Vol. 42 No. 4 — Spring 2023
Our Spring open-theme issue.
Category: Magazine
“The Place that Does Not Exist”
This music — exquisite sounds that tether his soul to his body and alchemize my despair into amazement — will be the last thing to go. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
“Complete Reconstruction // Reconstructing Completion”
Most of all I wonder why we only get to glean His wisdom from the end of the experience, instead of in the midst of His waiting and His need. What my soul yearns for is a modeling of the wait. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
“A Reverence for Trees, a Reverence for Printers”
Although this issue is open-themed, the editorial team loved seeing organic themes emerge through the submissions. As the writing and art engage each other, we saw a clear thread about connection — particularly through the lens of generations.
“Holy Week”
The return address said “Your Friend Jesus.” I’d never heard from him this directly before, and my hand shook as I opened the envelope. You are invited to join me in a journey to the Holy Landfor an observance ofHoly Week.I will knock. RSVP I accepted, of course, overwhelmed by t…
“A Letter to My Daughter”
Growing up in a Latinx household, I didn’t consider depression a medical condition. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
“After Dobbs”
My friend stares directly at the sun, cups his cheeks with her palm—risking blister and burn. She is the picture of bliss. Rosy cheeks stark against white lace. They sway as one, slice through the cake with giddy imprecision. Her corset cinched so tight she kneels by the bleach b…
Meet Sue Zwahlen: Mayor of Modesto, California
The decisions that women make in their homes and in their communities are the very things that make them effective leaders. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
“Holiness Found Anywhere” — Interview with Kathryn Ivy Reese
Behold You Belong is a collection of poems and art inspired by the pages of the Book of Mormon. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Highlights from the Exponent II Blog
The following are excerpts from the Exponent II blog. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
“Our Mother-Goddess Gleaming Bright, a Hymn”
Our Mother-Goddess gleaming bright, Shine on us with thy perfect light, Alleluia! Alleluia! The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
“‘The Lord Has Directed’: Precedent and Revelation in Priesthood Ordination”
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, women are not ordained to priesthood offices. The established pattern is assumed to be from God, and thus, must be overturned by God — if at all. However, there is no explicit divine direction to deny priesthood offices on the b…