Advocate for women, children and underserved populations, author of Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America's First Feminists
Salt Lake City
Joined October 2013
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How can you spew hatred while simultaneously showing off your scripture mastery? Latter-day Trolls have uncovered a handful of scriptures that work a lot like swears for social media purposes. #LDS exponentii.org/blog/wanna-sa…
I was asked to give a #LDS talk in church about finding joy. I’ve been thinking about emotions a lot lately at work, where we’re opening a new pediatric behavioral health hospital, so I incorporated what I’ve learned at the children’s hospital. exponentii.org/blog/3-steps-…
Tomorrow's #LDS #ComeFollowMe lesson has potential to encourage some judgey, unhelpful attitudes toward ex-Mormons. Read my post and you'll be prepared to counter with critical backstory and nuance. Please comment and tell us how it goes in your ward! exponentii.org/blog/the-come…
#LDS leaders have stopped teaching that men rule over women, preferring the term "preside." But church policy treats priesthood holders like rulers, not presidents. exponentii.org/blog/no-presi…
Unfamiliar with the hymn “Welcome Home” that the choir just sang in #LDS #GeneralConference, I looked it up. It’s a new hymn recently added to our hymnbook. I love its message! I hope our people will seek to welcome all, instead of clinging to an “us versus them” mentality.
ALT Welcome home chorus
Shame isn’t telling us we made a mistake, it’s telling us we are our mistakes. - Sister Tamara Runia #LDS #GeneralConference
ALT Tamara Runia
“God is Love” is such a wonderful choice for a #GeneralConference musical number. Beautiful message that we always need to be reminded of!
ALT Mormon Tabernacle Choir
President Johnson shared an image of a new sculpture of the 5 wise virgins at temple square. She said in the parable, they do not share their lamp oil, but they do share their light, an interesting twist on the old story that invites new meaning. #LDS #GeneralConference
ALT Five wise virgins sculpture
Elder Holland related a moving story about a boy with muscular dystrophy passing the Sacrament. I’m so glad male children of all abilities are invited to participate in this sacred rite, and look forward to the day when the same is true for our girls. #LDS #GeneralConference
BYU graduate and Exponent II board member @KatieLudlowRich cried yesterday when she saw this current exhibit about @TheExponent for #WomensHistoryMonth. (@BYU has had a complicated relationship with #feminism.) #lds
ALT Images of Exponent exhibit at BYU
When #lds church leaders created @TheExponent in the 70s, they thought the text was ok but the art was subversive. But the art was pretty benign, so what was up? Margaret Olsen Hemming theorizes that the art was subversive because it was art, and art has the potential to move us.
ALT Margaret Olsen Hemming
When historian Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans was selected to lead her university’s honor program, a detractor said, “No, not her. She’s a #Mormon housewife.” Martha says that is one of the best things about her. Be authentic, she says, if you’re a Mormon housewife, own it. #LDS
ALT Martha Bradley-Evans
Judy Dushku compares the feminist lens to a 10-year-old walking in on their parents having sex. You’ll never see the world in the same way again! #lds
ALT Judy Dushku
#LDS garments weren’t part of Christ’s Biblical church, but I actually found quite a few relevant Biblical passages! Most were Jesus chastising Pharisee leaders for using similar rules to complicate worship and distract from the gospel. exponentii.org/blog/7-reason…
I was a #Mormon sister missionary, and here’s what I thought of the new movie, #Heretic
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My co-bloggers and I @TheExponent had a lively discussion about the new sleeveless garments reported in @sltrib today. Join the convo and tell is what you think! exponentii.org/blog/from-the…
Read our reactions to new, sleeveless garments and add your voice to the conversation in our comment section.
Tears of joy?
Too little, too late?
Moving to Africa to buy new garments?
Worried about a bait and switch?
Let’s talk about it.
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President Browning points to the belief that Pluto was a planet to demonstrate we don’t know everything we think we know. Assuming the present stance is always right is a lack of humility that prevents us from growth both as individuals and as a church. #LDS #GeneralConference
ALT President Browning