I have always been very particular when it comes to art, specifically, religious art. While I enjoy viewing various genres, styles, and...

Painting by Liz Almonte, "The gift of Nyx" As in many cultures, Jewish women historically were those who wove the cloth for their...

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,...

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...

I’ve been very quiet on social media these last few weeks, allowing myself to step back from the ever-continuing discussions of faith,...

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. 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...

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...

My parents frequently told me, with a sense of pride, that one of my first words was “Jerusalem.” Early in their marriage, my parents’...

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...

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...

As a young, enthusiastic missionary, glowing with the radiance of the message that I had to share, I remember confidently believing that...

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...

One of the many divides between apologetics (defense of the faith through examination and articulation of theological perspectives) and...

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...

Earlier this year, I received a rather cryptic e-mail from BYU faculty relations, encouraging me to get in contact with them immediately....

*This essay is not a declaration of my own personal faith but rather an attempt to present a possible paradigm from which those who...

Recently, BYU’s prominently displayed statue of Brigham Young (standing directly outside the entrance of the Abraham Smoot building,...

Introduction: While most Latter-day Saints grow up understanding that they as individuals have access to what is termed as “personal...

Those of you who read my “general conference predictions” are no doubt WELL AWARE that NONE of them happened. Sigh. My disappointment was...