Unleashing Sister Saints

Join me in Episode 11 as I focus on how missions prepare sisters to lead. Through the years I’ve had so many sisters in the Church tell me they are not leaders and are not prepared to lead. I wanted to do a study to capture the leadership development that sister missionaries gained so others can understand that they are much more prepared to lead than they may think! I will share some of the inter...

Join me in episode 10 as I continue to discuss why change is needed in terms of representation in leadership roles at the local, area, and beyond. I see so many amazing opportunities we have as a Church to shift policies and practices in terms of representation at least in some domains that can propel the Lord’s work forward. Research continues to tell us that women are amazing leaders, who often...

Join me as I talk about some of the changes that have been made in the Church in the last decade that directly impact women in the Church, and why we need more changes. Although doctrines remain consistent, policies and practices are changing more quickly than ever before. I also discuss why having more women representation matters in the Church and beyond.

Join me in episode 8 as I continue my discussion about identity as sisters and share some thoughts about how our “Mother in Heaven” is critical to our heavenly identity as women.  Since “Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose,” our eternal identity is gendered. To see ourselves as future “heavenly women,” envisioning the mother...

Join me as I share some of my thoughts around “identity” as sisters in the Church. As we know, “Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.” And gender research tells us that gender influences nearly everything. In fact, we have been taught that our premortal and mortal identity is deeply connected to our gender, and what we see women do...

Join me as I discuss what I call “The Box.” Within the Church, we can hear messages from Church leaders, local leaders, or from members in our wards and stakes that can influence us in positive ways—but occasionally there are messages that can influence girls and women in negative ways. Many of these are engrained in what I call “The Box.” I believe that each of us has an invisible box in our mind...

Join me as I discuss unleashing sisters—particularly what it means to me and how to do it. I talk about different categories, such as unleashing ourselves, feeling unleashed in our homes, perceiving “unleashness” in our own wards and stakes and as sisters in the Church, and even more broadly in our communities and world. Finally, I share a few thoughts about the internal and external elements of u...

Join me as I share and discuss three of my favorite quotes on how the Lord needs women in His Church to make an impact in more profound ways in our communities and societies. Sometimes as sisters see our role residing in very specific—and sometimes limited—spheres of influence. However, I believe we are being asked to use our heads, hearts, and hands in more visible and powerful ways moving forwar...

Join me as I share my recent thoughts and “ahahs” about repentance. Because I feel like many of us as women think differently about repentance than do men, it can feel like drudgery as well as a weight or burden on our shoulders. I’ve recently had some breakthroughs in my thinking and understanding that I discuss in this third episode.

Join me as I talk about the challenge we often have as girls and women in the Church with believing we are truly “daughters of heavenly parents.” I discuss the wrestle many of us have with letting that message sink deeply within our souls, so we focus on developing internal attributes more than worrying continuously about our external appearance. I also start a discussion on how to better let God...

Join me as I provide some background on my new podcast, which is titled, “Unleashing Sister Saints.” I’ll be introducing myself and briefly discussing the purpose of the podcast, why I’m starting it, why I named it “Unleashing Sister Saints,” and what I hope to accomplish with it.