Suffering and Lamentation
Hawkeye: War isn’t Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse. Father Mulcahy: How do you figure, Hawkeye? Hawkeye: Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell? Father Mulcahy:...
View ArticleSeeing the Lives Behind Our Words
Decades separate the two most important testimony meetings I have been a part of. In both instances, men I looked up to approached the pulpit with conviction and then proceeded to fall apart.The first...
View ArticleThe Mormon Women Speak Podcast: BRETT KAVANAUGH, Part 1 (Episode 11; 298)
Does Judge Brett Kavanaugh really like beer? Was Judge Brett Kavanaugh the captain of his basket ball team? Does anyone really care? Does Judge Brett Kavanaugh know how to answer a simple question?...
View ArticleMormon Women Speak Podcast: Women On Kavanaugh And Conference PART 4(episode...
Part 4 (Please listen to Part 3 first if you have not already done so.) Where are the diverse women’s voices on current events regarding “me too” issues and what are their thoughts and insights...
View ArticleMormon Women Speak Podcast: #MormonMeToo: Male Perspectives (episode 15; 314)
What is the perspective from a male survivor within the Mormon Me Too movement? Have they experienced issues of inclusivity and marginalization within the movement and community? Has the narrative...
View ArticleA Mother’s Blessing For My Daughters
It is impossible to be a mother of both sons and daughters and not notice external and even internal biases that are imposed upon our children. Blue for boys, pink for girls. Trucks for boys, dolls...
View ArticleWhen Victims Seek Justice From The Church, Mormon Women Speak (Episode 21, 348)
Does the church really protect predators and enable abusers? What happens when a victim pursues legal action or justice from the church or those associated with the church? Are there patterns of...
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We Like Our Heaven Better
I have a family. We are a family. I bore these children, made from my own flesh and blood. I labor for them. I love them. I nursed them. I nourish them. But, when I listened to President’s Nelson’s...
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Christ Kept His Scars–And We Can Too
“How beautiful you are he said a tapestry of scars.” -Atticus When I was in college, I flew home for the summer. I packed up everything I owned into my luggage and when I arrived at the airport, my...
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Who Mary Is To Me: A Survivor’s Story
“Mother is the name for God in the lips and heart of little children.” -W.M. Thackeray Mary. Her story triggering to me year after year. Lack of consent in the name of a man’s will is triggering for...
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