By Meg Abhau (also posted to their family blog http://theabhaus.blogspot.ca/) Do you remember your first stake dance? You are now 14 years old and you can go to your first stake dance. FINALLY! I remember mine. I could not wait to…
A Mother’s Wish
Month: November 2013
Salt Lake: We Have a Problem
I’m gonna tell God how you treat me I’m gonna tell God how you treat me I’m gonna tell God how you treat me ` One of these days –Hollis Watkins, “I’m Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table/One of These…
A Grandmother Demonstrates Her Family Values
By Scott Van Tussenbrook Some of my favorite childhood memories are of times spent at Grandpa Tuss & Grandma Carol’s. They lived in a little two-bedroom house on a third of an acre of property in Bountiful, Utah. Their gigantic…
We’ll Sing and We’ll Shout
We’ll Sing and We’ll Shout: Thoughts after Conference I recently read a poem by the poet Rumi that I found quite profound. The poem is an invitation, titled “Come, Come, Whoever you are.” Its message, I feel, is the same…
Pride (In the Name of Love)
By Michael Cannon Originally Published at http://zelophehadsdaughters.com 10/17/2013 One man caught on a barbed wire fence One man he resist One man washed on an empty beach One man betrayed with a kiss In the name of love! What more in…
Religious Freedom Not at Stake
By Sam Wolfe (also published at Affirmation.org) This week could see the resolution of decades of battles over marriage equality in Hawaii. The legislative votes appear sufficient for passage of the Hawaii Marriage Equality Act, and the governor is poised…
To a Sister in Need — Thoughts on the Gay Mormon Question
By D Christian Harrison As a devout Mormon who is also an out gay man, I occasionally get letters from people looking for insight, validation, or a simple sounding board. So I wasn’t surprised when, a few days ago —…
Missionary Work Within Our Own Wards
By Doree Burt I hesitate to share this because I don’t want it to sound braggy, please know that is not my intention. But maybe it will help us all find our feet again and remember that there is still…
Dear 21-yo RM BYU Mormon Me – 46 (Provo)
By Chris This letter was originally published in Craigslist, and is re-published here with the author’s permission. Dear 21-year old RM BYU Mormon Me, Surprise! I know, it’s hard to believe that I can communicate with you from the future,…