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December 2019

December 23, 2019

Hoarding the Sacrifices of Ordinary People: A Question of Ethics

“There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West....

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...

October 2017

October 19, 2017

Leaving the Church to Lead the Nation

For the last month, New Zealand has been in the grim, dim shadow space between...

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...

October 2016

October 26, 2016

Hurray! It may or may not be fine if you are Mormon and Gay!

The re-vamped Mormon and Gay website went live today. If I had discovered the website as...

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...

May 2016

May 01, 2016

Tyler Glenn and Jeffery Holland: The Power and the Limits of Anger

Shortly after Nathan and I married we were enjoying a family evening for two. He...

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...

March 04, 2016

Why this KiwiMormon would Vote for Bernie Sanders if I Could

A couple of weeks ago someone challenged my right to have a say on the...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

‘Gospel’ Culture Shock

I grew up in New Zealand hearing a term that was frequently deployed in order...

January 19, 2016

There are No Gays in Heaven?

Guest post by Mike Cammock - a New Zealand born Vermont marriage transplant. He is very...

January 11, 2016

God is Silent on Same Sex Marriage – How Opinion Turns into Doctrine

Guest post by Ganesh Cherian of Wellington, New Zealand As Mormons we pride ourselves...

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 08, 2015

So what kind of church is this?

In a previous post I mentioned that I had been attending a local Baptist church....

September 2015

September 22, 2015

50 Shades of Grey: Mormonism’s Accidental Allegory

The truth is we can thank the Mormons for 50 Shades of Grey. Stephanie...

June 2015

June 21, 2015

The Letter from the Office of the First Presidency that Never Came

The Office of the First Presidency Somewhere on Temple Square Salt Lake City, Utah USA...

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...

May 09, 2015

Freedom for all, except people who disagree with me

This guest post is by Nicola Ward Petty, a convert from Catholicism, a returned missionary...

April 2015

April 18, 2015

Mormon Internet Trolls, Cyberbullies and Doxing

I've been in the blogging game for three years now. I'm used to trolls and...

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...

January 2015

January 01, 2015

The 15 Ailments of the LDS Church (With a hat tip to Pope Francis)

While Mormons are asked to, required to, strong-armed into ‘sustaining’, not questioning, obeying etc. every...

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...

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...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Growing Bold Mormon Daughters: The Impossibility of Emma Watson and Jacinda Ardern

If I had a daughter I hope she would be Emma Watson. I don’t...

August 2014

August 02, 2014

Church Leadership and the Dilemma of Dementia

Towards the end of Ezra Taft Benson’s life I recall him being very unwell. I...

July 2014

July 08, 2014

Saving Zion from America: Theorizing in the aftermath

I've been thinking about Zion. I am one of a few fortunate Mormon feminists,...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

Burying Shirley, Unexcommunicating Kate

My mother-in-law, Shirley, died a week ago. At the same time as we have been...

June 17, 2014

Room For All In This Church

We face a difficult and pivotal moment in Mormonism as LDS leaders and church members...