BYU Women’s Empowerment Event Receives Mixed Reactions; Sister Johnson Shines

Anna commented, “I was incredibly disappointed by a few of the comments or choices made by BYU leadership. Sports Illustrated swimsuit models did not help me feel empowered.” Various comments such as “Be yourself,” “Live authentically,” and “Live your truth” dominated the conference and felt “incredibly hollow” to Anna. During homecoming week, BYU and the…

“Inequity,” not “Iniquity”: Visiting ASU Professor Speaks on Equity and the Book of Mormon

According to Dr. Pagán’s reading of the Book of Mormon, every time the ancient Book of Mormon prophets are talking about iniquity, they are really saying something about inequity. And not an inequity that can be understood as an imbalance in the scales of justice directly resulting from one’s iniquitous act, but inequity as we…