Blog Tag: diversity
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Our Bloggers Recommend: Celebrate Diversity, Autism Acceptance, and Arab American Heritage
April is Celebrate Diversity Month, Autism Acceptance Month, and Arab American Heritage Month.
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What Was Your First Ward Like?
How much of an impact does one’s first ward have? I would say it’s monumental.
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Morehouse and Spelman in the Tabernacle
In the south we have a saying that the most segregated time of the week is Sunday morning. I was glad to see that was not the case this past Sunday morning in Salt Lake City.
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How to Include People with Disabilities at Church
Disabled folks are extremely marginalized in the world today as they were in Biblical times, but Jesus shows us another way. We should follow His example.
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Singles’ Wards Are Against My Religion
It's rather peculiar that in the church adults are segregated by marital status. There are entire wards (and in some more densely populated LDS areas, entire stakes) just for the unmarried. And I don't like it.
When I was a teenager at church, I noticed that there were a few elderly widows and the full-time missionaries but that I never saw any other single adults at church. I was taught in my YW lessons that a husband would be the inevitable reward for living a righteous life. It was whispered that occasionally some people might not marry, but it was...
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“But We’re Better Than Them!”
I wasn’t sure what to write this month’s blog post about until I saw a certain comment on my post from last month. My April 2022 post addressed how disappointingly low the bar is for men in the Church, to which someone replied, “I see more men who are strong and organized and compassionate at church than I so anywhere else in the world. So I don’t get the point here. Just seems like a poorly formed complaint.” Putting aside the merits of the accusation of whether my previous post is a “poorly formed complaint”, I wanted to...
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Guest Post: Why Don’t More Wards Look Like the Multicultural Choir?
Nicole is an adult convert, a woman of color, and a professional diplomat. She blogs at nandm.sbitani.com and writes microfiction @nsbitani on Twitter. The content of this post does not represent the views of the U.S. Department of State or any other U.S. Government agency, department, or entity. The thoughts and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and in no way should be associated with the U.S. Government.
I grew up in a part of the United States with a huge Korean American population. Yet, I’ve only met one Korean American member of the Church of Jesus...
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Come Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants 37–40 “If Ye Are Not...
The Church as a Cause
To the early Saints, the Church was more than a place to hear some preaching on Sunday. Throughout His revelations to Joseph Smith, the Lord described the Church with words like cause, kingdom, Zion, and, quite often, work. That may have been part of what attracted many early members to the Church. As much as they loved the Church’s restored doctrine, many also wanted something they could dedicate their lives to.—Come Follow Me for Individuals and Families, D&C 37-40: "If ye are not one ye are not mine"
What do you usually think of when you think of a cause?
When...
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The Gluten-Free Bread of Life
This is a repost of something I wrote on my personal blog a few years ago.
I was leading the music for sacrament meeting, so I was sitting on the stand next to the organ with a full view of the sacrament table. A few minutes before the meeting started, a woman brought a baggie with a piece of corn tortilla up to the priests at the sacrament table. She said that she was gluten free and needed an alternative way to take the sacrament. One of the priests placed the tortilla in a paper cup so...
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This is Life Eternal
The search for eternal life has been a concern of many religions and philosophical traditions throughout human history. This is especially poignant in our own tradition - Adam and Eve were immortal, ate the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, became subject to death, and were prevented from eating from the Tree of Life by angels with flaming swords. We have been seeking after that eternal life ever since.
Eternal life is spoken of at church as something that is far in the future and only for a privileged few - straight, temple married, checklist-followers. Heaven...
What is Exponent II?
Exponent II provides Mormon 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.
Exponent II was founded in 1974 by a group of Mormon women in Cambridge, Massachusetts. These women were inspired by the original periodical, “The Woman’s Exponent,” to create a forum “posed on the dual platforms of Mormonism and Feminism.”
For 50+ years, Exponent II has shared women’s voices in its quarterly magazine, and members of the community have convened at an annual retreat. Our reach has expanded as technology has advanced: the blog, founded in January 2006, has reached millions. As we look to the future, we are focused on growth and building a more inclusive community.
