The Blood and Sins of All Generations
The violence of racism is not new. Many of us are just becoming aware of it, because of recordings shared, and because of more voices speaking out. The history and systemic racism in our...
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Death and Ritual in Mormonism
I recently watched a fascinating Ted Talk by Kelli Swayze entitled, “Life that Doesn’t End with Death.” She talks about her husband’s home culture in Tana Toraja, Indonesia, and how, in the Torajan...
On Rites and Rituals
Mormonism places a large amount of emphasis on rituals and rites of passages. When you’re a baby, you’re blessed. At age 8, baptism is expected. If you’re male, you’re ordained to the priesthood; but...
Guest Post: The Rituals We (Still) Perform
by Liz Johnson My grandmother is dying. Her cancer is incurable, and has spread to the degree that she has been given mere months to live. And so, with her mortal time rapidly closing,...
Voices from the Exponent Backlist: Planning a Child’s Baptism
Last year about this time, I began planning my almost-eight-year-old’s baptism. I’m a huge fan of religious rituals that welcome children into the community–I love a Jewish bar or bat mitzvah, a Roman Catholic...
Personal Rituals
Last week, my family made our annual trek up the canyon to a small grove of bristlecone pine trees clinging to the edge of a cliff. That cliff overlooks the beautiful Virgin River Valley,...
Three Funeral Speeches and a Eucharist: My Experience Actively Participating in Religious Ritual for the Deceased
by Kelly Ann I have spoken at three funerals. The first time was in 2002 for someone I didn’t know. Fresh off my mission, I gave the plan of salvation speech for an inactive...
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