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What doesn’t kill you makes you… what?

chanson, March 25, 2014

All this talk of Ordain Women has brought an interesting memory bubbling to the surface: It was the last summer my family went to Camp Many Point — probably 1989, the summer before I set off for BYU. I loved going to that camp. It was a beautiful tract of…

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Why Ordain Women

Alison, March 18, 2014July 31, 2017

As I’ve been reading through the various blogs, posts and media reports about the Ordain Women movement, as a result of the church’s letter that came out yesterday, I noticed something:….I’m different. Kate Kelly told the Salt Lake Tribune

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Why has the Church responded to Ordain Women?

Alan, March 18, 2014March 18, 2014

Yesterday, the Church sent a letter to Ordain Women, telling them that the movement “detracts from the helpful discussions that Church leaders have held as they seek to listen to the thoughts, concerns and hopes of women inside and outside of Church leadership,” because Ordain Women has made their position…

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My Ordain Women Testimony

Holly, October 7, 2013July 4, 2021

The Ordain Women event on Saturday was absolutely wonderful from start to finish.  It was the best Mormon-related thing I have done in ages. It helped that it was a truly beautiful autumn day, clear and calm, though quite chilly in the shade and downright cold once the sun set. …

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  1. Jeff Laver on LDS poet, author, and gay ally laid to restAugust 24, 2026

    Wonderful! Thanks.

  2. Donna Banta on LDS poet, author, and gay ally laid to restAugust 23, 2026

    This is a lovely tribute. Thanks Johnny and Monya.

  3. Holly on A dialog on women leaving the CoJCoL-dSAugust 10, 2026

    My pleasure!

  4. chanson on A dialog on women leaving the CoJCoL-dSAugust 10, 2026

    Oh, and BTW -- thanks for inspiring this discussion and double thanks for joining in!!

  5. Holly on A dialog on women leaving the CoJCoL-dSAugust 10, 2026

    Wow. Words fail.

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