From DC to BC

The collected thoughts and musings of a Mormon girl who moved from DC to do grad work at BC, and is now learning to call Boston home

Sunday, May 31, 2015

The Presence of the Fatted Calf in the Prodigal Son

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Last week, I had the chance to teach the Prodigal Son in Sunday School. The parable is always fascinating to teach and discuss, as it usua...
Friday, May 1, 2015

Taking off my rose-colored glasses: my childhood in Baltimore and nearby Ferguson

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My siblings and I at Shaw Park in St. Louis, donning our St. Louis Cardinals Christmas hats.   I may seem, in the words of some, ...
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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Praying with my fellow jurors: My jury duty experience

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Last Thursday, I walked into the Suffolk Superior Courthouse in Boston, MA to answer (begrudgingly) my call for civic responsibility: jury...
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Thursday, March 19, 2015

How does God define "blessed"?

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Of all the phrases in the Book of Mormon, I think that this phrase has to be the most reiterated: "If you keep the commandments, you ...
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Can we make discussions about female weakness more empowering?

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Since being in Relief Society, I have been continually amazed by the amount of lessons devoted to addressing women's perceived foibles...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Holy Spaces, Prayer Rolls, and Being Remembered in Mecca

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As many of you know, I was able to visit my parents in Doha, Qatar over break. It's a country that is largely bereft of grass, has mor...
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Sunday, October 19, 2014

My unexpected path to Harvard Business School

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If you will indulge me, this post will be more autobiographical than my previous posts. Life is full of interesting twists and unexpected ...
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