It’s hard to ignore the fact that our church is heavily focused on the family. From the time we’re young, Latter-day Saint girls are taught to expect and prepare for marriage and children as the centerpiece of our lives. And yet the majority of members worldwide are single. In this conversation, we’re joined by our friend Mara to discuss some challenges of engaging in a church community where so much teaching and activity is geared toward one very specific ideal.
Notes:
The Next Mormons: How Millennials are Changing the LDS Church, by Jana Riess
Room in the Inn, by Elder Gerritt W. Gong, 4/2021
For the Strength of You: A Conversation with the YW General Presidency, 10/2007
Gender Composition Among Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pew Research Center
Annalyn
I’m twice-divorced. And I want to thank you both for this episode!! SO MUCH THANKS!! It is so very hard to go to church alone when it’s always about wives-and-mothers, wives-and-mothers… You’re right- “oh, and all the sisters” ends up sounding so hollow and patronizing.