Exponent II Blog is a feminist forum for women and gender minorities across the Mormon spectrum.
Artwork by Pamela J. Zagarenski www.sacredbee.com When my first child was born, I spent a lot of time in the mothers lounge at church, trying
I recently attended the preview of Freetown, a new Mormon genre movie about—you guessed it—male missionaries. I was hoping it would be a quality film—and
On a Monday in March I went to lds.org to access my ward directory and noticed the Mormon Message in the top left panel. It
It is no small task to prepare an address for a worldwide sisterhood with varying experiences and privileges, let alone one tasked with defending the
Sister Carole Stephens framed her talk around the children’s song, “The Family is of God,” and she based much of her talk on portions from
The last speaker of the evening was President Henry B. Eyring. He began his talk by addressing his “beloved Sisters,” and expressing the joy it
The theme of this session is “The Family.” Linda Burton, the General Relief Society President is conducting the session. The first speech was by
By Jenny I’m about to share with you one of the less enlightened moments of my life. Five years ago a really good friend of
I hated mushrooms… When I was four and I wrote in my journal, “I lik all food excip mushroms.” Family members would say, “But, they’re
This is a story about my son. And my dad. And me. And how sometimes death is not the end of a relationship. Last year,
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