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Language of the Tribe

It was just after dark.  I had parked my rental car at the local Mormon church so that I could talk on the cell phone with my husband back in West Virginia.  I wanted to share with him my house-hunting efforts in Kansas.   I was mid-sentence when someone pointed a flashlight at me through the [...]

Double Consciousness

As a graduate student, I spent some time pouring over old microfiche records of The Woman’s Exponent (incidentally one of the first lasting magazines published by women for women in the American West) and other works by and about early Mormon women. Repeatedly, I was struck by these women’s firm insistence in their own dignity, [...]

Courting Myself

Today’s guest post comes from Meg who is originally from the great state of Wyoming, but currently lives in Northern Utah with her husband. She is a Registered Dietitian and loves food! At times, she fancies herself a writer. She also enjoys reading, cooking, music, dancing, and all things delicious. “I want to conclude this message by [...]

The Space for Change

Systems are resistant to change. This is one of the fundamental principles of systems theory (a paradigm for looking at people’s lives). Our lives are intricate webs of relationships and forces – home, church, school, community, family, friends.  A shift in one area, relationship, or routine sends ripples across the whole system.  So in essence the system tries [...]

West Side Story

A couple of weeks ago I did an interview with the Magna Times, my “hometown” newspaper. And by “hometown,” I mean “town of my youth.” And I don’t mean “town of my youth,” really, either, because I grew up in West Valley City, not Magna. I did go to high school in Magna, though, proudly [...]

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