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“Compassionate Conversation: Tips and Techniques”

December 4, 2022

The following is adapted from a Relief Society lesson.One of the best compliments I’ve ever gotten is, “I keep forgetting you have a husband.” I’ve trained my speech over years to use the first-person plural “we” only when strictly necessary, in part because I find it alarming how quickly individual identities become completely subsumed into a combined existence after marriage. “Our car is in the shop.” “We’re out of milk.”The other reason I don’t use “we” statements is that I find it’s an unnecessary conversational reminder that I’m lucky enough to have a life partner when so many others don’t. This […]

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“Detokenizing Heavenly Mother”

November 12, 2021

Table of ContentsOvercome spiritual risk aversion. Refer to Her. Connect with Her. Redefine “God.” Find Her in scripture. Amplify female voices. Acknowledge the shoulders we stand on. Facilitate and advocate for ongoing work. Explore Her roles. Celebrate womanhood outside of motherhood. I recently purchased a children’s story at Deseret Book called Heavenly Parents. On the first page, it reads “Heavenly Father” with a drawing of Heavenly Father. On the next page, it reads “Heavenly Mother” with a drawing of Heavenly Mother and Heavenly Father, as if Her standing alone threatened the sovereignty of a male God.Doctrinal and systemic tokenization of Heavenly Mother is evident not just in some childrens’ book […]

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“Traditions Into Modern Spiritual Practices”

May 18, 2021

Whenever anyone asks where I’m from, I never know quite how to respond. My parents grew up in India, but I was born in Connecticut. I spent most of my “growing up” years in Alabama, but never felt truly connected to it. Football is akin to a religion there, especially at my old high school, and while I now delight in the outdoors, team sports were never my area of comfort or confidence. Still, I balked at the idea of my family moving to Utah when I was 16. Utah?! I knew next to nothing about it, and only heard about Mormons […]

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“Dear Exponent Reader”

February 20, 2021

Dear Exponent Reader,Your editor-in-chief recently asked me to write you about the ins and outs of writing advocacy letters and I am more than happy to oblige. I’ve become a bit of a missionary over the last few years since my job has me drafting one to three op-eds a month. And this summer I started to help with MWEG’s (Mormon Women for Ethical Government) Op Ed Lab, guiding writers through the process of crafting letters to the editor (LTE) and op-eds on political topics. Strictly speaking, op-eds are not letters, but the more I write, the more I think of […]

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