As many people know, Mothers’ Day at church can be a hard day for women. Women might feel inadequate and depressed when speakers’ over-the-top rhetoric
Guest post by Elena Hirst Call, who enjoys expressing creativity through cross stitching, LEGOs, writing, and music. Our Heavenly Parents are united in purpose. As
Sunday was Mother’s Day. As it sometimes can, it brought up feelings of frustration for me. While we pay lip service to mothers and may
I’ve written before about how Motherhood may be hazardous to a woman’s health. In this post I’ll discuss how fertility privilege functions in Mormon
by Laura Riddle Parry I watch my mom cradle my newborn baby. She is so gentle, exquisitely gentle, as she lowers the babe from her
So often at church, womanhood and motherhood are seen as synonyms. There’s no concept of a woman who is not a mother. The concept of
By Ariel Wootan Merkling Anna Jarvis was forever changed by a simple prayer offered during Sunday School by her mother Ann. Her mother, an activist
It was more than a decade ago, and I was in a new branch, and just called to be a Relief Society Teacher. I wasn’t
I recently read Deseret Book’s new book, Once There Was a Mom, written by Emily Watts and illustrated by Destin Cox. I hoped to share
I am debating whether or not to attend church on Mother’s Day next week. On the one hand, I love that on Mother’s Day we
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.
