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The Meaning of Life

by Merlin J.A. Salisbury | Aug 20, 2019 | Agency, Belief, decisions, Empowerment, eternal progression, faith crisis, Family, Featured, God, Humanity, Individuality, New Age, Potential, Religion, spirituality | 1 comment

A Father’s Question My dad used to always ask, “What’s the meaning of life?” I felt he just wanted to start an interesting conversation. But when I was a kid, I never came up with any good answers; I would mostly repeat back what I had heard someone else say. He...

We Like Our Heaven Better

by Lesley A. Butterfield | 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 | 14 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,...

The Deficiencies of Brown Bodies? My Pilgrimage with Guadalupe

by Miguel Barker-Valdez | Dec 17, 2018 | Featured, Goddess, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion | 2 comments

Three weeks ago, the woman in charge of our English classes was going over dates in which there would be no class. December 26, for example, no class. She then asked about December 12. I looked at my four Mexican students. “12 de Deciembre?...

Mormon Women Speak Podcast: Personal Perspectives On Bishop’s Interviews Part 1 (episode 17; 319)

by Lesley A. Butterfield | Nov 21, 2018 | Activism, Agency, Belief, Compassion, decisions, Disagreement, Featured, Feminism, Forgiveness, infallibility, Interviews, Judgement, Leadership, LGBTQ, Mormon Women Speak Podcast, Obedience, parenting, Patriarchy, Racism, Religion, Repentance, Reviews, Righteousness, sexism, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, spiritual abuse, Temple, Temple Recommend, Worthiness, Youth | 1 comment

https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcs37l/319-Mormon-Women_ThisAmericanLife_17-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWith the recent This American Life podcast episode on Bishop’s Interviews, the...

Mormon Women Speak Podcast: Women On Kavanaugh And Conference PART 3 (episode 13; 300)

by Lesley A. Butterfield | Oct 8, 2018 | Activism, Authority, Belief, Body of Christ, Church, Compassion, Corporate Church, covenants, decisions, Disagreement, Education, Empowerment, eternal progression, exclusion-policy, Featured, Fellowship, Feminism, gender, General authorities, General Conference, Homosexuality, Individuality, Interviews, Leadership, LGBTQ, lies, Mormon Women Speak Podcast, Patriarchy, Podcast, Policy, Politics, Prophets, racism, Racism, Religion, sexism, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, spiritual abuse, Suicide, unity, Worthiness, Youth | 0 comments

https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcs37l/300-Mormon_Women_Speak_Podcast_13-Part3_Kavenaugh.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSPart 3 Where are the diverse women’s voices on current events...

Timshel

by Jon Barker | Aug 25, 2018 | Agency, Agency, art, Book Reviews, Charity, Featured, Forgiveness, Individuality, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion, Savior | 1 comment

As a child, I was one of the most carefree kids in the world. I laughed a lot. I loved anyone and everyone I saw or met. There was no guile at all that I remember, except maybe towards my brothers for making me wash dishes while they watched baseball. I was like this...

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