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December 2018

December 20, 2018

An Open Letter to the Christchurch Stake on the Day of My Church Discipline

Dear Sisters and Brothers of Christchurch Stake, I recall several years ago talking with a...

September 2018

September 17, 2018

When Church Leaders are More Important than Church Children

“Some churches, sects, cults or religious movements are basically collective egoic entities, as rigidly identified...

June 2018

June 08, 2018

On the twists and tangles of church: Reflections on Kirtland

A few days ago I sat in the Kirtland Temple. It’s currently the only Mormon...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

When the Soul Needs a New Home

I think I’ve always been a God girl. I knew I loved Jesus when...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

The First Presidency Letter on Clergy Sexual Abuse That Never Came

27 March, 2018 Dear Sisters, Children, and Brothers of the Church, In light of the recent...

January 2018

January 09, 2018

Revisiting Mormonism: Week One: On Certainty

Last week I stated that I was going to bring my best and honest out-of-the-box...

December 2017

December 16, 2017

Cheating LDS Young Women – Again

When I was a Laurels' class president I was invited to a conversation with the...

November 2017

November 20, 2017

Not Enough

When Nathan and I first married I discovered, somewhat to my dismay, that this charismatic and...

November 15, 2017

Finding a Priestly Response to Faith Crisis

Utah! No other place outside of New Zealand feels more like home. A lot of...

December 2016

December 26, 2016

On the Sin of Weaponizing Testimonies

I've been asked on several occasions to bear my testimony. On one occasion I...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

Holding on to those in Faith Crisis: A Sacrament Talk

Guest Post by Nathan McCluskey. What follows is an extract from a 15 minute...

August 18, 2016

Moral Judgement and the Problem of Protecting the Church’s ‘Good Name’

Sadly, the church is the religious home of both victims and perpetrators of crimes and...

March 2016

March 25, 2016

How I Failed My Mormon Sabbatical

At the end of last year I tearfully thrust my Temple Recommend into my Bishop’s...

December 2015

December 17, 2015

The Next Women in Jesus’ Life

In the summer of my 12th year my woman’s body began to take shape. In...

November 2015

November 26, 2015

A Book, A Buddhist, and a Change of Heart?

A review of "Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis: A Simple Developmental Map." by Thomas Wirthlin McConkie...

August 2015

August 23, 2015

Intellectual Honesty and the Dance of Fear

Religion at its best should be biblically responsible, intellectually honest, emotionally satisfying, and socially significant....

June 2015

June 04, 2015

Choosing NOT to Serve a Mission

This guest post is by 21 year old Isaac McCluskey - my son. Raising children to...

June 02, 2015

Polygamy – It’s in our bones

Ganesh Cherian, a former bishop from Wellington, New Zealand joins KiwiMormon once again as a...

May 2015

May 23, 2015

The Foolishness of the Calderwood Excommunications

Last night Marisa and Carson Calderwood were excommunicated at a Church Discipline held at their...

February 2015

February 15, 2015

Digesting the Dehlin Drama: Thoughts in the wake

I've spent the last couple of days percolating the latest excommunication drama, waiting for the...

December 2014

December 07, 2014

Why Leaving the Church Often Means Leaving God

This guest post is by New Zealander Mike Cammock who is originally from Christchurch. Mike has...

November 2014

November 23, 2014

Anguished Musings on a Frayed Testimony

What is the Atonement? I asked my elder foster brother Jeff. I was 16. During...

October 2014

October 14, 2014

The Temple View Saga: A Podcast

Temple View is a small Mormon village on the outskirts of Hamilton New Zealand and...

July 2014

July 20, 2014

A Conversation with Kate Kelly: Feminist and Optimist

Kate Kelly, a recently excommunicated Mormon feminist, is the founder of Ordain Women. Though she...