It’s the late 1960s to mid-1970s. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues a century-old <a href='https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/06/09/lds-prophet-david-o-mckay-came-oh/'>priesthood and temple ban</a> against its Black members. It takes a high-profile public stance against the proposed <a href='https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2022/04/06/mormon-land-sonia-johnson/'>Equal Rights Amendment</a>. And a persistent patriarchy urges women to <a href='https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/05/10/lds-church-stance-gender-roles-has/'>abandon careers and return home</a> to care for their children and husbands — all the while limiting their leadership and other opportunities within the religion.
These policies and practices created friction for a number of working women in the church. But rather than leave the fold, a number of talented trailblazers chose instead to turn to Christ and seek personal answers to private prayers to carve their own paths and not only stay true to the faith — and their ambitions — but also emerge even stronger.
On this week’s show, Robin Ritch discusses their journeys, which she documents in her newly released book, “<a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/using-fiction-to-grow-lds-women-robin-ritch-paperback/1961471329'>Using Friction to Grow</a>.”

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