Author Archives: Mostly A Martha

About Mostly A Martha

After an idyllic childhood in a smallish Utah town, 4 years at BYU and an LDS mission to Italy, Martha relocated to the East Coast where she's been for the past 4 years. Martha is a lifelong Mormon but a convert to the left end of the political spectrum. Her favorite things include chick lit, chocolate, and finding new restaurants.

Maybe it is Getting a Little Better

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Mostly A Martha

When  you put together our doctrines on chastity and marriage, life is very difficult for LDS people who are LGBTQ. Basically, they have to chose between having sexual relations with somebody to whom they are attracted and being an active member of the church. That’s a really hard choice and my heart goes out to them. I also really admire those who have chosen to remain faithful members. Continue reading →

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Jesus Was a Feminist and You Should Be One Too

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Mostly A Martha

I was recently interviewed by a student doing a project on Mormon women. During our interview she informed me that of all the LDS women she’d spoken to, I was the only one who identified as a feminist. I was … Continue reading →

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Apostolic Visitation

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Mostly A Martha

Would any of my fellow students care to come? Would this high-profile speaker been addressing an empty room? Or, would the room be full but only of members of the church who somehow found out about the event (despite our attempts at secrecy) and filled up the room before any non-LDS people could get in? Continue reading →

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Naturalistic Fallacies

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Mostly A Martha

How often do I justify my laziness in self-improvement and my resistance to institutional or societal change by saying that “I’m just like that and I don’t need to change myself” or “that’s just the way things are?” If I really believe that I, and others, have the ability to choose to overcome our natural tendencies, I need to be more pro-active in creating that change in myself and helping others to change. Continue reading →

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Mormon Chic?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Mostly A Martha

Do these types of articles help make us seem more like everybody else since they show how individual Mormons participate in many different areas of society? Or, conversely, do these articles make us seem more “other” since they make a big deal out of the fact that these people are Mormon,? Continue reading →

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The Golden Bull

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Mostly A Martha

Periodically asking myself where I set my heart and where I place my trust help keep me in check since often of the time I don’t like my honest answers to those questions. Continue reading →

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