The Faithful Feminists Podcast

Portraits of Women & the Pain of Excommunication (Doctrine & Covenants 81-84)

This week, join us for a 2-in-1 episode dedicated to two weeks worth of scripture and Come Follow Me study. We first try to piece together unknown details of an excommunication and its painful history. Then, we imagine and sketch friendship portraits of two widowed women. When it finally comes to the priesthood section, we turn the time over to a lovely essay that says more than we ever could.

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Understanding Questions, Service, and the United Firm (Doctrine & Covenants 77-80)

Join us this week as we explore the fascinating Q&A session in Doctrine and Covenants 77, learn a little bit of the history behind the United Firm and what we can learn from its mistakes, and what actionable service looks like in our local communities. Find the full transcript for this episode at www.thefaithfulfeminists.com

A Deep Dive into the Plan of Salvation (Doctrine & Covenants 76)

This week, gear up for a deep dive into the plan of salvation. We first turn to stories and learn how theology develops to help ground us. Then, we take the plunge into the unknown waters of afterlife. How might a feminist interpretation of the plan of salvation offer both critique of hierarchy and the promise of hope? Finally, we come up for air as we imagine new renderings of heaven where all are welcome and all are loved. We know this is a hefty episode, but we encourage you to take our hands and jump in!

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A Halfway Sermon

This week we offer you something a little different from our usual content. In this episode, join us as Channing shares a short sermon about her experience reading the Doctrine and Covenants so far this year. This episode is shared with love, especially for those who feel unseen or erased from scripture and still desire to find themselves there anyway. Find the full transcript for this episode at www.thefaithfulfeminists.com

Revelation for One and All? (Doctrine & Covenants 67-70)

Join us this week as we discuss the role of revelation, personal and general, in our lives. What are the dangers of applying personal revelation to an entire community and what do we do when we "have sought in [our] hearts knowledge" that takes us beyond the scope of general revelation? Finally, we share some powerful thoughts and feelings on the limitations of the priesthood where women are not welcome. 

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Focus on Forgiveness (Doctrine & Covenants 64-66)

Join us this week as we discuss the beauty of forgiveness. This discussion focuses on forgiveness through the perspective of survivors of abuse and harm. We explore how popular understandings of forgiveness can be harmful to survivors and reimagine a survivor-centric process to be a balm of healing and empowerment. Find the full transcript for this episode at www.thefaithfulfeminists.com

Challenging Chastity with At Last She Said It (Doctrine & Covenants 63)

This week, we have two special guests! Cynthia and Susan of the At Last She Said It podcast join us to challenge harmful messages on chastity, modesty, and pornography. We were so lucky to chat with these women and uncover themes of lust, temptation, and the church's general anxiety around sex. If you haven't listened to their podcast yet, you can find them online at atlastshesaidit.org

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Missionaries on the Missouri (Doctrine & Covenants 60-62)

Join us for this week's episode as we discuss the intent and impact of "opening our mouths" to share the gospel. How can we do this in a way that honors our talents and the needs of our community? How does finding similarities between those who seem different than us inform and change our missionary efforts? Find the full transcript for this episode at www.thefaithfulfeminists.com

Matriarchs and Imagination (Doctrine & Covenants 58-59)

This week, we peek into the life and death of Polly Knight as matriarch, trail blazer, and the first saint to pass away in Zion. Then, we hear the voice of God calling us to use our agency and imagination to counsel together and make decisions without stalling. Finally, we close with the promise of the sabbath—one of abundant life given liberally.

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Star Wars and Stewardship with Beyond the Block (Doctrine and Covenants 51-57)

Join us this week as we dive into deep conversation with our friends Brother Knox and Brother Jones at Beyond the Block! Together, we discuss themes of retcon, the revocation of commandments, stewardship, and children's liberation theology. Find the full transcript for this episode at www.thefaithfulfeminists.com.