by Claudine Gallacher | Sep 30, 2019
There isn’t any “perfect” way to negotiate how your family will approach LDS General Conference. If you are still getting used to being in a mixed-faith marriage, meet yourself and your spouse with a ton of compassion. With time and practice, you can figure out a...
by Claudine Gallacher | May 16, 2019
LDS kids aren’t taught that families will be together forever; they’re taught families can be together forever. This actually means families might be together forever. In Mormon doctrine, eternal relationships are dependent on whether family members...
by Claudine Gallacher | May 3, 2019
Do you want to spend time with your Mormon family without talking about Mormonism? Does it seem their lives are so absorbed by the church that they don’t know how to have non-religious conversations? It may take some work and planning, but you can invite your family...
by Claudine Gallacher | Apr 29, 2019
Were you warned against reading “anti-Mormon literature”? Some people say they were taught to avoid “anti-Mormon” materials with the same intensity they were taught with to avoid sexual sin. That’s BIG. Not long after I left the church,...
by Claudine Gallacher | Apr 24, 2019
There’s an alternative to evidence-based arguments about the church: asking good questions. Open-ended questions get people to think. If someone you love isn’t ready to listen to the “evidence” you’ve discovered, don’t let that get...