by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 11, 2015 | for Spirit
It's About Time Having carefully waited a week beyond his passing—and with the funeral safely adjourned—I will weigh on a tiny speck in the life and death of Boyd K. Packer. He was called to the Quorum of the 12 when I was only five years old, so I don't really...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 16, 2015 | for Body, for Mind, for Spirit
For as long as I can remember, I have been a heterosexual, cis-gendered, any-ethnicity-with-melanin female with bold opinions about transgenderism trapped in the body of a heterosexual , cis-gendered, pasty white female who cannot bring herself to express her bold...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 7, 2015 | for Body, for Spirit
Maybe I'm weird, but never in my 50 years of Mormondom have I hung my head and cried: Oh, if only I could have wine with dinner, my entire life would be complete! Here are some other things I've never said: My life is empty without getting sloppy drunk at least three...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 18, 2015 | for Spirit, Women at Church
It's Not About That Bass This isn't the post I intended to write this weekend. But something happened that pushed it forward. The discussion on my recent post Mother: Where Art Thou? took an interesting—but familiar—turn. I intended the post to be mostly a personal...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 17, 2015 | for Spirit
Missing in Theme Proving again our oddity, Mormons proudly proclaim an acknowledged—but sparse—doctrine of Heavenly Mother. While the thought of a Heavenly Father without a corollary Heavenly Mother “makes reasons stare,” we spend most of our...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 4, 2015 | for Spirit
Yes, I know I should have opened this last week with the first session, but I neglected to. Please feel free to add your thoughts about the women's session or any other session below. Happy conference and happy Easter! Roundup: General Women's Session Sister Cheryl A....
