At the end of my marriage, I was severely depressed and just trying to keep my head above water. I was the second counselor in
I was shouted down by the entire Relief Society for having the audacity to say that as a mother I had the right to call
Back in 2014, I watched a General Conference talk with my family—Elder Holland’s “Are We Not All Beggars?” The spirit of that talk galvanized my
I’ve gotten berated for stating the history of women having the priesthood in RS and kindly sharing my hope and opinion that this would again
I was called to be a counselor in the stake Young Women presidency. I didn’t think I could or should fill that calling. I have
I got released from my calling teaching the Young Women when I was seven months pregnant. I had only had the calling for four months.
“Quick! Grab her!” The woman was pulled from the river, battered and bruised from the treacherous rapids. Nearly drowned, she gasped for breath. But before
In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Dr. Theresa Yugar, a professor at California State University specializing in Gender in Colonial Latin American
I’ve probably taken the sacrament/communion more than 1500 times in my life. As a practicing Mormon, I took it weekly for years and as part
The Ordain Women movement is celebrating its fifth anniversary, and asked me, as one of its original organizers, to share some thoughts about its early
Exponent II provides feminist forums for women and gender minorities across the Mormon spectrum to share their diverse life experiences in an atmosphere of trust and acceptance. Through these exchanges, we strive to create a community to better understand and support each other.
