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The Mormon temple wedding photo game
Mormons too often judge each other’s righteousness just by glancing at clothing choices, hairstyles, and piercings — and guest blogger Mette Harrison has had enough of this superficial judgmentalism.
Do Mormons worship Jesus Christ?
More than 30 years ago, LDS apostle Bruce R. McConkie was adamant that Mormons do not worship Christ. Guest blogger Mette Harrison says otherwise.
Dear Mormon men, please stop calling your wives angels
Women are not inherently more spiritual than men, says guest blogger Mette Harrison. So why all the “angel wives” comments from Mormon church leaders?
Mormon joy, Lehi’s dream, and the love of God
Lehi’s dream, says guest blogger Mette Harrison, shows how we learn about God’s love largely through the lens of the love of our family.
10 ways former Mormons can reconnect with devout family members
When you’ve left Mormonism but your family hasn’t, can you still communicate with love? Guest blogger Mette Harrison offers 10 tips on reconnecting.
For families divided by Mormonism, 5 things to do – and not to do
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Mormon families want to defuse tensions that arise when some leave the LDS Church and others stay. Guest blogger Mette Harrison says to pass the yams and hold the judgment.
Satan’s plan for Mormon parenting
Despite the fact that agency is so important to Mormon doctrine, what we preach is often closer to Satan’s plan of enforced obedience than it is to Christ’s plan of mercy, says guest blogger Mette Harrison. This is especially true when it comes to children.
Mormonism: A country club with a strict dress code
Guest blogger Mette Harrison says Mormons spend too much time talking about appropriate dress, particularly for young women. All this attention to clothing makes church feel more like an exclusive country club than a faith dedicated to Christ’s example.
No mission? Then young LDS men are in ‘No-Mormon’s Land’
Guest blogger Mette Harrison, whose college-age son has decided not to serve a mission at this time, says we are in danger of throwing away a group of young Mormon men who do not go on missions, making them feel like second-class citizens or worse.
Can Mormons be more green?
Why is it that so many Mormons seem all too eager to ignore global warming science, to be more concerned with capitalism than conservationism? Guest blogger Mette Harrison offers 10 ways the LDS Church could better help the environment.
Mormon fasting is a chance to “sit with discomfort”
“I am learning how to be uncomfortable” in a Mormon fast, says guest blogger Mette Harrison. “I am learning that I don’t have to have answers or to feel spiritually ecstatic.”
A letter to my daughter’s Mormon seminary teacher
Six things that Mette Harrison wishes her child’s seminary teacher would do — or stop doing — to make the Mormon church a more hospitable place for teens.
When Mormon teens doubt
“It seems unreasonable to expect children growing up in the Internet age to have no doubts about Mormonism,” says Mette Harrison. But what should we tell them?
Mormonism at its best: The sacrament of helping other people move
Mormonism is at its finest on a Saturday morning when the ward turns out to help someone move. “This is service in its raw form,” writes guest blogger Mette Harrison. “It should always feel sacred.”
11 challenges for the Mormon introvert
From three straight hours of church to testimony meeting and girls’ camp, Mormonism can sometimes be an introvert’s nightmare, says guest blogger Mette Harrison.