryn is a teaching lecturer in composition, partner to an excellent spouse, and parent to three whole human beings who spurred her continuing journey to know Heavenly Mother. She...
by Katie Ludlow Rich · Published February 8, 2022 · Last modified February 7, 2022
When church shut down in March of 2020, my husband and I began gathering our kids on Sunday afternoons for spiritual lessons. We enjoyed this time, but as the months went on, I wanted...
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