“Mormonism is the house whose walls I know best. It is the story I am not abandoning because it is the story I choose-and in many ways has chosen me-again and again to grapple with. Mormonism is my native spiritual… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
“One humid summer afternoon, Remy got to missing his dad, who was in Japan doing fieldwork. After searching around the house, I found him in the backyard sitting on a rock and crying tears that were so sincere and alone that I immediately cried right along with him--out of both empathy and also a sense of joy that he, after… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share
“It is Christlike to assume that people are trying to do the best they can. I know I am a better person when I cultivate empathy, and I have been blessed for having received it from others. As members of the body of Christ, we are each responsible for creating a space not only of acceptance, but of joy and… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share
“Mormonism is the house whose walls I know best. It is the story I am not abandoning because it is the story I choose-and… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
“I believe we can find God in many ways. I believe our heavenly parents seek us out wherever we live, whether that be strictly in the mind, in despair and joy, in an office, or in nature. It is sometimes hard to recognize them or their efforts because we have already written their parts, made up our minds about what… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share
“While I do believe we are loved even when we do not make the sacrifices we could make, I think part of this life… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
“I think of the New Testament story of the woman with an issue of blood--specifically of her hand reaching out into the clutter and… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
“What I want to tell you as you read these stories is that I both found and lost God a hundred times over. In… — Ashley Mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
“I've learned that in order to be an efficacious woman with any sort of spiritual power, I first have to love my body.” — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
