Episode 185 - Things YOU can't stop thinking about...female representation at church, YSA teachings on marriage, past struggles with scrupulosity, and more...

Join Tiffany and Allyson this week as they each share three things they couldn't stop thinking about and their three favorite things including an inspiring sister.  MAIN TOPICS Tiffany:Is our healthcare system broken? The NFL responds after a player urges female college graduates to become homemakers Is our healthcare system broken? Tobacco companies got us hooked on junk food  Allyson:  Extreme TN abortion ban results in a woman's lost fertility Learn about the reality of the process of immigration through the book "The Distance Between Us" by Reyna Grande  Does it really matter if the church is "true" or not?    FAVORITE THINGS: Tiffany:  If the Tide Turns Slow Down   Allyson: Chernobyl mini series on HBO Anti-collision window decals to warn/protect birds from hitting the glass    INSPIRING SISTER: Grethe Ballif Peterson

Join Tiffany and Allyson as they share their thoughts about the ambiguity of President Camille Johnson's recent talk at BYU Women's Conference.   BYU Women's Conference Camille Johnson Mormon Land LDS Women to church leaders: When did the rules about women working outside the home change? To the Mothers in Zion by President Benson

Join Tiffany and Allyson this week as they each share three things they couldn't stop thinking about.  Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning. SL Tribune article about the Church’s top female leaders Mormon Land Podcast about top female leaders Exponent article about top female leaders Women speak up less when they’re outnumbered  

Join Allyson this week as she interviews McArthur Krishna, author of the best selling Girls Who Choose God series and co-author of A Girl’s Guide to Heavenly Mother and A Boy’s Guide to Heavenly Mother. Among other publications, she is also co-author of the newly released volume 2 of the Cherish Series, titled “The Love of Our Mother in Heaven.”  With Mother’s Day right around the corner (and the many complicated feelings that often come with this Hallmark holiday), this timely episode is a good reminder of the most fundamental, universal, and beautiful relationship each of us can have with our Heavenly Mother and why it’s important to both talk about and seek Her.

Join Allyson and Tiffany and a few of their listeners who share things they couldn't stop thinking about. 

Join Allyson and Tiffany this week as they each share three things they couldn't stop thinking about and their three favorite things including an inspiring sister.    Tiffany: Brigham Young Quotes Laurel Thatcher Ulrich: A house full of females: plural marriage and women's rights in early Mormonism 1835-1870.   Allyson:  The church's IG post (now with over 17,000 comments) that started it all The Law of Common Consent as outlined in the D&C Gospel Doctrine manual "That's Not My Experience" and the parable of the seasick child by the IG account "with eve i partake"  Our IG post with the hopeful and healing words we all want to hear Trump sells $60 "God Bless the USA" Bibles during Holy Week Trump shares violent image on social media depicting Joe Biden tied up and gagged Two very different Easter Sunday messages from Joe Biden and Donald Trump  Conservatives angered over Easter falling on the same day as Trans Visibility Day and blaming it on Joe Biden    FAVORITE THINGS: Tiffany:  My Name is Earl Skinny Dipped Almonds Ardeth Kapp   Allyson: Cottage Cheese Toast Hell Together single by David Archuleta Easter Coconut Cake for two   

Join Tiffany and Allyson this week as they each share three things they couldn't stop thinking about and their three favorite things including an inspiring sister. Allyson: Elder Holland’s “musket” talk to BYU faculty  Article from “By Common Consent” website by a BYU CES empolyee  POLITICS/SOCIAL ISSUE 6 Things other governments provide that Americans still have to pay for Medical debt #1 cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. Why the world’s five richest people bag more wealth as poverty gap widens  American wealth gap widens since 2020 50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economists study says  Viral high protein cottage cheese bread recipe The Lost Kitchen show The Lost Kitchen website Insipiring Sister: Nikki Haley  Tiffany Autopsy results of Maine shooter Abbott Elementary Stencils Insipiring Sister: Diane Carlson Evans  

Join Tiffany and Allyson this week as they each share three things they couldn't stop thinking about and their three favorite things including an inspiring sister.       Tiffany: https://www.newyorker.com/the-runaway-princesses https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ivanka-trump-s-latest-dubai-trip-proves-misogyny-has-powerful-ncna1138396      Allyson:  https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/03/01/1234993226/deaths-gaza-hamas-israel-war-projection https://www.reuters.com/world/us/minnesota-uncommitted-biden-protest-draws-jewish-muslim-young-voters-2024-03-05/ https://www.axios.com/2024/03/03/kamala-harris-calls-ceasefire-deal-gaza-starving   FAVORITE THINGS:      Tiffany:  Strawberry covered pretzels Scanning old photos      Allyson: The book Hidden Potential by Adam Grant Faith Matters episode "Tough Love from the Book of Mormon" with Grant Hardy Sleeping alone :D   Inspiring Sisters  Caitlyn Clark Iris Apfel  

Join Tiffany and Allyson this week as they each share three things they couldn't stop thinking about and their three favorite things including an inspiring sister.  Main Topics: NYTimes opinion article, "We Americans Neglect Our Children" Update on Superbowl parade shooting from the AP Gun industry immunity History and information on the assault rifle ban of 1994 Studies: Gun Massacre Deaths Dropped During Assault Weapons Ban, Increased After Expiration   Favorite Things:  Tokyo Treats Dunkin' Donuts Superbowl commercial  "The Dunkings" extended version  Burts Prawn Cocktail Chips  Kindle remote control page turner  Inspiring Sister: Queen Lili‘uokalani, last monarch of Hawaii

This week is a special guest interview with Amy Watkins Jensen who has become a spokesperson for the recent removal of women on the stand in Northern California. Amy runs the Instagram account @womenonthestand   Amy's op-ed piece: Opinion: Young LDS women need to see themselves in the church — and on the stand   Tiffany's master's degree capstone: Where Are The Women?