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We’ve all heard of stories where the husband is asked whether or not the wife could hold a calling or would be interested in doing xyz.
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Dunham’s points about women’s issues are worthy of serious discussion and consideration. But she undermines her credibility in the way she presents them. We still have a long...
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“If we had carved / that jack o’lantern, / it would have been / pudding . . .”
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There are a few things I know really well in this world. I know how to make a delicious marinara sauce, I know the second soprano part of “Boogie Woogie...
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I believe that as we spend quality time with love ones, stretch ourselves to live up to our potential, and allow ourselves to be happier, we may not have zero...
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For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl.
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[A guest post from our friend Mark B]: This week we mark the anniversary of the death of Helmuth Gunther Huebener, a Latter-day Saint young man who was executed by...
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“his love slashing / a cross-hatch in my / heart . . .”
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Today’s guest post comes to us from Andy Richardson. I count myself among the minority of viewers who walked away more troubled than inspired by Half the Sky. This may...
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Today’s guest post comes to us from Karin Olson of Huntsville, Texas. Yesterday I cast my vote for Barack Obama for president on the first day of early voting in...
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For a time, the work of my spiritual life was about separating and letting go of the things I didn’t believe. Now, I face a different work.
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Of course, there is a third way, which is to stay single and celibate forever. Here again, I’m fulfilling my need to stay in the lines drawn by the church,...
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Disclaimer: This series of photos did not take place on a Sunday and they were not part of any type of official religious institution or spiritual observance. And yet, this...
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Deer hunting season in Utah. Do you know why you should always take at least two Mormons with you when you go deer hunting? Because if you take only...
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“I lay down in my bed, nobody / beside me tonight because / I have the boy.”
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Unfortunately, this side-by-side comparison similarly shows that there are differences in the way we speak to both YM and YW and their teachers, and those differences appear to be deliberately...
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It would be nice, of course, if the church would provide a measure of organizational size that more accurately reflected real growth (e.g. the number of full tithe payers or...
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The faith that had once seemed so unshakable in my youth had dissipated. Instead of warmth and hope, I felt hollow.
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Today’s stunning Ride to Church (=corn maze) comes to us from Nicole in New Brunswick: I’ve been looking forward to sharing my pretty neck of the woods in all its...
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[Note: This is one of a series of posts about being single in the Mormon church. Here's a link to the guest post invitation Here's a link to the archive for this series.]...
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Text in pink is only in the YW version; text in blue is only in the YM version. It’s more than just taking one lesson and adding/subtracting priesthood to it....
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My husband was upset but understood. When his affair came to light later on, I was thankful that I stood my ground.
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It’s not that I’m immature or captive to black-and-white thinking. I see the complexity; I see the nuance. But I do not find it compelling.
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” . . . I imagined [God's pew] empty, imagined him out fishing the Snake,
waves lapping at his waders like a dog left alone all day . . . “
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Recently, men have served at 19, women at 21. No one claimed there was anything magical about these numbers. No eternal principle was at stake. It was...
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Some people have Superbowl parties. Others have March Madness parties. We have a presidential election party. We love politics. We love to talk about debates, polls, and pollsters. We roll...
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In a culture where women are given the most power in roles defined by who they are attached to, mother and wife, single women are virtually powerless.
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One week ago, I had just sat down on the piano bench in the Primary room and started to play some wiggle songs while the junior primary children galloped in,...
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Today’s guest post comes to us from Bill. On a recent business trip to San Francisco, while on a walk with some coworkers to find food, out of the corner...
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For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl.
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I do not get to travel as much as I would like. My work doesn’t require much travel, which I know is a blessing, but seeing new and interesting places...
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To celebrate, here are the Top 24 posts from our first two years (one for every month, by page views):
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“I’d thought bamboo / was a symbol of peace, but my young / cousins proved me wrong . . .”
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The year I turned eight and was baptized a member of the LDS church, I began fasting on the first Sunday of each month. I still remember the first time...
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Today’s guest post is written by Caitlin. My first week of grad school ended in an emotional break-down, not unlike one of an adolescent who came to a new school...
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Poets like to sing about things in bottles. Jim Croce pined after time in a bottle, Audra Mae claimed a recipe for lightning in a bottle and Sting sent an SOS...
