Tracing my Mormon pioneer roots because sometimes our story begins with those who came before. Chapter 5 – LEAVING CANADA TO FOLLOW A PROPHET After his baptism, Daniel became an elder in the church. He led church activities and continued sharing his belief that the Mormon faith was the only true church led by aContinue reading “Chapter 5- Leaving Canada To Follow A Prophet”
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Chapter 4 – Missionaries
Tracing my Mormon pioneer roots because sometimes our story begins with those who came before. Chapter 4 – MISSIONARIES Once upon a time, a boy named Joseph said he talked to angels. He claimed he began receiving holy revelations as a teenager. In 1830, at the age of twenty-five, those conversations became the foundations ofContinue reading “Chapter 4 – Missionaries”
Chapter 3 – Settling In
Tracing my Mormon pioneer roots because sometimes our story begins with those who came before. Chapter 3 – Settling In “Settled” is such a cozy word. I like to settle into a comfortable chair or settle down for a warm winter nap. But for eager settlers like Henry and Elizabeth Wood, there was nothing cozyContinue reading “Chapter 3 – Settling In”
Chapter 2- Loyalty and Revolution
Tracing my Mormon pioneer roots because sometimes our story begins with those who came before. Chapter 2 – Loyalty and Revolution Once in America, John Wood set about building a new life for himself, including moving from Massachusetts to New York. The Old Dutch Church of Kingston in New York kept a meticulous register ofContinue reading “Chapter 2- Loyalty and Revolution”
Redemption
I was born into the Mormon church, baptized at eight. I received a patriarchal blessing and worked hard to be a faithful Latter-Day Saint. I planned to attend Brigham Young University and expected to marry a returned missionary to build a family. I was continuing a faith tradition my family had worshiped in for overContinue reading “Redemption”
Bridge
TERESA’S THOUGHTS: Instead of sharing about the book writing process, I want to share why I am writing this book at all. A book which is an autopsy of my own racism. Where I learned it. How I stayed blind to it. And where I might go from here. This dissection is painful and messyContinue reading “Bridge”
Writing With Others
TERESA’S THOUGHTS: On Monday I attended a writing group which meets in a conference room at our local library. This is not a critique group where writers share their work in progress. Instead, this group meets to write. Most bring laptops we plug into a shared outlet at the center of the room. A fewContinue reading “Writing With Others”