The Wayfarer Archive

How do I worship in Exile?

As a Mormon, my “one-true” nightclubbing years were spent as a newly wed trying to prove I was much older...

“Unspeakable” is an interesting way for me to label this crime, especially considering statistics show an American is sexually assaulted...

“Families are Forever” reads the plaque, its vinyl modern font letters set against an artful antique finish. It’s the catch-phrase...

Second only to Halloween, New Year’s is a favorite of mine. The ritual self-assessing gets me literally giddy as I...

This year, I’ve been having a difficult time getting into the Christmas spirit this season.   Heck, I’ve had difficulty...

I reminisced about the lunches with other moms and days spent at museums and pumpkin patches without quite remembering the...

Dear body, We have a pretty big day coming up tomorrow. It’s been a long time since we talked, old...

When my oldest son was about 18 months old, he used the term “thank you” for “give me.” With his...

I had only been a member a few months, but was reticent to share my new beliefs with my parents...

Halloween is a high holy holiday at my house. There’s something about planning a great costume, from the brainstorm of...

I’d like to welcome Shellie as a contributor to the Wayfarer. Shellie’s travelogue is full of humor and heart, and...

It hurts to think we can do so much good as a church, yet be looked upon so badly. It’s...

[My parents] have taught me to be aware of the world and to care about what’s going on even if...

A very wise woman told me recently that part of loving someone was giving them the room to be disappointed...

by Randy B “[S]eek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”    Matthew 7:7 A...

To me, these white clothing traditions are cultural in nature and are just part of being a Mormon, but to...

Glenn Beck: How many warnings do you think you’re going to get, and how many warnings do you deserve? This...

My fondest childhood memories are on a boat. Nearly every summer time was spent at a lake or reservoir swimming,...

“10% of yoga is the outfit, 10% are the poses” the teacher joked at the beginning of class, then followed...

They say 3 moves purges as much stuff as a fire. I’m testing that theory this summer. I moved last...

When we are weary and in need of strength We remember them When we are lost and sick at heart...

When my children had outgrown their need for a nap, but I had not yet outgrown my need to have...

“Does anyone smell smoke?” Not exactly the words you want to hear at 36,000 feet in the air halfway through...

The flickering of the candles drew me in as if they were the wish at end of a birthday celebration....

And mostly I felt sadness that it takes people completely outside of my faith to see where the power of...

We can blame it all on Ben Franklin. Starting the trend for using artistic satire to editorialize, his “Join, or...

“A Mormon Mother” was the way I was described as my Prop 8 video was linked around the internet. I...

“To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” Abraham Lincoln On New Year’s Eve, I ceremoniously...

You may have been watching the Packers and Steelers last night, but since I don’t care for pro football and...

One of the most profound ideas from my big Christmas trip was how it affected my relationship with my wallet....

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face....

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther...