
DIALOGUE AND THE EXPERIENCE
Fresh, Real, and Relatable Spiritual and Theological Ponderings
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"Authority---our Daughters' Birthright"
Painting by Liz Almonte, "The gift of Nyx" As in many cultures, Jewish women historically were those who wove the cloth for their...
General Conference Weekend and Spiritual Bushwhacking
If you follow my social media, you know I take great pleasure in the outdoors and often head to the mountains with my giant Great Dane,...
The Inquisitions: "Racism, Sexism, and Patriarchy--- Stories from The Mission Field"
I was one of the lucky ones who genuinely loved her LDS mission. While initially I balked at my assignment (NY Rochester and the Church...
The Inquisitions: Holding Space, Stand your Ground, and why Sheri Dew bummed me out
I’ve been very quiet on social media these last few weeks, allowing myself to step back from the ever-continuing discussions of faith,...
4th Wave Feminism and “Being Like Mother Eve”
Recently I saw a post on Facebook from the LDS church’s social media platform that shared a talk given by President Nelson that...
(T.I) Getting Ahead of the Brethren, Awakened Longings for the Goddess, and Pushing Theology Forward
(T.I. will now be in reference to any writing that is part of The Inquisitions) I haven’t written for a while---my soul has been vexed by...
The Inquisitions: “The Brotherhood of Unsavory Secrets” and Moving Theology Forward
Knowing things can be hard. It puts you in a place where the information you have pushes the comfort zones of the social structure around...
“Energy Work, Gifts of the Spirit, and Permission”
My parents frequently told me, with a sense of pride, that one of my first words was “Jerusalem.” Early in their marriage, my parents’...
The Inquisitions: Sweet Young Things, Sister Wives, and Over Seventy Dead
Recently, my husband and I caught up with a young woman who had served as a sister missionary in our area. She was for sure one of our...
The Inquisitions: Testimonies, Tahitians, and The Community of Christ
While serving my mission, I frequently had the chance to interact with both members and non-members from around the world. Due to my love...
The Inquisitions: Doctrinal declarations, Total transformations, and Expanding paradigms
As a young, enthusiastic missionary, glowing with the radiance of the message that I had to share, I remember confidently believing that...
The Inquisitions: Where is it Written?
I knew at a young age that I pushed the norms on what was seen as traditionally acceptable for an LDS woman to aspire to. Vague memories...
The Inquisitions: Orthodoxy, orthopraxy, and the clash of lived experience
One of the many divides between apologetics (defense of the faith through examination and articulation of theological perspectives) and...
The Inquisitions: Occupational Hazards of being a Seminarian's Daughter
I frequently think of myself as a “seminarian’s daughter.” Growing up as the child of a CES and Church employed father, both the academic...
The Inquisitions and my Retreat into the Wilderness
Earlier this year, I received a rather cryptic e-mail from BYU faculty relations, encouraging me to get in contact with them immediately....
Another way to “Mormon”? Orthodoxy, Academics, and Mystics
*This essay is not a declaration of my own personal faith but rather an attempt to present a possible paradigm from which those who...
“Should racist people be called racist?” BYU’s Painted Statue and The Message We Need to Hear
Recently, BYU’s prominently displayed statue of Brigham Young (standing directly outside the entrance of the Abraham Smoot building,...
From Christmas Lights to Yeasty Blends---Shifting our Paradigms and Understanding Revelation
Introduction: While most Latter-day Saints grow up understanding that they as individuals have access to what is termed as “personal...
Post-Conference Reflections, Charismata, and Why I Still Advocate for an Expansive Priesthood
Those of you who read my “general conference predictions” are no doubt WELL AWARE that NONE of them happened. Sigh. My disappointment was...