Power Pause
Melissa Tyler
March 13, 2025
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Reshaping the narrative of modern motherhood.
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- Mindy May Farmer
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All the things I truly valued about my faith told me that God could and would speak directly to me. I knew that God gave me a conscience to guide me and a passionate desire to good.
- April Young-Bennett
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Blogger April Young-Bennett ponders the words of President Camille N. Johnson at the 2025 Worldwide Relief Society devotional about the Nauvoo Relief Society. She says, "I like the thought of women claiming a priestly lineage. When our male counterparts are ordained to the priesthood, they are told their priesthood lineage, tracing their priesthood ordination back through generations to Joseph Smith.
For women, the connection to our spiritual ancestors can feel vague. We don’t even join the Relief Society; we are just added to the roles automatically on our 18th birthdays with no ritual to mark the occasion.
It was different at the time of the Nauvoo Relief Society. At that time, women could be ordained."
- Kara Stevenson
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A 2025 Worldwide Relief Society Devotional review focusing on Sister Dennis' words, "They Had That Covenant Relationship with God."
- Lavender
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A 2025 Worldwide Relief Society Devotional review focusing on Sister Yee's words, "We are more similar than we are not."
- Katie Ludlow Rich
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Have you been to the Exponent II retreat? We want to hear from you! Fill out our short survery to help us capture the spirit (and history!) of the Exponent II retreat.
- Trudy
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There's a common saying that many of us teach to younger women: "A man is not a financial plan." Meaning, a woman needs to be able to take care of herself, in some fashion, because she can't and shouldn't rely on having a man to take care of her. He may die or divorce her. He may not be able to support a family alone. He may never even show up in the first place.
Along those same lines, too many people's retirement plans involve moving in with their children or involve the expectation that children (daughters, really) will become caregivers in or out of the home in old age or will be the ones providing the emotional labor of selecting and arranging for a nursing home if that becomes necessary.
- Kara Stevenson
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After an honest look at history, it can be argued that Mormonism has hurt more people than they themselves have been hurt. We have persecuted and oppressed and even murdered “others” more than those others have done to us.
We can only play the victim card for so long.
I understand that we have a sensitive and trauma filled history. But that does not give us the excuse to pretend that our behaviors and actions do not matter; that we owe no one an apology or accountability.
- Guest Post
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In LDS theology and temple rituals, obedience is defined as the first law of heaven. Obedience is not to God but to the living prophet whom the Church says speaks for God. When obedience, not love, is the highest value of a Church, those who are marginalized often suffer.
- Beelee
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Three times a week (if I’m lucky) for an occasionally punishing hour, I punch, kick, block, wield a staff or nunchuck, and generally feel like a ridiculous person. I’m a fat lady who does martial arts.