Changemakers: Women Who Boldly Built Zion

At a time when women are wondering if they matter at church, this book offers a resounding, ＂Yes!＂ Stories curated from scripture and global history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints show that women’s voices are needed and have definitively changed the landscape of the faith. Women have played a vital role in growing the worldwide church, with their ideas shaping its structure, policy, and culture. Dive in for a refreshing perspective on why women matter in building Zion.

McArthur Krishna graduated from Brigham Young University with her undergraduate and master’s degrees. She co-owned an award-winning ideas marketing firm for a decade until she retired, got married, and moved to India. Over eight years she has written nineteen books, including A Girl’s Guide to Heavenly Mother and A Boy’s Guide to Heavenly Mother. Along the way she coordinated some of the first art in the LDS Conference Center that featured women, commissioned and curated global artists’ work in the first art show focused on Heavenly Mother, and had her own art selected for the church’s International Art Competition. The art (by Caitlin Connelly) from their book Our Heavenly Family, our Earthly Families was the first portraying Heavenly Mother published by Deseret Book. McArthur believes that unflinching hope, a lot of hours working with friends, and wifi can change the world . . . bottomless guacamole helps, too.

Anne Pimentel is a passionate advocate for people who find themselves on the margins of society, church, or life. She enjoys reading and learning about other cultures and perspectives. She works to widen the circle and amplify the voices of those who are often ignored. Anne is a founder of Meetinghouse Mosaic, an organization working to diversify Christian art. With it, she assisted in curating a successful art show that focused on historically accurate and cultural depictions of Christ. Anne consistently writes about Heavenly Mother, women’s rights and voices, and social justice work on her social media account, The Vision Beautiful. She loves to bring people together and has been organizing parties and gatherings since she was a teenager. She finds great satisfaction in watching people connect and find joy in new friendships. Anne lives in Utah with her wonderful husband and their four incredible boys.

Jessica Sarah Beach is an artist ＂out with lanterns looking for＂ those ＂hands which hang down.＂ She wants her art to communicate a warmth where one’s pensive ponderings and wanderings can be welcomed in and given the best chair by the fire. She believes that ＂we’ll fix our eyes upon the flames, take a deep breath together, and find contentment in God’s love, even if we do not know the meaning of all things.＂