Exponent II
A feminist forum for Mormon women and gender minority voices
Four Latina artists share intimate reflections on identity, displacement, and cultural inheritance. Their work turns grief, distance, and longing into sites of resistance, beauty, and empathy. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
As I ran out of the house, I yelled to my husband, “I’ll be back in twenty minutes!” I didn’t return for ten weeks. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
I was terrified I would have to explain what, at that time, felt like the irreparably broken pieces of a life that felt far from what I expected or deserved. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Vicki made me dinner every Sunday for almost two years. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Our theology states in no uncertain terms that there is no justification for removing the agency of another, not even the eternal exaltation of all humanity. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
I find myself, at times, so frustratingly mortal The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
“Honey, are your folks coming to pick you up?” She had observed my frustration. I couldn’t hold the tears in any longer. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Indeed, why is the relationship between daughters and mothers, even perfectly fine ones, so often complicated? The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
This parable makes me feel overwhelmed by the need for radical kindness in the world while simultaneously empowered and humbled by the idea that part of my stewardship is to choose the “neighbors” I will actively care for and show radical kindness toward, given my all-too-human l…
I lean my bones close to closed cathedral doors The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
If we can come together and create community experiences that are genuinely enjoyable, interactive, egalitarian, and inclusive across cultures, we will achieve something that is loving and remarkable and that meets many of our spiritual and social needs. The full content of this …
Every now and then, I stand back and just watch this troop of girls experience what I never got to do The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!