To begin our series on Mormon Women, I’m looking for around 20 Mormon women to tell a story. The details:
- I’m thinking that these will be written essays that are read, and I will capture the audio.
- We can record the audio over phone, or skype (if you have broadband, and a headest)
- Let’s try to keep the story under 5 minutes. Unless it’s really, really, really crucial to make it longer.
- Email me when you can, and send me your essay, along w/ a day/time that you might be able to do the recording.
- You can do this anonymously if you wish.
- If you have a positive and a negative, I’ll allow you 2 stories.
Some of the topics that might be interesting include:
- marriage
- being single
- motherhood
- not having children
- community
- callings
- priesthood
- abuse
- sexuality
- temple attendance
- being a sister
- being a daughter
- the mormon sisterhood
- working/career
- feminism
- LDS church history
- LDS chuch doctrine
- losing faith
- gaining faith
- you know better than me….so pick your own category
I’d love to get the bulk of these recorded by Thursday if possible.
I’d also love this to be a combination of the joyous, the sad, the difficult, and the triumphant.
Please pass this on to Mormon women you know who might have a story to tell.
Well, I’ve only had 2 volunteers at this point, so things are gonna proceed at a slower pace than I thought. If any of you want to help, let me know.
Well, I just emailed you one, so that’s three!
John- I’ll email you a version of my story. I’ve appreciated the way you’ve approached things: talking about it is a good thing.
I guess my story would fall under the “losing faith,” though I would prefer to recast it as something more positive. :)
John,
I’d like to submit a story (to be e-mailed) but I don’t necessarily care to record my voice for it. Is there a way to have someone else read my words?
:) sml
“I’d like to submit a story (to be e-mailed) but I don’t necessarily care to record my voice for it. Is there a way to have someone else read my words?”
Like those GEICO commercials. Maybe you could get that movie announcer guy to record it. Or Little Richard.
I love your idea, Equality. A lizard with a British accent would be ideal, but the movie announcer guy I could accept as well.
How about that guy with the deeply sexy voice who talks about romance would be better. Why can’t I think of his name?!
I’ll have to ponder this some more…
Is it too late to submit now? I’ve been super busy and haven’t gotten to it yet…