2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (759+ words) I recently read Christine Emba’s Rethinking Sex: A Provocation. It’s central proposition is one that I think has an awful lot of merit: while our new emphasis on consent is good, it is also insufficient. Her argument is reinforced through…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (475+ words) Well, I went to church with the new schedule. Here are some impressions from my experience today. Leadership: Leadership was very aware of the schedule and, to their credit, did their best to honor it. For instance, today the person…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (532+ words) [This is the first post where I discuss the new Sunday schedule. “New Sunday Schedule, Part 2: 25 Minutes in Gospel Doctrine,” and “New Sunday Schedule, Part 3: 5 Minutes to Move” will come in the next few days.] I taught elders quorum last…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (929+ words) Today is Pioneer Day. In some parts of the Intermountain West, Pioneer Day is an actual holiday. In other parts of the United States (where I live, for instance) we sing “Come, Come Ye Saints” on the Sunday that immediately…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1314+ words) There is no doubt that LDS folks see themselves as ‘temple builders.’ It’s a core part of LDS identity. Indeed, the temples are the most expensive and ornate worship structures that the LDS Church constructs. Temple worship is framed by…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (848+ words) The Church needs to apologize for its history of discrimination against Black people. Full stop. There’s explanation and strategy, and I’ll get into those in a minute. But I didn’t want to hide the ball: the formal apology is at…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1384+ words) Belle Spafford had been president of the recently renamed Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for just 18 months when the reports began to come in. Despite clear instructions in the Welfare Handbook, bishops were not…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (529+ words) “I saw a large tree, every leaf of which shone with such brightness as made it appear like a burning torch, representing the Church of Christ, which will yet be established in this land.” The Testament of Ann Lee This…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (372+ words) Both Michael and Sam have shared some thoughts about how to approach the material provided by the Church as a guide to the upcoming “special 5th Sunday lesson” planned for May 31st. Those materials insist that the aim of the Church in…...