In this episode, I'm thinking about General Conference and how to prepare, but I also address the fact that everyone is different and how we listen to, receive revelation, and absorb knowledge is different from one another. I don't get as much into "gender" components in this episode, but I focus on three elements: revelation, reflection, and remembering. I'm hoping it is a great General Conference more generally, and for me specifically.

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Previous episode on General Conference: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/susan-r-madsen/episodes/59--Women-Quoted-at-the-Pulpit--General-Conference-Insights-Hidden-Pearl-e29qoe9/a-aadeh78

In this episode I discuss the recent talk by Neylane McBaine at the Restore Conference in Utah with over 4,000 people. She outlined various questions and positions we could take related to the patriarchy, and I mentioned where I think I am at and share some of my thoughts about that. I also comment about how asking questions in the Church is important to moving forward. I bring in a few other topics as well! Listen in!

RESOURCES:

The Salt Lake Tribune Article: https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/09/15/lds-feminist-author-seeks-way-blur/

Sheri Dew’s Book: Worth the Wrestle: https://www.amazon.com/Worth-Wrestle-Sheri-Dew-ebook https://www.deseretbook.com/product/P5155690.html

Utah Women & Leadership Project: www.utwomen.org

A Bolder Way Forward: www.abolderwayforward.org

Most people have a complicated relationship with their body, with many of us wishing we looked different. Fad diets, intermittent fasting, excessive exercise, weight loss injections, and liposuction abound as we search for perfection. The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) recently published a research and policy brief summarizing the findings from a complex study of body image in the Church, which is the topic of this episode.
In this episode, I am joined by two guests, both professors in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University: Dr. Sarah Coyne, Associate Director of the Department and a Professor of Human Development, and Dr. Lauren Barnes, an Associate Clinical Professor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. This is such an interesting conversation and research!

UWLP Research & Policy Brief: https://www.usu.edu/uwlp/files/briefs/58-bodies-at-church-latter-day-saint-doctrine-teaching-culture-body-image.pdf

Utah Women & Leadership Project: www.utwomen.org

A Bolder Way Forward: www.abolderwayforward.org