by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 9, 2019 | for Good, for Home, for Love, for Spirit
Undoubtedly someone who reads this has had an abortion. If that is you, I love you and would be honored to help you. If you are in a crisis pregnancy, I would be honored to help you (and have worked with crisis pregnancy groups in the past). Still, as our country is...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 2, 2019 | for Spirit
I'm just going to put this right here: LDS Church changes temple ceremony; faithful feminists will see revisions and additions as a ‘leap forward' While I only label myself a feminist with a lot of caveats (and typical feminists don't accept me in the fold),...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 6, 2018 | for Spirit
Here is your open thread to talk about all things Saturday, October 6th, General Conference. Of course, perhaps the only thing is the two-hour block. Rumored for well over 20 years, this has finally, finally happened. I'm kind of overjoyed. Your thoughts? What did you...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 13, 2018 | for Spirit
Two issues many members of the church—myself included—are struggling with are gender and sexuality. Both are highly charged. Here, I am sharing some ideas that I've had to help me reconcile church positions with my own logic. I'm attempting to do so with respect...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 4, 2018 | for Spirit
Large institutions move slowly. Sometimes painfully slowly. When your own impressions of the need for change occurred decades before you saw an evidence of movement—and you're afraid you will literally be dead before what you dream for comes to fruition—it can be...
