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Women
Open Theme – Summer 2024 Call for Submissions
Submit your writing and artwork for Summer 2024 open theme issue.
Announcements
What’s new at Exponent II? We’re turning 50!
Whether you've followed along for years or are newly connecting with Exponent II, we want to make sure you know about the new ways to get involved, as well as some of our recent milestones in growing our community and advancing our mission.
Announcements
Call for Art: Paying Homage to 50 Years of Mormon Art in Exponent II
2024 marks 50 years since Exponent II was established on the dual pillars of Mormonism and Feminism. We've come a long way since then,...
Come Follow Me
Come Follow Me: Mosiah 18–24 “We Have Entered into a Covenant with Him”
Before I get into the lesson, I feel impressed to tell of my experience in Young Women from a Beehive to Laurel. My ward...
Belief
Guest Post: The Insidious Exchange of Community for Covenants
"[Jesus] did not live a temple-centered life; he lived a love and humanity-centered life. Following Jesus means subversively fostering community, friendship and love, even when the church itself has ceased to value these things."
To Be Fiskin: The Seawomen of Iceland
Dritvík was not a cove where only men fished. This was a place where adult women and men, and occasionally teenagers, entrusted their lives to a foreman leading small six-oar rowboats, open to the ocean, to fish in an unforgiving landscape. Navigation was difficult and accidents were many.
Thoughts on the New Hymnal
Last week, the first batch of hymns came out in English. Other languages will follow. Thirteen hymns were released, and the project is expected to take until 2026, when the full print and digital version will be released in English, with other languages as they're ready.
Body
Garments vs The Fashion Industry, Part 3, Swimsuit Edition
Rules about swimwear should focus on safety. They should not require a girl to sacrifice her time, comfort, or convenience to find a suit deemed “appropriate” by others. A one piece swimsuit rule is an arbitrary restriction that does nothing to protect a girl’s physical or moral safety, since the rule does not inherently teach her to make choices that respect her body and its wellbeing.
Culture
Guest Post: The Current State of LDS Working Women
"I would argue that while Camille Johnson’s leadership and openness about her career is a good step, the shaming of working LDS women is alive and well, and it isn’t generational, and it isn’t just mothers."
Essay
“Cantus Firmus” by Sarah Perkins
Since we didn’t have any suitable explanation for the injury, the doctors called it a “non-accidental trauma,” indicative of abuse. So they sent the police.
Essay
“Choosing to Serve a Mission” by Kendra Bybee and Sareta Dobbs
Imagine my astonishment when, after nosing through my mother’s old books and journals, I discovered that my mother, my introverted, fame-avoiding mother, was the first Black woman to receive her mission call for the church.
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“Evaluating Art Choices” by Esther Hi’ilani Candari
Is the 2022 Come, Follow Me manual diverse and inclusive?
I often talk about the intersection of art, religion, gender, and race. I believe we...
Preview
“Friendship with Christ” by Andrea Porras
Were we actually friends? Or was He more like a benevolent caretaker and I was forever in his debt?
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“Holy Week” by Carol Lynn Pearson
The return address said “Your Friend Jesus.” I’d never heard from him this directly before, and my hand shook as I opened the envelope.
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