Blogger Caroline Kline was interviewed on Mormon Land Podcast this week! Discussing President Camille Johnson's recent message at BYU Women's Conference, Caroline said, "I have mixed feelings as well. Side by side with my happiness about this openness in terms of her speaking about her career, there's also a little bit of frustration too at what was left unsaid. Her decision to pursue a career and motherhood simultaneously in the 80s and 90s went against very clear counsel from the highest leaders of our church that told women to forgo paid employment. This was very clear rhetoric, outlining the dangers and misguided nature of mothers working, and the fact that women's divine role was to be a mother in the home and not in the workforce. This rhetoric was powerful and pervasive, and it influenced a generation or two of women to either forgo their career dreams or feel a certain amount of guilt doing so, even if they had to do it for financial necessity." Listen to the entire interview at the link below and subscribe for free to the Mormon Land podcast.

"[Jesus] did not live a temple-centered life; he lived a love and humanity-centered life. Following Jesus means subversively fostering community, friendship and love, even when the church itself has ceased to value these things."

Blogger Lavender writes, "As a human, my roots are from my mother. Everyone’s roots start within their mother. I forgot how beautifully common that is."

Blogger Abby Maxwell Hansen writes, "I’m the product of the LDS Young Women’s program of the 1990s. If there’s one thing I can personally claim expertise on, it’s what women and girls in my generation were told we should do with their lives. It was extraordinarily clear. We were supposed to get married as soon as possible after high school, have lots of babies, and stay at home with those children. Planning for a career or choosing to work outside of the home for any reason other than a complete emergency would be Satan’s plan for my life, not God’s."