“I worshipped dead men for their strength, Forgetting I was strong.” Vita Sackville-West For Christmas last year, I planned a bubble ball party for my
I remember after my 2nd child was born, I felt pretty empty. I had postpartum depression and kind of felt like I was being crushed
About twenty years ago, I was lucky enough to come into the orbit of the great LDS sociologist Armand Mauss. We were a group of
One of the most sacred commandments in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is to “endure to the end.” This directive appears explicitly
By Miriam Miriam is finishing her PhD at the University of Oregon and en route to begin a career at the University of Memphis as
Recently my husband decided to start subscribing to the paper versions of all the church magazines. Out of curiosity I took a look, and I’m
by Blaire Ostler You might find yourself scoffing at the title of this post, but hear me out. For me, obedience in my religion is
I’ve been reading about the massacre at Mountain Meadows on September 11, 1857. South Utah Mormons disguised as native Americans and their Paiute allies laid
By Aly H I felt it again early this morning as my toddler slept, her growing little sister prodding me from the inside as I
Guest post by Hope Click for French Translation/Traduction en français This is Hope’s first guest post at the Exponent. She is an Alaskan girl
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