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Ashley Sanders continues her guest stint at BCC. Read Act I here, Act II here, Act III here, and Act IV here. Last act, and then some other posts about Continue Reading
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Women and Sunday School
Yesterday I learned from Peggy Fletcher Stack that the Church had made a massive policy change: ward Sunday School presidencies are no longer the exclusive domain of men. Effective immediately, women can serve as Sunday School presidents and counselors. It should surprise nobody that I have thoughts about this. After all, more than two years ago(!) I wrote a blog post calling on the Church to make this change.[fn1] So I figured, as a follow-up, I’d write a handful of my thoughts. This Is a Good Thing! The very first thing: this is good! Through at least my lifetime, women…
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Do You Attend the Temple?
LDS leaders have been unequivocal when it comes to the importance of the temple. Reiterating past leaders’ statements, and consistent…
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“We Need … Your Voices”
If a woman’s voice falls in the forest and nobody hears it, did the woman speak at all? Recent changes…
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An I Ching Reading for Our Times
Standing as a wanderer above a sea of Orange fog, I do what all seekers do when faced with a…
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“High Church” and “Low Church” in LDS Worship
In a recent post of mine, the comments took a quick (and interesting) diversion into whether people preferred “high church”…
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