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, November 29, 2015

The World Is Wide Enough: the message of "Hamilton" is more relevant than ever

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The past few weeks, I have been living in the 18th-century with my non-stop listening to "Hamilton": a new musical by Lin Manuel...
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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Making sense of political extremism: my view of "Suffragette" as a 21st century woman

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Until last night, I had always envisioned the suffragette movement as organized marches, conventions, and disseminating numerous pamphlets...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Examining the relationship between the temple and Garden of Eden

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Last Sunday, I was fortunate to be a part of an eye-opening discussion, where we examined the Garden of Eden and its relationship to our m...
Friday, July 24, 2015

No Man is an Island: Lessons Learned in the Land of Fire and Ice

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                                                        My mother and I hiking in Iceland.  As many of you may know, our family went to...
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Friday, June 19, 2015

Charleston: A Violation of Sacred Space

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I was not alive during the Civil Rights movement. But if I talked to someone who grew up then, it would be unnerving to realize how distur...
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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