Camilla is quite possible my favorite Madeleine L'Engle book. I also love And Both Were Young and A Small Rain. And everything else, but those three are probably at the top of my list. Have you read The Joys of Love? It was released after she died and reading it was such a bittersweet experience for me; I never…

Those kind of things are generally swept under the rug, although recently there has been a big push from some members (and even a couple of high-up leaders!) for more honesty and transparency. Its all part and parcel of this progressive/feminist/LGBT-friendly movement from within the church. For me, personally, I've…

Yes, I was raised in the church, although not in Utah. I did go to BYU and lived in Utah for a few years after graduating, but I don't live there anymore.

Well, like I said in my OP, I believe much if not most of what the church teaches. I'm still working through what exactly I personally believe and what I don't, what is actual doctrine and what is just tradition (a distinction I only recently learned to make). It's going to be a lifelong process. Sorry for the…

To those of you saying that Kelly (and by extension all Mormon feminists) should just leave the church, please know how hurtful that is for us to hear—and we hear it from both sides: "faithful" members of the church who tell us to go somewhere else if we want to see change within the church, and from people on the…