by Dr. LaShawn Williams | Oct 19, 2016 | Activism, Agency, Church, Church History, Compassion, exclusion-policy, Family, Featured, General authorities, General Conference, History, Honesty, Humanity, Jesus Christ, Policy, Politics, Prophets, Racism |
Of black sheep and #blacklivesmatter I’ve had this post in my head for months. It still may not convey all that it means to me from the night my perspective shifted yet again. However, I’m going to share what I have in hopes that this is a correct time for it. I was...
by Azul Uribe | Sep 13, 2016 | Activism, Compassion, Corporate Church, exclusion-policy, Family, Featured, Humanity, Jesus, LGBTQ, Policy, Politics, Polygamy, Youth |
The above picture was taken this past weekend in Mexico- in one of the 100 marches that took place across the country to defend “traditional families.” This (approximately) 12-year-old boy went and stood there against an entire cavalcade and personification of this...
by Blaire Ostler | Sep 7, 2016 | Faith, Faith Crisis, faith crisis, Family, Featured |
(Photo Credit: Lonely Speck) In Relief Society, we recently studied Lesson 16: Marriage—An Eternal Partnership. First, I want to commend the instructor for not making any comments about traditional marriage being under attack. The lesson could have easily been swayed...
by Jon Barker | Aug 19, 2016 | Church, Compassion, Family, Featured, Goodness, Immigration, LDS Missions, Mormonism, Politics, Radical Compassion |
I can’t see anything about immigration or refugees in the news without thinking of my friends and my family. People I consider my blood. Some people are my blood. My wife is Guatemalan. My daughter is half Guatemalan. My two oldest brothers are also half...
by Kalani Tonga | Aug 18, 2016 | Charity, Church, Compassion, Family, Featured, Fellowship, Goodness, Jesus, parenting |
My kids go back to school next week. HALLELUJAH, Y’ALL, WE MADE IT THROUGH THE SUMMER!! I have one child entering 7th grade, one in preschool through her daycare, and THREE kindergartners this year, as my 5 year old son just missed the deadline for starting...
by Jonathan Cannon | Aug 15, 2016 | Activism, exclusion-policy, Family, Featured, LGBTQ, Marriage, Reviews |
Two family studies researchers have been lionized by defenders of heterosexual, two-parent families, and demonized by proponents of same-sex marriage in recent years. Their studies showing poor outcomes for children of parents in same-sex relationships compared to...
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