First Person: Temple Moments
Hermana B., who serves in a temple in Central America, shares the following: Saturday, four buses were waiting for us when we arrived at the temple at 5:45 a.m. It was a glorious day. The baptistry was...
View ArticleWe Believe: Visitors Welcome
On every Mormon (or Latter-Day Saint) church in the world there is a sign. The sign introduces you to the true name of our church. We belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. But...
View ArticleWe Believe: I am a Child of God
~by Janelle Today my husband called me with some unsettling news while I was washing the dishes. Prior to that call, my mind had already been caught up in my hefty to-do list for the week. My heart...
View ArticleFirst Person: What the Temple Means to Me
~by Michelle B. The temple, to me, is the pinnacle of our experience in the gospel and in this life. We talk about the Atonement. Serving in the temple is the Atonement in action. I once heard someone...
View ArticleThe Atonement and Me
by Amanda D Elder Hales once said, “When the challenges of mortality come, and they come for all of us, it may seem hard to have faith and hard to believe at these times. Only faith in the Lord Jesus...
View ArticleOn gender equality and Mormon feminism
Editor’s note: This is the first part in a multi-part series (although we don’t know what “multi” means at this point…). Recently a post about Mormon women and feminism (“Jesus Was a Feminist and You...
View ArticleChristmas Miracles
Editor’s note: Yesterday, in Relief Society class (Relief Society is the women’s organization in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), the presidency of the local congregation’s (ward)...
View Article5 Things I Want my Daughter to Know About the Power of Mormon Women
Often when we’re young, we equate power with celebrity and fame—how many people know who you are. So I guess it shouldn’t have caught me off guard when my tween daughter said, “What good is getting an...
View ArticleThoughts about the sacrament and priesthood
A disclaimer for all of my posts is this: I am not authorized to officially interpret anything. These are just my personal thoughts. Your mileage may vary. Recently in a Facebook group I belong to, a...
View ArticleSlowing down, finding God
I barely made it to the store in time. It was my usual late-night Saturday (read: pre-Sunday) run. (Where I live, lots of us Mormons do that so as to avoid shopping on Sunday. Why we wait until...
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