Blogger Nicole Sbitani writes, “It’s Immigrant Heritage Month! So why do so many Mormons laud their European immigrant pioneer ancestors and then bemoan modern-day immigrants?”
We’ll listen to their stories, someday, and center them, and care.
My pioneer ancestors stored food like a repository of matrilineal love. As their rearguard, my life pulses with the seasonal flow of home canning. I’m
Guest Post by Louise Hammel. Louise Hammel is a septuagenarian who lives by the sea. She keeps a journal of questions that no one can
The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead In 1918, Joseph F. Smith had a vision. He witnessed an event that was previously unreported and
A Voice of Gladness In Doctrine and Covenants 128:19-23, we read from a September 1842 letter from Joseph Smith to members of the Church of
by Jenn Nielsen I’ve always imagined, a tiny baby wrapped tightly in a white blanket with a small blue and pink stripe, pink or blue
There was a new face at my step-grandmother’s funeral—another Nordic face, like my step-grandma and her children and grandchildren. He had never met my step-grandmother,
by Maggie Slighte This post is part of The Exponent’s #EqualAccess Series. Disabled voices rarely get a chance to speak for themselves, but this blog
By Michelle Franzoni Thorley Today I want to continue our discussion about family history for people of color by addressing how shame prevents us from
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.
