by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 30, 2013 | for Spirit
A few years ago, Sam and I attended an endowment session at the Salt Lake Temple. As we approached the gate, a man stood on the public sidewalk a few feet away, holding a sign that read: Joseph Smith had 27 wives! A couple crossed the street on their way to the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 21, 2013 | for Mind
I grew up with a math professor and married an engineer. Entered college loving math, accounting, statistics, but hating science. What I didn't realize was that I really hated was the dull, pointless science classes I was forced to take in junior high and high school....
by Amy Lockhart | Apr 20, 2013 | for Spirit
At the heart of it we are all feminists. I highly doubt any would choose to return to the days without voting privileges and the like. The nuances of religious feminism are complex. We have questions. We have concerns. It is quite often isolating to feel different, or...
by Angie Gardner | Apr 10, 2013 | for Spirit
There has been a lot of talk recently about women's issues in the church. I personally have spent much time in thought and prayer about these issues, trying to find where exactly I fall on the continuum. It seems that every time women become vocal about an issue in...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 18, 2013 | for Spirit
Do not tell me speaking out is futile! Whenever I (or someone I know) speaks up about a problem in the church, an inequity that should be resolved, an issue that needs to be addressed, someone, somewhere pipes up with one of the following: You are displaying apostasy...
