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Episode 123: Reimagining Church Jan 31, 2023

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For some Latter-day Saints, our church services are feeling a little stale. Maybe even boring? If you got a seat on the Imagination Committee, what ideas would you bring for reimagining Sunday worship? How could we make the time we spend meeting together in our wards better? What would inspire and recharge you? What do you wish you might see, hear, sing, say, or do? Where's your holy envy sitting on Sundays?

Episode 122—BONUS: More about Faith Crisis, with Becky Edwards Jan 27, 2023

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In this bonus episode, Becky shares a few more personal insights about faith journeying. Spoiler: growth is always a good thing.

Episode 121: What About Faith Crisis? A Conversation with Becky Edwards Jan 24, 2023

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You may or may not call it a faith crisis, but many Latter-day Saints experience a seismic shift at some point that calls into question the faith we thought was settled. Suddenly we no longer feel sure about things to which we used to testify wholeheartedly. Though individuals experience the details differently, sudden uncertainty about foundational beliefs can feel frightening, isolating, even hopeless. In this episode, Becky Edwards joins Cynthia and Susan for a discussion about moving and growing through the destabilization of 'faith crisis.'

Episode 120: Not Of the World? Not So Fast! Jan 17, 2023

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Latter-day Saints talk a lot about the wicked world: how it's getting more wicked, how it's a sign of the last days, how we're supposed to be in but not of it, how we should protect our families and fortify our homes against it. But what do we mean when we talk disparagingly about it? What are we gaining collectively from embracing a distrust of, or desire to disengage from, the world? And could there be unintended consequences from consistently highlighting a fearful view?

Episode 119, BONUS: Patriarchy as Sin—More Conversation with Kathryn Knight Sonntag Dec 13, 2022

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"The power struggle that's inherent in this telestial sphere between men and women is the source of all of our pain…" In this short bonus, Kathryn joins Cynthia and Susan to explore a few more ideas about patriarchy. Could it stand in the way of women and men realizing our full potential?

Episode 118: BONUS—Living at the Edge of Inside, featuring Jeralee Renshaw Nov 22, 2022

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"While there are things I love about the organization, and most especially the people and community, I also see the messiness, the warts, and I see some very real pain and damage in it all. And so here I am today, living at the edge of inside." In this special bonus, Jeralee reflects on her faith journey and the lessons she's learning along the way, sharing an adaptation of her presentation from the ALSSI Fall Gathering, October 2022.

Episode 117: When Women Are The Problem Oct 25, 2022

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Are women complicit in their own marginalization within the Church? In their Season 5 finale episode, Cynthia and Susan unpack the idea of complicity, and some obstacles to overcoming it. It's an itchy topic with no easy answers. But the real focus of the conversation is a call for women to support other women as a necessary first step to change. If we can't allow for different experiences, and sit with each other in that difference, can we truly love one another?

Episode 116: Meeting Your Feminist Self, Part 2 Oct 21, 2022

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In this Part 2 episode, more Latter-day Saint women share stories of personal feminist awakenings. It's hard to shake the unsettling realizations once we begin to see through a feminist lens at church. For these episodes, Cynthia and Susan asked listeners to talk about their feminist journeys. Do you think about things today the same way you did 5 or 10 years ago? If not, what has led you to see things differently? And what are the implications for your faith life going forward?

Episode 115: Meeting Your Feminist Self, Part 1 Oct 18, 2022

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There are probably as many versions of a feminist awakening as there are feminists. Some have always felt aware of the disparity between men's and women's experiences and opportunities. For others, the awareness has come more recently. Either way, it's hard to shake the unsettling realizations once we begin to see through a feminist lens at church. For this episode, Cynthia and Susan asked listeners to talk about their personal feminist journeys. Do you think about things today the same way you did 5 or 10 years ago? If not, what has led you to see things differently? And what are the implications for your faith life going forward?

Episode 114: This Is Your Brain On Church—a Conversation with Jill Evans Opdahl Oct 11, 2022

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Language is powerful. The words and phrases we use repetitively in church create well-worn pathways in our brains. Each time we think in a certain way, practice a certain task, or feel a certain emotion we strengthen and grow that pathway, making it easier for our subconscious to find again and again. Whether it's hearing male pronouns associated with deity or studying scriptural records written by and about men, without conscious effort there's a good chance we're reinforcing ideas about gender roles every time we sit through a lesson, hear a talk, or sing a hymn. In this conversation, Jill Evans Opdahl joins Cynthia and Susan to talk about the implications of "our brains on church," and consider the challenges and rewards of adding new pathways to our old ways of thinking.

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