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Leaning In
The internet has been abuzz recently with discussion of a new form of feminism developed by Facebook’s COO, Sheryl Sandberg. In her new book, Lean In, and in a now famous TED talk, Sandberg argues...
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A week and a half ago, I attended my first ordination. It was awesome. It was a beautiful mix of music, sermons, and the act of ordination by the Unitarian Universalist congregation itself. I...
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“Bring them unto the elders”
When I found out I was pregnant with my new daughter, Linda, I was in shock. I wasn’t planning on becoming pregnant so soon and I spent the first trimester in a depression that allowed me to only play...
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Breaking a Leg
Age 9 I decide to bear my testimony every Fast Sunday so that 1) I get extra blessings and 2) to get over my fears of speaking in public. Age 11 or 12 After years of being the first to go up every Fast...
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Mother’s Milk
Mother’s Milk a poem about God the Mother I miss Her breast today; her heart, pulsing against my cheek. She unlatched me; gave me to the care of my brother, her firstborn Son. She is weaning me...
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The Spirit of Fear
“Wow, that scares me to death but please connect me,” I replied when I was invited to connect with a new group that would “unapologetically advocate for women’s ordination in the Mormon church.” That...
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What I first learned about Heavenly Mother.
Once upon a time, I had the rich opportunity to research Heavenly Mother full-time. For BYU. I had just finished my BA in philosophy, when one of my professors invited me to work for him that Spring...
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Relief Society General Broadcast: President Linda K. Burton
One thing I really like about this Relief Society General Presidency is that they pick themes each year for the sisters of the church to focus on. Last year was furthering our knowledge and...
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Exponent Classics: Something About Learned Women
by Lucy M. Hewlings, First published in The Women’s Exponent, vol. 7 no. 17 February 1, 1879 The question has been asked, “Was there ever a time when there were no learned women?” To this query we...
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We Can Do Both
I was walking down the South Hill of BYU’s campus discussing a lecture I had recently attended with one of my only openly feminist friends. The lecturer had argued that women’s abilities were best...
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Performing Gender
A week and a half ago I cut my hair. A lot. I buzzed it to half an inch. My initial thoughts were, “Oh wow. There actually is some family resemblance between me and my brothers!” I had gone most of my...
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Birth/Rebirth: A Precipitous Birth Story
Henry Lee Raynes Matthews, 3/30/2013, 8 lbs 12 oz I am an unapologetic lover of birth stories. I love hearing them and I love sharing my own. I have four children and I have written many times about...
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Birth/Rebirth: Welcome baby, you are home.
One of the first times someone asked me to recount my daughter’s birth, I started to speak, and then without meaning to, I started to weep. It was difficult to remember something that was so tender to...
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Birth/Rebirth: The Call of Midwifery
Guest Post by Sara Sara, a native of San Francisco, is currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is working as a midwife’s apprentice as she completes her specialization at the Midwives College of...
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Birth/Rebirth: Bring Them Home
By Liz Johnson, a wife, mother of four, and a birth doula in Northern Indiana. As a birth doula, I see birth metaphors everywhere I go. I’ll be driving down the street and find myself pondering how...
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Birth/Rebirth: My Work/My Glory, Or The Work Of A Midwife
My name is Kayte. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah, and I am a student midwife at the Midwives College of Utah. I began my path to midwifery first under the inspiration of my...
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An (Out)Burst
Three Sundays ago in Relief Society we had lesson 1 in the Joseph Fielding Smith manual. It was the lesson on Heavenly Father. I had ended up on the front row with my knitting and my baby. The first...
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International Women’s Day 2014: Inspiring Change
Tomorrow, March 8, is International Women’s Day. The first time I learned about International Women’s Day was in college. My roommate was minoring and Russian and on March 8, she brought home a flower...
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Paper Cuts
Sunday after church, my children occupied themselves by making paper airplanes with scraps of paper while waiting for my meeting to finish. Monday morning, while tidying up, I found one of their...
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National Bike Month
In the United States, the League of American Bicyclists have declared the month of May every year to be National Bike Month. It really is the perfect month for it. If you live in a state that gets hot...
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