Thread by @mormonweg

“These are facts that are important for every LDS woman to know. It’s amazing that these aren’t currently part of the legacy of what it means to be an LDS woman. Very few people know these facts.” — Neylan McBaine, co-founder and CEO of @BetterDays2020

#MWEGconf #firsttovote

“We can be good stewards just by living gospel principles.” — Shannon Ellsworth with @LDSEarthSteward

#MWEGconf #environment #sustainability #gogreen #savetheplanet #environmentalism

The essence of Amy Dott Harmer's #MWEGconf presentation: “Refugees: Hunker & Bunker or Tend & Befriend”

"The government mandate was that anyone with 1/16th 'Japanese blood' had to be locked up. I’m half-Japanese, and my children are a quarter. What would it have been like, as military trucks packed me and my husband and 4 children off to live for months in a single horse stall?"

"People living in a historic moment do not 'feel historic.' The score of small choices constantly at hand just feels like everyday life, like common sense: what to do on the coming weekend, ... whom to invite in, whose problems to make one’s own." — Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye

"When two people with different worldviews form a relationship, the relationship itself can become the basis for something new. Relationships create trust. If I care about someone, I am more likely to view their experience as valuable and their worldview as valid."

“Spend time with people who are different from you. We all need people in our lives to check our assumptions, to show us our blind spots, to remind us that every person has worth and dignity and the purpose of life is not to be correct, but to be good." — Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye

Three cheers for the three superstar mayors from our panel this afternoon! They lead with strength and grace. @dawnmama6 @julienesss and Jenney Rees

#MWEGconf #utpol #womenleaders #womeninpolitics

Psychologist Veronika Tait knows the reality of burnout and empathic distress in the age of the 24 hr news cycle. "We do vigils and protests and write letters and you get this sense that you’re making progress, just to have things get worse. It starts to feel overwhelming."

"When I engage with someone else’s suffering over and over and over, it can have a number of pitfalls. Three common responses to this suffering are burnout, empathic distress, and secondary trauma." — Veronika Tait on dealing with the 24/hr news cycle.

#mwegconf #burnout

How do we guard against the burnout from over-engaging in others' suffering? Veronika’s favorite type of meditation is #compassionmeditation, or #lovingkindness meditation.

#MWEGconf #burnout

"Be understanding of yourself." — Veronika Tait

“Be mindful of when you’re ruminating, getting these negative thoughts that repeat over and over.” — Psychologist Veronika Tait

#MWEGconf #burnout #negativity #positivity

Heather Sundahl has written dozens of op-eds. “It is not as hard as you think. Just get started. Writing really can change the world. But just as important, it can change you.”

#MWEGconf #writingtips #news #oped #writeanoped #journalism

Our friends Tamu Smith, LaShawn Williams, and Alexis Janique Bradley ("three black moms") shared powerful and eye-opening messages about #engagement, #advocacy, and #inclusion in their families' schools and communities.

"School is a place where #relationships matter."

#MWEGconf

When advocating for minority kids in schools, "the small things that we do matter... Engage where you can." @DrLaShawndotcom

#MWEGconf #advocacy #inclusion #relationshipsmatter #engage

Hundreds of women were enriched today at the #MWEGconf. And it's not too late to take part (check out our member portal for videos!).

"We know that the world is a better place because each of you are making your way courageously and imperfectly through it." — Emma Petty Addams