😢 that is terribly sad and I’m so sorry.
September 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
😢 that is terribly sad and I’m so sorry.
Ha! 3 by 20yo is wild. Were your parents happy?
July 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Ha! 3 by 20yo is wild. Were your parents happy?
Sorry feels a bit hollow, tbh. But my heart goes out to you.
July 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Sorry feels a bit hollow, tbh. But my heart goes out to you.
I was in seminary in the 90s too, outside the Mormon belt. Graduated HS in ‘96.
July 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I was in seminary in the 90s too, outside the Mormon belt. Graduated HS in ‘96.
Same. I was taught to believe their marriage was the gold standard love and respect.
July 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Same. I was taught to believe their marriage was the gold standard love and respect.
I was taught polygamy was restored by JS, but not practiced it like BY did. That he ‘married’ a few women to be obedient but that’s it. That it was a choice women could make. I had zero clue about the teens, the coercion, or sending men on missions and marrying their wives until my 30s.
July 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I was taught polygamy was restored by JS, but not practiced it like BY did. That he ‘married’ a few women to be obedient but that’s it. That it was a choice women could make. I had zero clue about the teens, the coercion, or sending men on missions and marrying their wives until my 30s.
Rothenburg, Germany. Followed by Innsbruck, Austria.
July 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Rothenburg, Germany. Followed by Innsbruck, Austria.
Wishing you a good recovery!
June 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Wishing you a good recovery!
I understand all these feelings.
May 29, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I understand all these feelings.
Thank you, Alli. 💜
May 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Thank you, Alli. 💜
Thank you, Sara. I’m glad it resonated with you.
May 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thank you, Sara. I’m glad it resonated with you.
Happy Mother's Day to those untangling their inheritance and choosing what to carry forward.
To everyone who inherited a plan that didn't quite fit and dared to draft their own ending. We are the mothers of our own souls.
7/7
To everyone who inherited a plan that didn't quite fit and dared to draft their own ending. We are the mothers of our own souls.
7/7
May 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Happy Mother's Day to those untangling their inheritance and choosing what to carry forward.
To everyone who inherited a plan that didn't quite fit and dared to draft their own ending. We are the mothers of our own souls.
7/7
To everyone who inherited a plan that didn't quite fit and dared to draft their own ending. We are the mothers of our own souls.
7/7
Some of us come from a long line of women who prayed. Some of us come from women who asked questions. My matrilineal line is made of both. It's woven together with sacrifice, rebellion and reverence, and defiance. It's messy, unfinished, and beautiful.
6/7
6/7
May 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Some of us come from a long line of women who prayed. Some of us come from women who asked questions. My matrilineal line is made of both. It's woven together with sacrifice, rebellion and reverence, and defiance. It's messy, unfinished, and beautiful.
6/7
6/7
I honor the women who raised me: those who survived within the system and those who dared to challenge it. The women who nurtured my curiosity and mind, who gave me a tender heart and the strength to carve my own path, even when my version of holy looks different from theirs.
5/7
5/7
May 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I honor the women who raised me: those who survived within the system and those who dared to challenge it. The women who nurtured my curiosity and mind, who gave me a tender heart and the strength to carve my own path, even when my version of holy looks different from theirs.
5/7
5/7
This Mother's Day, I'm honoring a lineage that holds both devotion and defiance. The woman who chose faith. The woman who chose freedom. And the work it takes to reckon with both.
4/7
4/7
May 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This Mother's Day, I'm honoring a lineage that holds both devotion and defiance. The woman who chose faith. The woman who chose freedom. And the work it takes to reckon with both.
4/7
4/7
I was taught a woman's worth lived in fulfilling the roles of wife and mother. That heaven was a reward for submission and obedience. But like the woman who came before me, I chose a path different from the one l inherited. Not because it was easier, but because it didn't fit.
3/7
3/7
May 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I was taught a woman's worth lived in fulfilling the roles of wife and mother. That heaven was a reward for submission and obedience. But like the woman who came before me, I chose a path different from the one l inherited. Not because it was easier, but because it didn't fit.
3/7
3/7
Another woman chose religion. She stepped willingly into Mormonism and found comfort in its structure, and purpose in its promises. I don't fault her for that. The system gave her safety, identity, and answers.
For a while, it gave those things to me, too.
2/7
For a while, it gave those things to me, too.
2/7
May 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Another woman chose religion. She stepped willingly into Mormonism and found comfort in its structure, and purpose in its promises. I don't fault her for that. The system gave her safety, identity, and answers.
For a while, it gave those things to me, too.
2/7
For a while, it gave those things to me, too.
2/7