Melissa Inouye
Mormonism and the soft prosperity gospel
By Jana Riess — November 17, 2023
(RNS) — The LDS Church doesn't teach that God wants you to be rich. But it does promote a 'Plan of Happiness' that emphasizes your very own personal flourishing.
Suffering is a feature, not a bug, of Latter-day Saint life, says author Melissa Inouye
By Jana Riess — October 26, 2023
(RNS) — 'We want a world where God keeps us safe and none of us is gonna strike out or have problems,' Inouye said. 'But in Latter-day Saint theology, that is precisely the plan of Lucifer.'
Mormons, submit your COVID-19 stories
By Jana Riess — February 9, 2021
(RNS) — Members of various Mormon traditions are being asked to upload their stories, photos and social media posts about what life was like during COVID-19.
Mormon woman’s memoir tackles cancer, parenting, and ‘the problem we want to have’ in today’s LDS Church
By Jana Riess — June 28, 2019
Melissa Inouye's new memoir "Crossings" is for any Mormon reader who has ever felt marginalized -- which, as she explains, is all of us.
Healing the Mormon rift after the LGBT policy change
By Jana Riess — January 22, 2016
Just when some of us are feeling squeezed out of the Mormon tent, a book comes along to remind us: Zion is more spacious than we may realize.
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