Ready to Witness
When I was a beehive in YW’s many moons ago, I remember attending a lesson on the apostolic calling. Now, take a seat and pay attention to this story because it is a pivotal moment in My Feminist Life....
View ArticleDeath and the Sacrament
The year my brother turned 12, my dad received permission to ordain him to the Aaronic priesthood while we were visiting family in Utah. As a sixteen year old priest, this was my first time...
View ArticleOn Excommunication
In the LDS Church, we teach that excommunication encompasses two overlapping actions: removing people from the church community and severing their covenants. I believe that it is entirely appropriate...
View ArticleUnpacking the Temple Recommend Questions
I recently had a temple recommend interview and I have to admit to being a bit apprehensive going in. My faith has changed fairly dramatically over the past four years or so and I recognize now that...
View ArticleStop Insulting the Priesthood
There’s a new party line emerging in the Church about the priesthood. It is this: “No one blesses themselves through the priesthood, so everyone is equally blessed by the priesthood.” This is becoming...
View ArticleThe Weird and Wild Old Testament Podcast: SACRIFICE, SIN, & THE COMSIC ORDER...
Was animal-temple sacrifice an attempt to limit the amount of animals being killed? Is there a difference between theology and Biblical History? Did animal sacrifice get rid of a person’s sin? All...
View ArticleWhy It Is Not Helpful To Tell Me To Leave
My arms ached. My back would feel it tomorrow. My fingers frozen from the nip of the wind. Tears welled in my eyes as I began to feel sorry for myself and the pathetic situation I was in. Again. As a...
View ArticleStill Seeking Further Light And Knowledge
The news of the recent feminist-centered changes to the temple has brought joy and rejoicing to many. That is important. It is valid. But it also brings sadness and grief to others. This, too, is...
View ArticleAre The Temple Changes Good? Mormon Women Speak (Episode 19, 342)
Are the recent temple changes good? What has the response been from the Mormon Feminist community? Are apologies necessary for this issue? Is there further marginalization that has occurred because of...
View ArticleWe Like Our Heaven Better
I have a family. We are a family. I bore these children, made from my own flesh and blood. I labor for them. I love them. I nursed them. I nourish them. But, when I listened to President’s Nelson’s...
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