Em

About two years ago I found myself in a very low mental state – honestly a pretty standard experience of February for me.  But mid-pandemic...

Content warning: suicide-adjacent events. Does not discuss specific suicidal attempts or ideation. I recently participated in an “Out of the Darkness” walk, which is...

Content warning: depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, mental illness This is in response to the Liahona Article "New Hope for Deeper Healing from Depression and Anxiety"...

CW: Rape Note: I didn't limit myself to the specific verses suggested in the lesson, but tried (generally) to stay within the range of Psalms...

You can read part one here Content warning: Descriptions of miscarriage and abortion How could apostles explicitly denounce abortion, but also be offering at home abortion...

Content Warning: This post discusses abortion and abortifacients A note about the author: Em has a BA, an MA and a PhD in history. Her...

I am a member of the Relief Society Presidency and a few weeks ago we got an assignment from the Bishopric to “think of...

A familiar trope of the travelogue testimony is a narrative of a visit to a distant ward or branch, and how that meeting felt...