I don’t want Joseph’s definitions of power. I don’t want the priesthood man’s ideal of eternal blessings. I don’t want kingdoms, thrones, or dominions.
Like most members, I went in blind—it turned out the multiple temple prep courses did little to prepare me for what I was about to
My dad had a couple of images hanging in his office that I remember vividly. One said “Jesus is coming. Look busy!” The other was
My temple wedding happened twenty two years ago between fall and winter semesters at BYU. Back then I pretended (mostly to myself) that the temple
Mormon women as objects in polygamy and modern temple marriage
I’ve heard the idea of “going astray” my entire church life. It wasn’t until a woman said it in Relief Society, openly judging those who
The history of specific expectations related to how women dress and care of their bodies is as lengthy as religion; however I’d argue the LDS
“I wanted to cry [when I put garments on for the first time]. My first thought was, ‘This is what my husband is going to
The ritual work wasn’t the only thing the Levites were in charge of. They were also in charge of moving the tabernacle from place to
Interracial marriage arrived in the temple just six years before we were born.
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