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Shout It to the Universe

I spent years worrying about what people would think if I finished and published my memoir, Hippie Boy: A Girls Story. I didnt want to hurt anyone, particularly my mom, a devout Mormon who credits the LDS Church with saving her life. And yet it was her obsession and absolute devotion to Church doctrine that nearly destroyed mine. It wasnt until last May, when I was invited to share my story of oppression and abuse of power within the Church on Mormon Expression, that I understood the power Read more [...]

Posted by Ingrid Ricks on February 4th, 2012 | 7 Comments Posted in Uncategorized

If World’s Doomed, I’m Grateful to Have a Mormon Mother

We were poor when I was growing up. So poor that we depended on free lunches at school, WIC food vouchers from the government, and occasional trips to the Church welfare office to eat. But our daily struggle to survive didnt keep my mom from stockpiling food in preparation for the end of the world, which we –like most of the other Mormon families we knew — believed was to occur around the year 2000, give or take a few years. A bushel of wheat will be worth a barrel of gold when the Second Read more [...]

Posted by Ingrid Ricks on December 27th, 2011 | 16 Comments Posted in Uncategorized