We Like Our Heaven Better

We Like Our Heaven Better

by | Apr 7, 2019 | Activism, Agency, Apostasy, Authority, Belief, Body of Christ, Charity, Church, Compassion, covenants, decisions, Empowerment, eternal progression, faith crisis, Family, Featured, Fellowship, General authorities, General Conference, God, Goddess, Goodness, Humanity, Individuality, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Ordain Women, ordinances, parenting, Policy, Prophets, Radical Compassion, Religion, Righteousness, Savior, scripture, spiritual abuse, Spiritual Experiences, spirituality, the Spirit World, Theology, Theology, Truth, Why I Am Mormon, Youth | 5 comments

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 talk on the Sunday Morning Session of General Conference,...
Why It Is Not Helpful To Tell Me To Leave

Why It Is Not Helpful To Tell Me To Leave

by | Dec 13, 2018 | Activism, Belief, Body of Christ, Charity, Christmas, Church History, Compassion, decisions, Empowerment, exclusion-policy, Exculion-policy, faith crisis, Featured, Fellowship, Goodness, History, Humanity, Individuality, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judgement, LGBTQ, Mental Health, ordinances, Policy, racism, Radical Compassion, Righteousness, Savior, Service, spiritual abuse, spirituality, unity, Word of Wisdom, Word of Wisdom | 8 comments

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 single mother, snowfall doesn’t mean hot cocoa, snowmen, and...