Kristine wrote here about when a policy is not a policy. She was talking about sterilization. I didn’t realize this was a policy either until at least five years after leaving the LDS faith myself. So why have a handbook for bishops that is not available for each member to peruse? Why is this information ...
Some of you may already have seen this site and this link. I wanted to repost it for those who might not have seen it. What Women Know I thought this statement was particularly poignant. “We reverence the responsibility to choose how, when, and whether we become parents.” Views: 1025 ...
Whether or not it was my family’s version of mormonism, or I was actually taught it as being part of mormonism – I somehow got the message that I could influence people’s choices and decisions. If I said “if you just thought about it this way…” someone would rethink their stance and agree with me. ...
You can’t work for change outside of an organization. Or can you? I think most of the regular posters here on MSP have faced this decision. Many seem to be current (or former) LDS members. In general, I don’t really understand the “with us or against us” philosophy. I’ve encountered it in other places too ...
First of all, let me say that I know very little about postmodernism or postmodern theory. One could argue that not many people know a great deal about post modernism or postmodern theory, since it by definition rejects absolutes. It says that there is no right or wrong, only grey. And some postmodern theorists go ...
Watching a special about Christopher Columbus a few weeks ago, I was struck by the importance of names. What a place is named – who decides what something gets to be named. In Christopher Columbus’ case, he renamed places that already had names – giving them European names. Some of the places/Caribbean Islands still carry ...
For those who aren’t familiar with this phrase, it basically is asking someone who is bluffing, particularly in gambling – to ante up. To prove they can back up their boast. I would like to officially ask why, in the twenty first century, with all the data and resources available to reporters and reviewers that ...
I visited my parents last week with my twin two year olds. I live around four hours away from my parents, so we are not able to see them very often. My parents live in the U.S., outside of the Utah, Idaho, Arizona region. I realize that people have different experiences and relationships to mormonism ...
In the comments of my last post, TMD claims that there is no pressure on active LDS couples to have children. I respectfully disagree. I have some quotes from current LDS leaders (not mentioning non faith promoting polygamist quotes from the nineteenth century). Views: 842 ...
1. I can sleep in Sunday mornings (as much as I can with twin two year olds) – I decide which church, volunteer activities I attend when I have the energy. 2. I remain a good, law-abiding, voting citizen and active in my community. I may be more active in my community now that I’m ...
I’ve really sort of skirted around my own attitude towards mormonism in this blog. Many of you know (as I mention in my description or IRL) that I was raised mormon. My parents remain active mormons. My extended family (grandparents) also remain mormon. The rest of my cousins remain mixed, some active, some no longer ...
As difficult as it may be to believe for some non mormons, this statement was not made in the height of 1950s America or during the nineteenth century abolitionist movement. It was made this past April 2007 by the leader of the mormon church, whom mormons believe talks directly to God and makes statements from ...
Like many multi-generational mormons and former mormons, I have mixed feelings about my ancestry. Because of the obsession with genealogy, I actually have an extensive knowledge about just who my ancestors were. Hueffenhardt’s post about genealogy got me thinking. I have many ancestors that I’m proud of. Some who crossed the plains as pioneers. One ...