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Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Episode 828: Sharlee Mullins Glenn, New Book “Brighter and Brighter Until the Perfect Day”

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8839 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

My friend Sharlee Mullins Glenn (noted author, former adjunct faculty at BYU, committed Latter-day Saint, married mother of 5, founder and former Executive Director of MWEG) joins us to talk about her important and groundbreaking new book, an expansive epic poem full of imagination and possibilities, centering the feminine divine. In the words of Fiona Givens, Sharlee’s epic poem “is an ambitious and beautiful rendering of Latter-day Saint beliefs and yearnings regarding the feminine divine, the ethos of existence, and the centrality of agency, relationships and love.” Some of the ideas Sharlee shared include: Her book is fiction--a blending of theology, science, and imagination It is an offering of imagination, and does not purport to set forth doctrine Imagination is a spiritual gift and reflects God's divine nature The inclusion of the feminine divine was driven by two burning questions: 1) Where are the women in the grand, ancient story of our beginnings, and 2) What good is a doctrine if we never speak of it or seek greater light and knowledge concerning it? Her hope is that her "offering of imagination" will prompt others to examine the boundaries of their own paradigms and consider new possibilities Heavenly Mother “will be unveiled again” This is a unique and insightful podcast focused on a book (which is a beautiful poem) that is a reimagining of the entire scope of existence, centering the feminine divine and the preeminence of love. I learned so much from Sharlee and encourage our listeners to read her book and share it with others. Links: Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/1961471205/ Barnes and Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1147162041

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0:00.0

Hello, welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.

0:10.2

Our guest on today's podcast is someone I've admired as I've been following her on social media,

0:16.8

and then she wrote a book, and I'm grateful to have her on the podcast to talk about her new book.

0:23.1

Welcome to the podcast, Charlie Glenn.

0:26.5

Thank you so much, Richard. Thank you for having me.

0:30.0

And I'll give you a little bit of an introduction and then we'll get Charlie sharing about her book.

0:34.7

She grew up in the unit with you to Basin. That's part of Utah

0:39.2

that's more rural and cold and probably a great place to grow up. She now lives in Utah County.

0:45.1

She's a married mother of five, eight to nine grandchildren. That sounds like one's on the way.

0:51.2

She has been a lifetime author. She's written children's books, multiple

0:56.5

children's books. She's written essays, but this is her first book targeting an adult audience.

1:04.6

And I'm going to read you a couple of the bullet points of support from two people I really admire, and there's multiple

1:13.5

people that have talked about her book.

1:15.8

This first one is from Aubrey Chavez.

1:18.9

This breathtaking epic poem creates an exhilarating spaciousness for imagining what

1:25.3

could be.

1:26.9

Charlie Moles Glenn's vision speaks to a deep heart,

1:31.2

knowing, gently healing the ache of Mother God's quiet absence

1:36.3

and restoring the sense of her intimate and infant love and work in our lives.

1:42.0

And here's another one from Fiona Givens.

1:45.6

Charlie Mullen's Glenn's epic poem is an ambitious and beautiful rendering of Latter-day

1:52.0

Saint beliefs and yearnings regarding the feminine divine, the ethos of existence,

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