http://zelophehadsdaughters.com Thu, 15 May 2008 15:41:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last August I started a post entitled "Enjoyment and Productivity, or, The Adventures of Supermom." I was celebrating the fact that I was writing quite a bit, and loving it. But not only was a writing a lot, I was doing better about keeping up with all of ... http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2008/05/15/the-joy-of-being-not-pregnant/ On April 29th, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Phoenix Suns and dismissed them from the NBA playoffs. I've been a passionate fan of the Suns for several years, and I was hugely disappointed that they hardly put up a fight, losing this first round series, 4-1. I watched parts ... http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2008/05/10/my-trouble-with-spectator-sports/ A recurrent problem in Mormonism is that of how to make sense of patriarchal blessings which make promises that don't come to pass, or are even just plain wacky. (For some recent bloggernacle discussion of the issue, see here and here.) One common explanation when this happens ... http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2008/05/09/unfulfilled-priesthood-blessings-and-the-power-of-religious-ritual/ There was a time not so long ago when only priesthood holders could offer sacramant meeting prayers. Priesthood blessings were said unequivocally to be more efficacious than ordinary prayer. And the priesthood may have even enabled those who held it to more appropriately interpret scripture and other sacred text than non-priesthood-holders.  http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2008/05/04/priesthood-attenuation/ Patricia's excellent series of posts about her experiences with her daughter Mattea over at T&S have got me thinking again about ignorance and offense. I don't want to presume to compare Patricia's experiences (which she rightly terms "unbelievable") with my own, but I suspect all of us have experienced the ... http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2008/04/29/on-ignorance-and-offense-includes-free-bonus-discussion-of-infertility/ Who was the most prolific commenter of 2007? http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2008/04/28/nacle-numbers-the-commenters/ One of the questions which came up in my post last fall about my reservations concerning the doctrine of Heavenly Mother was that of female exaltation more generally. It's an issue that's been at the back of my mind ever since. The discussion on my recent poll about ... http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2008/04/23/can-women-be-exalted/ This post was inspired by the CK debate happening here. I'll confess that I find a certain amount of comfort in the idea that God is in some ways a different kind of being than we are.  Humans, for all their beauty, are kind of messed up sometimes, and I love ... http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2008/04/23/gods-ways-are-not-our-ways/ Yesterday a letter from the First Presidency was read in my ward's sacrament meeting. It sounded like the standard letter that's sent every so often asking members to please not write to Salt Lake about our concerns but instead to talk to our bishops or branch presidents. But at the end ... http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2008/04/21/something-different-in-the-first-presidency-letter/ {democracy:27} I have to admit that I’ve never been all that enthusiastic about the Celestial Kingdom. As a kid, I think I imagined it being like church all the time--not exactly an inspirational thought. And I find the scriptural descriptions of it to be rather off-putting. Streets of ... http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2008/04/17/do-you-want-to-go-to-the-celestial-kingdom/