The Widow's Mite

16/06/2025 1h 15min Temporada 1 Episodio 24

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I’ve been saying for a while now that I want to discuss ableism and today I’m officially starting that discussion, with a focus on how the Church interacts with its elderly members. Spoilers—the church encourages the congregation to give to the church generously, while also discouraging “handouts” from the church back to the Ward members.This week’s journals include meeting a darling elderly widow, doubling down on the importance of corporate “key indicator” goals, and making pie for a random man because I am a woman and he is a man. : /Support me monthly on patreon:D patreon.com/AllyChristiansenMake a one-time donation on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/allychristiansenThis project is very rewarding and very time consuming. Your financial support makes this possible, thank you!Older Adults Living in Poverty: kff.orgPrinciples for Providing Church Assistance: General Handbook 22.4LDS Church Finances: wikipedia.org Written, read, edited, & produced by Ally Finlinson Christiansen.Music credits:Clown Music by Seth_Makes_Sounds -- https://freesound.org/s/677166/ -- License: Creative Commons 0mandolin sample from porch.wav by Jackie-makes-noiz -- https://freesound.org/s/545744/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Church Music by Seth_Makes_Sounds -- https://freesound.org/s/678022/ -- License: Creative Commons 0#sistermissionary #sdrcm #NdbM #postmormon #exmormon #ohsister