April Young-Bennett
@aprilyoungb.bsky.social
Advocate for women, children and underserved populations, author of Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America's First Feminists
How can you spew hatred while simultaneously showing off your scripture mastery? Latter-day Trolls have uncovered a handful of scriptures that work a lot like swears for social media purposes. #LDS exponentii.org/blog/wanna-s...
Wanna say “F___ you,” but you’re too religious to swear? Try quoting one of these 10 passive-aggressive Bible verses! - Exponent II Blog
How can you spew hatred while simultaneously showing off your scripture mastery? Latter-day Trolls have uncovered a handful of scriptures that work a lot like swears for social media purposes.
exponentii.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
How can you spew hatred while simultaneously showing off your scripture mastery? Latter-day Trolls have uncovered a handful of scriptures that work a lot like swears for social media purposes. #LDS exponentii.org/blog/wanna-s...
Unfamiliar with the hymn “Welcome Home” that the choir just sang in #LDS #GeneralConference, I looked it up. It’s a new hymn recently added to our hymnbook. I love its message! I hope our people will seek to welcome all, instead of clinging to an “us versus them” mentality.
April 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Unfamiliar with the hymn “Welcome Home” that the choir just sang in #LDS #GeneralConference, I looked it up. It’s a new hymn recently added to our hymnbook. I love its message! I hope our people will seek to welcome all, instead of clinging to an “us versus them” mentality.
Shame isn’t telling us we made a mistake, it’s telling us we are our mistakes. - Sister Tamara Runia #LDS #GeneralConference
April 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Shame isn’t telling us we made a mistake, it’s telling us we are our mistakes. - Sister Tamara Runia #LDS #GeneralConference
“God is Love” is such a wonderful choice for a #GeneralConference musical number. Beautiful message that we always need to be reminded of!
April 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“God is Love” is such a wonderful choice for a #GeneralConference musical number. Beautiful message that we always need to be reminded of!
President Johnson shared an image of a new sculpture of the 5 wise virgins at temple square. She said in the parable, they do not share their lamp oil, but they do share their light, an interesting twist on the old story that invites new meaning. #LDS #GeneralConference
April 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
President Johnson shared an image of a new sculpture of the 5 wise virgins at temple square. She said in the parable, they do not share their lamp oil, but they do share their light, an interesting twist on the old story that invites new meaning. #LDS #GeneralConference
Elder Holland related a moving story about a boy with muscular dystrophy passing the Sacrament. I’m so glad male children of all abilities are invited to participate in this sacred rite, and look forward to the day when the same is true for our girls. #LDS #GeneralConference
April 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Elder Holland related a moving story about a boy with muscular dystrophy passing the Sacrament. I’m so glad male children of all abilities are invited to participate in this sacred rite, and look forward to the day when the same is true for our girls. #LDS #GeneralConference
BYU graduate and Exponent II board member Katie Ludlow Rich cried yesterday when she saw this current exhibit about @TheExponent for #WomensHistoryMonth. (BYU has had a complicated relationship with #feminism.) #lds
March 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
BYU graduate and Exponent II board member Katie Ludlow Rich cried yesterday when she saw this current exhibit about @TheExponent for #WomensHistoryMonth. (BYU has had a complicated relationship with #feminism.) #lds
When #lds church leaders created Exponent II in the 70s, they thought the text was ok but the art was subversive. But the art was pretty benign, so what was up? Margaret Olsen Hemming theorizes that Exponent art was subversive because it was art, and art has the potential to move us.
March 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
When #lds church leaders created Exponent II in the 70s, they thought the text was ok but the art was subversive. But the art was pretty benign, so what was up? Margaret Olsen Hemming theorizes that Exponent art was subversive because it was art, and art has the potential to move us.
When historian Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans was selected to lead her university’s honor program, a detractor said, “No, not her. She’s a #Mormon housewife.” Martha says that is one of the best things about her. Be authentic, she says, if you’re a Mormon housewife, own it. #LDS
March 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Judy Dushku compares the feminist lens to a 10-year-old walking in on their parents having sex. You’ll never see the world in the same way again! #lds
March 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Judy Dushku compares the feminist lens to a 10-year-old walking in on their parents having sex. You’ll never see the world in the same way again! #lds
Since #LDS church leaders recently reinstated the strict “day and night” garment-wearing rule that they had wisely deleted in 2019, I’ve been thinking about why they would take such a backward step. Here are my guesses. exponentii.org/blog/3-other...
Are garments really all about Jesus? Here are 3 other explanations for the garment mandate. ^ Exponent II Blog
Blogger April Young-Bennett lists three reasons church leaders might be choosing to enforce a strict garment-wearing mandate, even if garments may not be effective at reminding people of Jesus Christ ...
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August 18, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Since #LDS church leaders recently reinstated the strict “day and night” garment-wearing rule that they had wisely deleted in 2019, I’ve been thinking about why they would take such a backward step. Here are my guesses. exponentii.org/blog/3-other...
I stopped at 9; it seemed like a neat stopping point, since 9 also happens to be the number of General-level callings LDS women are allowed to hold (compared to over 100 for men). But tell me, what did I miss? What would you add to this list? exponentii.org/blog/9-women...
9 Barriers to Leadership for the 9 Women Leaders of the LDS Church ^ Exponent II Blog
Blogger April Young-Bennett writes that the leadership potential of LDS women leaders "is crippled by a system designed to elevate men’s voices, priorities and choices over women’s."
exponentii.org
July 19, 2024 at 10:40 PM
I stopped at 9; it seemed like a neat stopping point, since 9 also happens to be the number of General-level callings LDS women are allowed to hold (compared to over 100 for men). But tell me, what did I miss? What would you add to this list? exponentii.org/blog/9-women...
I’m so intrigued by this trailer. When I was a LDS missionary, I would have loved to knock on Hugh Grant’s door. I totally would’ve come in and gotten trapped in his house. I hope it doesn’t disappoint!
Https://youtu.be/O9i2vmFhSSY?si=tHulJval3jFBkj4X
Https://youtu.be/O9i2vmFhSSY?si=tHulJval3jFBkj4X
June 26, 2024 at 3:20 PM
I’m so intrigued by this trailer. When I was a LDS missionary, I would have loved to knock on Hugh Grant’s door. I totally would’ve come in and gotten trapped in his house. I hope it doesn’t disappoint!
Https://youtu.be/O9i2vmFhSSY?si=tHulJval3jFBkj4X
Https://youtu.be/O9i2vmFhSSY?si=tHulJval3jFBkj4X
I was nervous that this talk was a little edgy for my local LDS ward, but the feedback was great! Phew. exponentii.org/blog/trust-i...
Trust in the Lord (not mortal church leaders) ^ Exponent II Blog
In her Sacrament Meeting talk, blogger April Young-Bennett taught, "It's better to believe God is good than that human church leaders are always right."
exponentii.org
June 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
I was nervous that this talk was a little edgy for my local LDS ward, but the feedback was great! Phew. exponentii.org/blog/trust-i...
LDS women leaders are outranked and outnumbered in the councils of the church, selected by and accountable to men, and have no direct reports. How can they lead? I had a great discussion about it with David Boyce and Peggy Fletcher Stack at the @sltrib.com
open.spotify.com/episode/37ql...
open.spotify.com/episode/37ql...
Will a top LDS women’s leader ever again be seen as a ‘13th apostle’? | Episode 336
Listen to this episode from Mormon Land on Spotify. The role of women in any patriarchal faith is always fraught. It is especially confusing in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which c...
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June 1, 2024 at 4:48 PM
LDS women leaders are outranked and outnumbered in the councils of the church, selected by and accountable to men, and have no direct reports. How can they lead? I had a great discussion about it with David Boyce and Peggy Fletcher Stack at the @sltrib.com
open.spotify.com/episode/37ql...
open.spotify.com/episode/37ql...
I was honored to compile these tributes to Melissa Inouye, who we recently lost after a long battle with cancer. exponentii.org/blog/the-sol...
"The solution to the problems that we have now is not in a perfect platform...it’s just in people." - Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye - Exponent II
Bloggers Spunky, Nancy Ross, and April Young-Bennett share their favorite memories of Melissa Inouye.
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May 4, 2024 at 2:17 PM
I was honored to compile these tributes to Melissa Inouye, who we recently lost after a long battle with cancer. exponentii.org/blog/the-sol...
Sometimes you reply to someone else in the middle of a thread and a whopping 2 people like your comment, and then it gets picked up by Axios and MSN.
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
Mormon leaders lay down the law on garments
Despite health concerns from some women, the sacred underclothes must be worn
www.axios.com
April 8, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Sometimes you reply to someone else in the middle of a thread and a whopping 2 people like your comment, and then it gets picked up by Axios and MSN.
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
#PresidentOaks used his #LDS #GeneralConference talk to explain that personal freedom does not apply to underwear. The map he shared reminds me that church leaders continue to demand 24/7 garment compliance without accommodation even in tropical regions of the world.
April 7, 2024 at 6:33 PM
#PresidentOaks used his #LDS #GeneralConference talk to explain that personal freedom does not apply to underwear. The map he shared reminds me that church leaders continue to demand 24/7 garment compliance without accommodation even in tropical regions of the world.
Amazing Grace in #GeneralConference? Is this an omen? Maybe the new hymnal will finally bring this Christian classic into the #LDS repertoire?
April 7, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Amazing Grace in #GeneralConference? Is this an omen? Maybe the new hymnal will finally bring this Christian classic into the #LDS repertoire?
I appreciate #ElderCarpenter for daring to be open about sealing cancellation, a fraught topic, but he did not address the gender disparity in sealing cancellation policy, which is an important issue that needs to be addressed in the #LDS church. #GeneralConference
April 7, 2024 at 1:28 AM
I appreciate #ElderCarpenter for daring to be open about sealing cancellation, a fraught topic, but he did not address the gender disparity in sealing cancellation policy, which is an important issue that needs to be addressed in the #LDS church. #GeneralConference
#ElderCarpenter says no one will be trapped in a sealing to an “unrepentant” former spouse, even without a cancellation. I think he was also saying they will not trapped with a repentant person they still want to divorce, but this part was less clear. #GeneralConference
April 7, 2024 at 1:26 AM
#ElderCarpenter says no one will be trapped in a sealing to an “unrepentant” former spouse, even without a cancellation. I think he was also saying they will not trapped with a repentant person they still want to divorce, but this part was less clear. #GeneralConference
#SisterSpannaus says if we love the truth we will seek it, and if we seek it we will find it. #GeneralConference
April 7, 2024 at 12:52 AM
#SisterSpannaus says if we love the truth we will seek it, and if we seek it we will find it. #GeneralConference
I had forgotten this gem of a lyric:
“Oh, what songs we'll employ As the heart swells with joy, When our Heavenly Parents we meet!” #LDS #GeneralConference
“Oh, what songs we'll employ As the heart swells with joy, When our Heavenly Parents we meet!” #LDS #GeneralConference
April 7, 2024 at 12:18 AM
I had forgotten this gem of a lyric:
“Oh, what songs we'll employ As the heart swells with joy, When our Heavenly Parents we meet!” #LDS #GeneralConference
“Oh, what songs we'll employ As the heart swells with joy, When our Heavenly Parents we meet!” #LDS #GeneralConference