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Come with me to explore deep questions about the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. We'll pay close attention to inclusion, Zion-building, and gender roles while strengthening our faith in living prophets.
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Anne Kassel
Jul 16, 20237 min read
Perfect in Partnership
For the last couple of months, my mind has been full of thoughts about our Heavenly Parents. It started on Mother's Day, when I found...
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Anne Kassel
May 21, 20237 min read
Obedience and Blessings
And now it came to pass that [Alma the Elder] died... having lived to fulfil the commandments of God. (Mosiah 29:45) For most of my life,...
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Anne Kassel
Apr 25, 20238 min read
The Best This Machine Can Do Is Good Enough
I made the twelve-hour trek to Utah for General Conference this month. It was a last-minute decision after one of my sons expressed a...
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Anne Kassel
Apr 9, 20232 min read
Fear Not, For He Is Risen
It's been almost four months since I've posted anything, and I'm currently working on several posts to fix that. But a beautiful thought...
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Anne Kassel
Dec 21, 202211 min read
Journeying from Hierarchy to Stewardship
"Behold, it is not expedient that we should have a king; for thus saith the Lord: Ye shall not esteem one flesh above another, or one man...
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Anne Kassel
Nov 6, 202210 min read
Safety In Stewardship
I had a massive paradigm shift recently at a women's retreat hosted by Leading Saints. I'm still processing and the next few posts are...
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Anne Kassel
Oct 21, 20225 min read
“The Greatest Manifestations of the Savior’s Power”
"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath...
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Anne Kassel
Oct 9, 202210 min read
True Prayer: a Collaborative Conversation
"O Lord, do not suffer that this people shall be destroyed by the sword; but O Lord, rather let there be a famine in the land, to stir...
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Anne Kassel
Sep 11, 20226 min read
Pursuing the Covenant Path
“Now, to each member of the Church I say, keep on the covenant path. Your commitment to follow the Savior by making covenants with Him...
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Anne Kassel
Aug 21, 202210 min read
Caring for the Abused As Well As Their Abusers
Warning: this blogpost addresses the painful subject of domestic abuse and, in particular, child sexual abuse, and offers my own personal...
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Anne Kassel
Aug 1, 20226 min read
From Property to Queen
It's been a full week and it's late Sunday night. But after studying Esther all week, I need to write something, even if it's brief....
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Anne Kassel
Jul 24, 20226 min read
Growing Beyond The Need to Reject
When the Jews returned from Babylonian captivity to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, they were initially welcomed by their cousins, the...
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Anne Kassel
Jul 17, 20224 min read
King Josiah's Triumph That Could Not Save His People
A friend and I had a conversation this week about the struggles of ministering to adult children who have chosen to step back from our...
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Anne Kassel
Jul 11, 20224 min read
Loving Refusal to Quietly Go Away
I am strongly struck by the story of Elisha and the Shunammite woman, as found in 2 Kings 4. She was a prominent woman who frequently...
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Anne Kassel
Jun 20, 20228 min read
Why I Follow a Fallible Prophet 2
"And as they begin to grow ye shall clear away the branches which bring forth bitter fruit, according to the strength of the good and the...
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Anne Kassel
Mar 6, 20226 min read
Why l Follow A Fallible Prophet: Part 1
Note: This is the first of what will probably be three posts. I'm hoping that I can post more regularly if I break up my thoughts into...
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Anne Kassel
Feb 21, 202220 min read
Satan's War On Women
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed;" (Genesis 3:15). One of the key doctrines of a...
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Anne Kassel
Jan 23, 20225 min read
Becoming Ready to Risk Offense
And it came to pass that Enoch went forth in the land, among the people, standing upon the hills and the high places, and cried with a...
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Anne Kassel
Jan 23, 20226 min read
Can We Dispense With Enmity?
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his...
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Anne Kassel
Jan 9, 20227 min read
The Unfirm Firmament
I found myself a little put off by the glaringly-inaccurate aspects of the Biblical creation account this week. I read three versions --...
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