And Yet, We Believe

In this episode, we talk about the ways we serve in the Church, which tend to be full of cultural and traditional norms. What really matters in how we serve? How do we serve the way Jesus taught?

We all have our different perspectives and theologies when it comes to blessings. Are they from God? Are they because of anything we have done? When it comes down to it, we feel that gratitude is a better outcome and place to land. Watch the whole video to see how we arrive at that conclusion.

What does it mean, to say the Church is scaffolding? Harold B. Lee introduced this idea ~60 years ago, and it's been important to both of us as our faith matures. Basically, the Church is the scaffolding we stand on while we build something eternal: our individual relationship with God, maybe, or Zion, the beloved community.

"Pain is the rent we pay for being human." Richard Rohr We're all trying to navigate the suffering that will inevitably be there and, at the same time, trying to figure out how to mourn with others, comfort others, and bear their burdens too. In this episode, we chatted about ways to do that, different perspectives on suffering, and some do's and don'ts of mourning with others.

When we talk about the "wilderness" in a Latter-day Saint context, it's always something bad. But in this episode, we discuss how being spiritually in the wilderness doesn't mean being lost. It's a path without any shortcuts, and it can lead to a deeper, more loving faith.

Do we really believe in ongoing restoration and revelation in our church? The idea of change can be really scary for a lot of people. We try to stay on the side of excitedly looking forward to change and progress. That can be hard when things seem to move slowly... and that's where hope comes in. When we say nothing will ever change, all we are doing is putting God in a box and telling Them that w...

With Mothers Day coming up this weekend, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate this cherished doctrine--that we have a Heavenly Mother, and that She is involved in our lives. We talk a LOT about how this doctrine isn't a secret, or fringe, and talking about Her is fine... We use official Church sources and reference prophets and apostles. The Gospel Topics essay about Heavenly Mother, published...

Can you have doubts if you have faith? We talk all about it in this episode.

In this episode, we talk about Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and others in Church history (and our own ancestral histories!) that did great things--but also deeply problematic things. If you've ever crashed headlong into uncomfortable pieces of Church history, you'll resonate with what we talk about here.

In this episode, we talked all about gender norms. We grew up with some pretty explicit roles and norms. What about you? Are they still being upheld in your families and lives, or have you started to break the gender norms down like us?

Of all the episodes to have issues with our audio, it happens on the one about perfectionism! We thought it was poetic beauty, so we are leaving it. The audio does kick in so stay with it! It just won't align with the video. Sorry! In this episode, we dive into the challenges of perfectionism in our church culture.

Women's experiences and voices at church are such important topics. We know that women all over the world are having any number of experiences at church. And all are valid and important to hear.

You've probably heard the saying that church is like a hospital. But, is it? Is it really?

In this video, we talk about how we try to belong at church and how we can help others feel a sense of belonging, too.

A quick introduction video about our upcoming project.