is the church a destination or a vessel?
by Averyl Dietering Today marks one week since Ordain Women founder Kate Kelly was excommunicated from the LDS Church. Most Mormon feminists—even those who are not…
erasure i. the murder: a poem
By Emily Erasure I. The Murder the prophets kill Motherwhile Father watches. with my forehead on the groundi can’t see His faceto tell if He…
a prayer.
dear god: i’m having a difficult time discerning right from wrong. i am trying to remember wwjd. but it seems to me that “what would jesus…
looking to heaven for parenting tips
looking to heaven for parenting tips earthly parenting I know many of the readers here are not parents, but since “young Mormon”…
mourn with those that mourn
Today Kate Kelly, founder of Ordain Women, was excommunicated from the LDS church. Kate was informed in an email from her former bishop that ” our…
sunday spotlight: austin
Sunday Spotlight is a series where we profile individuals in the Young Mormon Feminists community to hear their stories and get to know them a little…
two churches
Sometimes I feel like I belong to two churches. First I belong to the church that was founded by Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith, who as a…
they that are whole need not a physician
Excommunication in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints nullifies a person’s priesthood ordinances. To a faithful, believing member, this means spiritual death. It means separation…
muzzle me*
I am on “informal probation” because a stake president, in whose ward I no longer reside (1), felt that articles on this blog were inappropriate and…
losing my (cisnormative, heteronormative) religion…and finding It queerer
Lucas Kieran is an eighteen-year-old grey-romantic/sexual, genderqueer, rather gay trans demiboy. He was born and raised in the Church, although his records are under his birth…
whistle blowing in the kingdom
After years of working in a pizza joint, I was ecstatic at the thought of moving up in the teenage job scene. I got a position…
room for all in this church
Many in the YMF community wish to express their solidarity with those members facing excommunication. We are disappointed by the implied threat for all who participate…
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