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The Wayfarer Archive
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[Mormon] Mother’s Prayer for Its Child
It’s a week long homage to Bossypants by Tina Fey this week, for the backstory, check out Heidi’s explanation. Alongside... -
Worshipping in Exile
How do I worship in Exile? -
I Am An Outsider
For a time, the work of my spiritual life was about separating and letting go of the things I didn’t... -
Sanctus
It’s the blessings in life, not in self, that they mean to express. -
Too Late to Party Like It’s 1999?
As a Mormon, my “one-true” nightclubbing years were spent as a newly wed trying to prove I was much older... -
Every Mother’s Nightmare
“Unspeakable” is an interesting way for me to label this crime, especially considering statistics show an American is sexually assaulted... -
Dusting Polygamy from the Shelf
“Families are Forever” reads the plaque, its vinyl modern font letters set against an artful antique finish. It’s the catch-phrase... -
Ask and It Shall Be Given
She’s the most powerful woman in the LDS hierarchy, and now General Relief Society President Julie Beck is offering to... -
Sum Kind of Wonderful, 2011
Second only to Halloween, New Year’s is a favorite of mine. The ritual self-assessing gets me literally giddy as I... -
Like a Kid on Christmas Morning
This year, I’ve been having a difficult time getting into the Christmas spirit this season. Heck, I’ve had difficulty... -
Calling a Truce in my own Mommy War
I reminisced about the lunches with other moms and days spent at museums and pumpkin patches without quite remembering the... -
Lordy, Lordy, Look Who’s Forty!
Dear body, We have a pretty big day coming up tomorrow. It’s been a long time since we talked, old... -
An Attitude of Gratitude
When my oldest son was about 18 months old, he used the term “thank you” for “give me.” With his... -
Leaving
I had only been a member a few months, but was reticent to share my new beliefs with my parents... -
Haute Halloween
Halloween is a high holy holiday at my house. There’s something about planning a great costume, from the brainstorm of... -
Life in the Major Leagues
I’d like to welcome Shellie as a contributor to the Wayfarer. Shellie’s travelogue is full of humor and heart, and... -
Back to the Drawing Board
It hurts to think we can do so much good as a church, yet be looked upon so badly. It’s... -
Favorites: Will you be my Valentine?
[My parents] have taught me to be aware of the world and to care about what’s going on even if... -
And It Was All Yellow
When I was 27 I met my first orphan. She lived in Brazil. She was in a bare room with... -
My Only Hope
A very wise woman told me recently that part of loving someone was giving them the room to be disappointed... -
Like a Rolling Stone
by Randy B “[S]eek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Matthew 7:7 A... -
White as Snow
To me, these white clothing traditions are cultural in nature and are just part of being a Mormon, but to... -
Getting Glenn Beck’s Blessing
Glenn Beck: How many warnings do you think you’re going to get, and how many warnings do you deserve? This... -
On Starting High School
Dear Kennedy, Today is your first day as a high school freshman. This is madness. When we dropped you off... -
Place and Grace
My fondest childhood memories are on a boat. Nearly every summer time was spent at a lake or reservoir swimming,... -
Like a Virgin
“10% of yoga is the outfit, 10% are the poses” the teacher joked at the beginning of class, then followed... -
Trekkie
Those who weren’t too busy, too judgmental, too self absorbed and too self-important to drop everything to help someone else... -
Austin Eateries: We Are What We Eat (?)
It’s really cheating for me to write anything for The Wayfarer because I’m a big fan of my comfort zone... -
Independence Day
Becoming a citizen was a long, expensive process for my husband. I can’t imagine how difficult it was for... -
The Great I AM
Stopped at a light one Saturday morning, I met some teenage girls and their mothers with buckets requesting money to... -
Burying the Weapons
When I became a mother I was certain my children would grow up enlightened. And for me enlightenment meant my... -
Fear Factor
I am terrified right now. In fact, I literally just sent a text to a friend that read, “I am... -
The Memory Keeper
They say 3 moves purges as much stuff as a fire. I’m testing that theory this summer. I moved last... -
Remember When . . .
When we are weary and in need of strength We remember them When we are lost and sick at heart... -
By the Cut of Their Hair, Ye Shall Know Them
It’s summer buzz time at our house. The last week of school marks the time that hair standards are drastically... -
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
As we approached the wide junction of Avinguda Diagonal and the street on which our hotel was located, I saw... -
Pausing for a Moment of Silence
When my children had outgrown their need for a nap, but I had not yet outgrown my need to have... -
Worshipping WITH the World
Last Sunday I was in New Orleans for a conference. As much as I love the volunteer work I do... -
Cleared for Take Off
“Does anyone smell smoke?” Not exactly the words you want to hear at 36,000 feet in the air halfway through... -
Pay to Pray: Going Green for God
The flickering of the candles drew me in as if they were the wish at end of a birthday celebration.... -
“I Believe” – a Review of “The Book of Mormon” Musical
And mostly I felt sadness that it takes people completely outside of my faith to see where the power of... -
Mormon Mommy Meets Eat, Pray, Love
In the spirit of wayfaring, Ashley joins us today with the kind of travelogue I’d love to hear in testimony... -
Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers
We can blame it all on Ben Franklin. Starting the trend for using artistic satire to editorialize, his “Join, or... -
Ms. Goody Two-Shoes Lives On
“A Mormon Mother” was the way I was described as my Prop 8 video was linked around the internet. I... -
The Sound of Silence
“To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” Abraham Lincoln On New Year’s Eve, I ceremoniously... -
Playing Valentine
Legend has it that one of the roots of Valentine’s Day stem from a third century ban on marriage passed... -
Commercial Appeal
You may have been watching the Packers and Steelers last night, but since I don’t care for pro football and... -
Going Green
One of the most profound ideas from my big Christmas trip was how it affected my relationship with my wallet.... -
More Dread than Alive
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face.... -
Am I “Dreaming”?
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther...