Abby Maxwell Hansen

Why Do Men Only Notice Inequality When it Affects Boys?

    I am about to enter my 6th year as a girl scout leader. My troop is located in Utah County, Utah, in the heart...

Our Church Needs More Transgender Members

  (Edit from the author: Just to be extra clear, my audience in this blog post is the general membership of the church, to remind...

Lasik, a Solar Eclipse, and my Feminist Awakening

I first had laser corrective eye surgery at age 21. (I'd saved money up for a mission, but purchased Lasik instead when I got...

I Never Knew My Grandma Because of the Old Temple Sealing Policy

The Ogden Temple in the 1970s, before its modern makeover. Hooray for positive changes!I was married in the Bountiful Temple 16 ½ years ago, and...

Book Review: Silent Souls Weeping

Around the year 2002, my husband and I attended Sacrament Meeting together in our BYU single’s ward. The visiting speaker that day was from...

Guest Post: Why Don’t Women Help Pick the Bishop?

By Abby Maxwell Hansen My ward got a brand new bishop this month. It happens every five years, and I'd known it was coming any...

#hearLDSwomen: The Priesthood and My Teenage Life

My oldest son turns 12 in exactly two weeks. The day he was born, my commitment and faith in my church was second to...

A Mother on the Sidelines

My oldest son turned eight at the end of 2014 and was baptized by my husband. My husband is a wonderful man and I...
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