McKenna Johnson
@kennaainjo.bsky.social
Reader, writer, editor, teacher. YA and MG fantasy.
reliable statements about them that get repeated a lot in the exmo community. Melissa Lott also has a lot from her own words, as does Patty Sessions, though the audio on her episode isn't amazing. 14/14
January 10, 2024 at 6:33 PM
reliable statements about them that get repeated a lot in the exmo community. Melissa Lott also has a lot from her own words, as does Patty Sessions, though the audio on her episode isn't amazing. 14/14
Within any Mormon or exmo community, we don't learn about the experiences of POC in the Church much, and that's a problem. Other episodes include info about women whose stories you've probably heard if you've interfaced much with exmos. Lucy Walker, Zina DH Jacobs, 11/
January 10, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Within any Mormon or exmo community, we don't learn about the experiences of POC in the Church much, and that's a problem. Other episodes include info about women whose stories you've probably heard if you've interfaced much with exmos. Lucy Walker, Zina DH Jacobs, 11/
One especially fascinating episode is about WW Phelps claiming that JS talked to men about having polygamous Native wives in 1831. When I read in the Gospel Topics essay that some principles may have been known to the prophet as early as 1831, I thought they were just saying 9/
January 10, 2024 at 6:31 PM
One especially fascinating episode is about WW Phelps claiming that JS talked to men about having polygamous Native wives in 1831. When I read in the Gospel Topics essay that some principles may have been known to the prophet as early as 1831, I thought they were just saying 9/
a lot of women wanted to pass on exaltation, but we've always been shut down, told we're wrong, and socially not allowed to openly discuss feelings about polygamy/D&C 132. There are also several episodes, one early and one later, about polygamy in Nauvoo in general. 8/
January 10, 2024 at 6:30 PM
a lot of women wanted to pass on exaltation, but we've always been shut down, told we're wrong, and socially not allowed to openly discuss feelings about polygamy/D&C 132. There are also several episodes, one early and one later, about polygamy in Nauvoo in general. 8/
Fanny, a well-connected single woman, openly stated that exaltation sounded unappealing, and JS immediately moved to get her into a sealing and told her she was wrong, which coincidentally prevented her ideas from spreading 🤔. It's fascinating to me that from the beginning, 7/
January 10, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Fanny, a well-connected single woman, openly stated that exaltation sounded unappealing, and JS immediately moved to get her into a sealing and told her she was wrong, which coincidentally prevented her ideas from spreading 🤔. It's fascinating to me that from the beginning, 7/
• Eliza Partridge
○ Same. Lots of her own words, and her life after Edward Partridge died.
• Fanny Young
Her life beyond her raising BY, including her very odd marriage to JS. The podcast describes the sealing as happening almost as a joke, but what I hear is that 6/
○ Same. Lots of her own words, and her life after Edward Partridge died.
• Fanny Young
Her life beyond her raising BY, including her very odd marriage to JS. The podcast describes the sealing as happening almost as a joke, but what I hear is that 6/
January 10, 2024 at 6:28 PM
• Eliza Partridge
○ Same. Lots of her own words, and her life after Edward Partridge died.
• Fanny Young
Her life beyond her raising BY, including her very odd marriage to JS. The podcast describes the sealing as happening almost as a joke, but what I hear is that 6/
○ Same. Lots of her own words, and her life after Edward Partridge died.
• Fanny Young
Her life beyond her raising BY, including her very odd marriage to JS. The podcast describes the sealing as happening almost as a joke, but what I hear is that 6/
Emily Partridge
○ Lots of her own words, what happened to her after her father's death, and her marriages to JS and BY. This episode makes me dislike BY more bc he was awful to her. She preferred JS, who coerced her into secret plural marriage, so yes, it's bad.
5/
○ Lots of her own words, what happened to her after her father's death, and her marriages to JS and BY. This episode makes me dislike BY more bc he was awful to her. She preferred JS, who coerced her into secret plural marriage, so yes, it's bad.
5/
January 10, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Emily Partridge
○ Lots of her own words, what happened to her after her father's death, and her marriages to JS and BY. This episode makes me dislike BY more bc he was awful to her. She preferred JS, who coerced her into secret plural marriage, so yes, it's bad.
5/
○ Lots of her own words, what happened to her after her father's death, and her marriages to JS and BY. This episode makes me dislike BY more bc he was awful to her. She preferred JS, who coerced her into secret plural marriage, so yes, it's bad.
5/
that stuck w/ me include:
• Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner
○ What happened to her after she saved the Book of Commandments. Her many spiritual experiences. Her autobio contains an account of how the angel she saw that confirmed she should marry JS was also seen 3/
• Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner
○ What happened to her after she saved the Book of Commandments. Her many spiritual experiences. Her autobio contains an account of how the angel she saw that confirmed she should marry JS was also seen 3/
January 10, 2024 at 6:27 PM
that stuck w/ me include:
• Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner
○ What happened to her after she saved the Book of Commandments. Her many spiritual experiences. Her autobio contains an account of how the angel she saw that confirmed she should marry JS was also seen 3/
• Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner
○ What happened to her after she saved the Book of Commandments. Her many spiritual experiences. Her autobio contains an account of how the angel she saw that confirmed she should marry JS was also seen 3/
I still love "Ring Out, Wild Bells." The hymn pulls from the Tennyson poem In Memoriam, and imo the best parts of this section aren't in the hymn. Tennyson struggles w/ death and faith. No one knows whether he believed in God. The poem can be a faithful statement of hope or a deconstruction poem.
January 1, 2024 at 5:07 AM
I still love "Ring Out, Wild Bells." The hymn pulls from the Tennyson poem In Memoriam, and imo the best parts of this section aren't in the hymn. Tennyson struggles w/ death and faith. No one knows whether he believed in God. The poem can be a faithful statement of hope or a deconstruction poem.