Judging the Judgmental: Telling Women to Stop Thinking Is Not “Empowering”
When Judging Comes Back to Bite You The circularity of those who judge the judgmental is a delicious irony that has long amused me. To be clear, yes, I’m judging those who judge the judgmental, but...
View ArticleThoughts on “The Lord’s Standard of Morality” by Elder Tad R. Callister
I’m anxiously waiting for you to chime in on this Tad Callister talk. This Facebook message from a friend was the final straw. She was the seventh person to ask me what I thought about the BYU-Idaho...
View ArticleMormon Momma is Moving!
Now you’ve done it! Thank you for crashing the servers again! We are moving to a bigger, stronger, faaster server on the evening of March 15th!! Last fall we upgraded (“upgraded” being a relative term)...
View ArticlePortraits of Female Leaders (Finally) Approved
For the first time in forever…they were noticed by someone! (Feel free to sing along.) Today, Peggy Fletcher Stack reported that the LDS church has made a huge, bold move into the 20th century! They...
View ArticleOrdain Whomever
Ordain Whomever Where is my paddle when I need it. I have an idea: let’s all line up in the woods, choose sides, and bare our bottoms for a good old fashioned spanking. Maybe thinking about our welting...
View ArticleDo Mormon Women Oppose Priesthood Ordination? Clarity About the Pew Survey
In the middle of cranking out an excruciating long post, I keep coming across the almost universally intellectually dishonest or radically uninformed presentations about the supposed 90% of LDS women —...
View ArticleGeneral Conference – April 2014 – Open Thread
Sorry to be slow to open the thread. Please feel free to add any thoughts about the sessions (including the General Women’s Meeting last week) here. Enjoy conference weekend everyone!
View ArticleA Response to “Ruby Slippers on Her Feet: Reflections on the OrdainWomen...
Recently I was pointed to an article by V. H. Cassler (who I presume is Valerie Hudson Cassler) titled “Ruby Slippers on Her Feet: Reflections on the OrdainWomen Website.” Soon thereafter a few people...
View ArticleSupporting Your Children in Their Dreams
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of New York Life. All opinions are 100% mine. A good friend of mine used to joke about her four kids: I need one doctor, one lawyer, and one accountant....
View ArticleThere is Room for You Here
Somewhere along the line, I must have identified myself as a Mormon feminist – for in the 24 hours that have passed since Kate Kelly’s excommunication was announced, I have received multiple messages...
View ArticleFaithfulness Doesn’t Look Like That
I started this post on April 9th, but never had the heart to finish it. Maybe now I do. Last fall I wrote a post titled A Christlike Response to Radical Mormon Feminism. I’m not part of the Ordain...
View ArticleLatter-day Saints and Excommunication – KUER RadioWest Podcast Transcript
Below is the (painstaking) transcript of an interview broadcast on KUER. There are a number of points in it that are worth discussing, but I could find no text transcript to point to, so I created it...
View ArticleChurch Discipline and Regular Folk
Below is a letter a friend of mine sent to his bishop and stake president. It was written after the announcement of Kate Kelly’s church disciplinary council, but before the council had convened. He...
View ArticleSleazevertising: An Open Letter to the BYU Athletic Department
Note to internet dolts: This letter is not about modesty. (I believe women should be able to dress as they choose and men should grow up and learn to control themselves. You know, like adults.) The...
View ArticleYou Never Know: Why the Mormon Message Might Not Mean What You Think It Means
Business 101 My first day in business school I learned about opportunity cost. It blew my mind. (I was young.) The opportunity cost of a choice is the value of the best alternative forgone, in a...
View ArticleCarl’s Jr.’s Sleaze Tithe – Sponsored by BYU Athletics
Today Paul Rolly of the Salt Lake Tribune wrote an article on the scuzzball advertising consuming Carl’s Jr. He quoted my post from last month, Sleazevertising: An Open Letter to the BYU Athletic...
View ArticleTop 5 Things About the September 2014 General Women’s Meeting
I was honored to be able to watch the session with all four of my amazing daughters. Plus Wallaby’s BBQ. Much to love in this meeting. #1 Diversity I’m not a promoter of diversity for the sake of...
View ArticleTime Bending for Mormons
For years I’ve been teaching organization seminars at conferences and conventions. One of the things I’m often asked is how I can do all the things I do. The question derives, I think, from two things:...
View ArticleGeneral Conference Open Thread – October 2014
Please share your comments, insights, and favorite quotes below!
View ArticleOpen About LDS Temple Garments
The Secret When I received my endowments a week before my wedding in 1985 I was able to see the different styles and fabrics of the ceremonial robes. I was also able to try on all the various garment...
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