Amanda Diaz

Just Find Another Church?

It was the fall after we were excommunicated, and all of the back-to-school routines were starting up again. The kids were missing their friends, their community, and the fun weeknight kid’s program our old church offered for preschool and elementary-aged children. At the time, the most logical next step was to look around at nearby […]

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The Price of Favor

  It was a beautiful Sunday morning. I was walking down one of the side hallways of the church. The services were over for the day and most of the congregants had left. I saw a woman walking towards me. She was headed out to the foyer. She was known for serving the church yummy

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The Church Burned Down

It was June 26, 2023, the evening of my grandmother’s 86th birthday party. I had decided to host it at our house while my husband, Miguel, was away on a business trip to Austin. He had just left the day before. Summer was finally here and the house was full. You could hear the sound

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