Mormon fasting
Going deeper with Mormon fasting
By Jana Riess — April 10, 2020
A lot of Mormon fasting is taken up with fasting *for* something—a particular end, a better life. What would it look like to go deeper?
Whatever happened to Mormon fasting?
By Jana Riess — May 4, 2019
Mormons fast on the first Sunday of every month—except when they don't. Are Latter-day Saints beginning to fast from fasting?
Mormon fasting is a chance to “sit with discomfort”
By Jana Riess — April 9, 2016
"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."
5 reasons why Mormons are happier, says researcher
By Jana Riess — July 2, 2015
Mormons are tied for first place in well-being among all religious groups. A recent master's thesis outlines 5 reasons for this, and also explores a paradox: How can Mormons be so happy while having high rates of antidepressant use?
Death by Mormon fasting
By Jana Riess — June 5, 2015
Mormons believe that if we are to become like Christ, one thing we must learn to do is to die and be reborn. Fasting is that lesson for us, month in and month out.
All Mormons Should Fast on Fast Sunday
By Jana Riess — July 8, 2013
I don’t think any Mormons should be exempt from fasting, whether they are sick, pregnant, nursing, old, traveling, or recovering from an eating disorder. The problem is not the expectation that we should fast once a month. The problem is the all-or-nothing way that Mormons tend to go about it.
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