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Making Friends
by Ashleigh Lynn Ingebrigtsen I had the wonderful opportunity to attend “Meet the Muslims” at their mosque in Sandy, UT. I learned so much and loved chatting with people who have so much more in common with me than I ever realized. This is Salika, a clinical microbiologist at the University of Utah. She had a job interview in Maryland last week and her husband told her she shouldn’t wear her hijab on the airplane for fear of being kicked off the flight. The fear they feel and the discrimination they endure is real. She also likes Zumba, has two sons who play soccer, and her husband is a physician.…
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Stripping off My Petticoat
by Liz Evans In a morning session of General Conference in October of 1856, President Brigham Young issued a call to action. He had been informed that several companies of immigrants, on their way to Salt Lake City, were in trouble and in desperate need of assistance. All those within earshot were called to help — right then, at that very moment. Because, as President Young said, the matter “shall not wait until tomorrow, nor the next day.” Members were asked to give what they could. Some bravely volunteered to make the journey to help those on the trail, while others offered up wagons, flour, mules, oxen, yokes, and blankets.…
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Welcome! About Us
Welcome to Mormon Women for Ethical Government. This group was born of desire, frustration, and hope — the desire to act, the frustration that comes from feeling directionless and alone in our efforts, and the hope that, working together, we can actually make a difference. There is strength in numbers and power in organization, and so we have created this space where we can come together to share our ideas and our plans of action, coordinate our efforts, and support one another in our call for a return to honor, decency, and ethics in our government and social institutions. We believe we were created to act and not be acted…
