America – The Conditional Promised Land
America, known to Mormons as the promised land, is said to be “… a land preserved for a righteous people” that serve Jesus Christ. (Book of Mormon, Ether 2: 7;12, […]
Book of Mormon and current Christopher Columbus Teachings on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
For Indigenous Peoples’ Day I thought I would ask the question: Where does the church stand on Christopher Columbus and Indigenous People? In the church manual published in 2020 Come […]
Racist God
My spirit was broken by the shapes I tried to bend into. The shapes of righteousness and perfection always seemed impossible to achieve. I needed more than anything to feel […]
No More Racism – Yay!
I watch the world around me spinning. Quietly I withdraw, exhausted from the conversations that seem to only make noise instead of change. I put on my running shoes, headphones, […]
Response to Manifest Destiny – Taught at Brigham Young University Education Week
For the past few years I have been trying to explain what the most harmful aspect about believing in literal Lamanite identity is. Yet when I do I always feel […]
AUGUST 21, 2019 – Manifest Destiny Teachings at BYU Education Week.
I once wondered how such an old toxic belief could possibly still exist. Is it because it is still taught in 2019? Anyone ages 14 years of age and up […]
LDS Church Countersues Diné Abuse Resolution Holdout
This article was shared with permission. A sincere thank you to Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola and the Gallup Independent in Gallup, New Mexico for continuously covering these issues. By Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola Independent […]
Remembering Our Ancestors
This is a small known part of the history of a woman named Seccunup. Born to the Timpanogos people, daughter of Chief Aeropeen and Cyagup – estimated 1845 year of […]
