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by Elizabeth Hammond Hi Barbie! In 2013 I wrote a post on Feminist Mormon Housewives called “The Mormon Priestess,” which made a splash at the
Guest Post by Miri. Miri is a Canadian student and newlywed exploring her roles as a wife, daughter, and spiritual being through writing. Last April
I hope that this post is useful as a gentle example of why faithful people sometimes struggle with church.
We have been friends for a few years, maybe even a decade or more. We may have met in a church calling or through our
I hadn’t planned on seeing Barbie. I didn’t play much with dolls as a child, and my 90s self saw Barbie as perpetuating a narrow
Here at the Exponent blog, we’ve had a lot to say about the recent Barbie movie directed by Greta Gerwig. Abby wrote about how being
After our sons enter the young men’s program, the scales shift dramatically. It’s as if they are handed a pair of priesthood blinders, allowing them
Today, it is 22 years since my father died. In a few days, I will be having major surgery. And I don’t know if the
Here are 5 more nuanced views of swearing I am teaching myself.
All of this avoidable pain, suffering, and confusion from McConkie’s Mormon Doctrine just to save one man from “embarrassment” and “lessened influence.” This is what
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