Sarah Newcomb is Tsimshian of the First Nation from Metlakatla, Alaska. She is an editor, writer, and blogger. She has a Bachelors in English with a Focus in non-Fiction Creative Writing, an Associates in Communications, and a Minor in Philosophy. She currently lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and four children.
I grew up loving Christmas and believing Santa was real. The idea of Santa alone didn’t make Christmas magical. All the Christmas movies, cookies, and excitement over presents all played into making Santa […]
“Lamanite” issues do not only effect so called “Lamanites”, they effect all members of the church. If any member of the church values both youth and honesty the lies must stop. I am constantly telling […]
In a recent conversation with a friend – I was asked to clarify a few things I had told him in a prior conversation. He wanted to know why I […]
Russel Ballard called Jane Manning James, “a most remarkable disciple who faced difficult challenges.” I agree, and I think Ballard was sincere in this. I think many of the leaders […]
The first 38 years of my life I thought “Lamanites” were an actual real thing. I was taught that my mom was a direct descendant of Lehi, and that I […]
Racism has been everywhere lately, I mean it’s always been here, but recently it has shown it’s ugly head in the mainstream of America. We see the ugliness that happened […]
My family was taught we were direct descendants of Lehi. We were taught we were direct descendants of the Lamanites, that we were in fact Lamanites. The prophet Joesph Smith […]
A few week ago a Mormon friend admitted something to me – until recently they had considered themselves better than dark skinned people due to church teachings. I was proud […]
I have been unable to write for days now. Late last night I posted the latest blog only to remove it within hours. For the past two days I […]
