Mormon temple changes
No more live endowment sessions in Mormon temples
By Jana Riess — March 16, 2021
Something important is lost when we erase history in the name of efficiency and a franchised, on-brand temple experience.
100 years of Mormon temple garments
By Jana Riess — June 25, 2019
Here's a blast from the past, when competing retailers used to advertise their "approved" Mormon temple garments.
Mormon leaders reverse LGBT policy, raising the question: What is revelation?
By Jana Riess — April 4, 2019
(RNS) — Just over three years ago, Mormon leaders touted a controversial LGBT policy as revelation. Now its reversal is also being presented as revelation.
Mormon temple changes are a step forward for women
By Jana Riess — February 15, 2019
"I honestly never thought change would come in my lifetime," says guest blogger Kristin Lowe. But the Mormon temple ceremony did indeed change to be more inclusive of women, which filled her with hope.
Don’t give me a Mormon funeral
By Jana Riess — January 31, 2019
Bury me in purple, with a funeral that is geared for (and planned by) my non-Mormon family. But funeral potatoes are definitely OK.
Beyond Mormon judgment in the temple
By Jana Riess — January 25, 2019
My temple experience this week was mostly lovely, but also included a disappointing experience of women judging other women.
Major changes to Mormon temple ceremony, especially for women
By Jana Riess — January 3, 2019
Mormon temple rituals have been updated to reflect a greater focus on gender equality, among other changes.
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