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A Public Apology to “the woman taken in adultery.”
*Please note, this post, while not explicit in nature, does address violence against women. Over the past couple of years, the woman taken in adultery in John Chapter 8 has come into my mind again and...
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When part of you has left the church and you find yourself still here.
Today in Sunday school we were dancing around the topic of people who “leave the fold” and what to do about and for them. The standard, “never give up on them” answers floated on the air and then a...
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A list of actionables you can tell my daughter you took when she will soon...
This is a follow up post from the piece I wrote a couple of weeks ago titled, “Men, what will you do when my daughter asks about her place in this church?” First, I want to say thank you for the...
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Men, what will you do when my daughter asks about her place in this church?
Two years ago, when I was writing a book about my own life as a Mormon, of which I am an authority, I was filled with anxieties about not being good enough, not smart enough, and on and on. My wise...
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Vision of The Arts Auction
The Vision of The Arts Auction, which is only running for 4 more days, is an incredible opportunity to purchase art from both established and up and coming LDS artists, while simultaneously supporting...
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The OCD Mormon. READ THIS BOOK!
Thanks to a recently acquired kindle and a lot of time nursing a newborn, I’ve read a lot of good books this summer, but none that I’ve recommended, referenced and been touched by more than Kari...
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How a Book About Heavenly Mother was Written (and illustrated).
Rachel on writing Mother’s Milk: How did I write 246 poems on a divine being we ostensibly know little about? In short, I prayed, I listened, I looked, I read, I lived, and sometimes I found Her. In...
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Failure and God’s Love
“All religions start with the cry, help.” I’ve looked for the original source of this quote since I heard it on a podcast and can’t locate it, but regardless, it is a line that spoke to me this week....
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One Thing Missing: Beautiful Conference, but Where Were the Women?
Conference this past weekend was peaceful and calming in the way I remember it being as a kid. The lilts and accents of certain voices felt familiar and a lot like home. Elder Holland’s talk was a...
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On Silence
I haven’t written here for some time. In a strange way, I think my own personal book, 100 Birds Taught Me to Fly, about my life experience as a Mormon, has quieted me since its coming out. I’ve...
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For Many Years My Voice Shook
I wrote a book for the Maxwell Institute. It came out on November 1st. In the last three weeks I have traveled and spoken at fifteen different events. Up until November 1st, even when I practiced...
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Interview: J. Kirk Richards and the Gospel Vision of the Arts
The following is an interview with J. Kirk Richards, LDS Artist and board member of THE VISION OF THE ARTS FUND, which was established in 2015 as a home for the Gospel Vision of the Arts Auction, which...
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This Morning
This morning my daughter wanted me to make her an owl. I cut out the body and two wings, setting them on the paper tucked up against the paper body. Immediately she took them and set them outwards...
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What Mormon Books Do You Love?
Recently I read When Mormons Doubt, a new book by Jon Ogden. The book is a mix of philosophy on reverence and practical ideas for scenarios that Mormons increasingly find themselves in: What do you do...
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Our Heavenly Family, Our Earthly Families: Interview with the Author
One morning as I drove my kids to their swim lessons I overheard Remy, who is five, tell Thea, who is three, “I know four people: Heavenly Father, the Holy Ghost, Jesus and Heavenly Mother.” I think...
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Your Letters are Expected Though
Five years ago, in a new ward, our tiny son took immediately to a man on the front row of the gospel principles class–a wide-armed, rugby player of a man who shook our hand and nearly lifted us off the...
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Narratives Beyond Conference Talks
Too often in my own life I have looked for the one right story to live by. The older I get, the more I am aware that there is not one ‘best’ narrative, or even a few ‘best’ narratives. I need a...
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Body Matters
The morning a doctor cut into the soft white flesh of my belly while I slept, the world was awake with hurt. Surgeons moving past my uterus–cocoon where my babies once grew their wings. The small...
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How Loving My Body has Changed Me Spiritually
This afternoon my son, Remy, got to missing his dad who is in Japan doing field work. I found him in the backyard sitting on a rock crying tears that were so sincere and alone that I immediately cried...
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Both On the Roof and In the Crowd
I want to go right to the well known story in the beginning of the book of Mark where a paralytic man is lowered into a home by four of his friends who had broken a hole into the roof above the crowd....
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