See here and here for what is going on in the Mormon church right now and why it is important. The following is a list of words that are meaningful to me this week in light of this action against honest questioners in the Mormon church, specifically the possible excommunication for two lay members who sought for greater inclusion for and understanding toward women and LGBTQ members of the church. Charges of apostasy and heresy in the Mormon church have severe social (and spiritual) consequences, particularly if you live in Utah and particularly if you have family members who are also Mormon.
Obviously one could as easily pull out words like "liar" or "lividity" out of the dictionary to describe what's happened, but the following list connotes at least in part some of the emotions I've felt as I've watched this drama unfold. Every member of a religious society must be allowed space in which to question openly and honestly without being shamed into silence, vilified, shunned, or excommunicated for raising honest and pertinent questions.
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Lasso: to catch with a lasso (a long rope with a running noose)
Laster: one that lasts
Latency: the state of being present but not manifest
Latitude: freedom from narrow restrictions
Latter: being the second mentioned of two
Laudable: worthy of praise
Laundry: a collection of clothes to be washed
Lauwine: an avalanche
Lavabo: a ceremonial washing in certain Christian churches
Laveer: to sail against the wind
Law, v.: to take a complaint to court for settlement
Layman/laywoman: a member of the laity (the non-clerical membership of a religious faith)
Lead: to show the way to by going in advance
Leadoff: an opening play or move
Learn: to gain knowledge by experience, instruction, or study
Leaven: to produce fermentation in
Leaver: one that leaves
Leet: a former English court for petty offenses
Leftism: a liberal political philosophy
Legalism: strict conformity to the law
Legit: legitimate drama
Legroom: space in which to extend the legs
Lenition: a change in articulation
Leper: one affected with leprosy
Lesbian: a female homosexual
Lesser: not as large or important
Letdown: a decrease
Lethe: forgetfulness
Letterer: one that letters
Level: to make even
Leveler: one that levels
Levy: to impose or collect by legal authority
Liaison: a means for maintaining communication
Lib: liberation
Liberal: a person favorable to progress or reform
Liberty: the state of being free
Lifeboat: a small rescue boat
Lifeline: a rope used to aid a person in distress
Lifter: one that lifts
Lighten: to reduce the weight of
Lightful: brightly illuminated
Limb: to cut off the arms or legs of
Limbo: a condition of oblivion or neglect
Limbus: a distinctive border
Limes: a fortified boundary
Limitary: limiting
Limiter: one that limits
Linchpin: a locking pin inserted in the end of a shaft
Lineless: having no lines
Lineup: a row of persons
Listen: to make conscious use of the sense of hearing
Listener: one that listens
Liturgy: a prescribed system of public worship
Livingly: realistically
Lo: interj—used to attract attention or to express surprise
Localism: a custom or mannerism peculiar to a locality
Lockdown: the confinement of prisoners to their cells
Lockjaw: a form of tetanus
And, borrowed from next week:
Love: to feel great affection for (an underwhelming definition, if you ask me!)
My love to the Mormon community.
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Lasso: to catch with a lasso (a long rope with a running noose)
Laster: one that lasts
Latency: the state of being present but not manifest
Latitude: freedom from narrow restrictions
Latter: being the second mentioned of two
Laudable: worthy of praise
Laundry: a collection of clothes to be washed
Lauwine: an avalanche
Lavabo: a ceremonial washing in certain Christian churches
Laveer: to sail against the wind
Law, v.: to take a complaint to court for settlement
Layman/laywoman: a member of the laity (the non-clerical membership of a religious faith)
Lead: to show the way to by going in advance
Leadoff: an opening play or move
Learn: to gain knowledge by experience, instruction, or study
Leaven: to produce fermentation in
Leaver: one that leaves
Leet: a former English court for petty offenses
Leftism: a liberal political philosophy
Legalism: strict conformity to the law
Legit: legitimate drama
Legroom: space in which to extend the legs
Lenition: a change in articulation
Leper: one affected with leprosy
Lesbian: a female homosexual
Lesser: not as large or important
Letdown: a decrease
Lethe: forgetfulness
Letterer: one that letters
Level: to make even
Leveler: one that levels
Levy: to impose or collect by legal authority
Liaison: a means for maintaining communication
Lib: liberation
Liberal: a person favorable to progress or reform
Liberty: the state of being free
Lifeboat: a small rescue boat
Lifeline: a rope used to aid a person in distress
Lifter: one that lifts
Lighten: to reduce the weight of
Lightful: brightly illuminated
Limb: to cut off the arms or legs of
Limbo: a condition of oblivion or neglect
Limbus: a distinctive border
Limes: a fortified boundary
Limitary: limiting
Limiter: one that limits
Linchpin: a locking pin inserted in the end of a shaft
Lineless: having no lines
Lineup: a row of persons
Listen: to make conscious use of the sense of hearing
Listener: one that listens
Liturgy: a prescribed system of public worship
Livingly: realistically
Lo: interj—used to attract attention or to express surprise
Localism: a custom or mannerism peculiar to a locality
Lockdown: the confinement of prisoners to their cells
Lockjaw: a form of tetanus
And, borrowed from next week:
Love: to feel great affection for (an underwhelming definition, if you ask me!)
My love to the Mormon community.
(Pages 309–322)
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