Author Archives: Linda

Dreaming of a Black Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Linda

Some of my fondest Christmas memories take me back to when I was an elder in a black church. When I preached, folks not only listened, they shouted hallelujah and amen! When we shared the Christmas story together everyone called … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, music, race, spirituality, women | 13 Comments

Segwaying

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Linda

I just got back from DC. I’ve been to DC before. I’ve seen the sights, haunted the galleries, gaped at the Star Spangled Banner. When my kids were little a friend arranged a tour of the West Wing for us. … Continue reading →

Posted in confidence, mental health, transition, women, world news | 5 Comments

Agendas

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Linda

Agendas by Linda Hoffman Kimball Like many of you, I’m sometimes called on to lead group meetings. Whether it’s a meeting for community, employment or a church responsibilities I generally try to have an agenda. Agendas can help. Here’s my … Continue reading →

Posted in Changes, leadership, Mormon Life, Mormon women, spirituality, work | 4 Comments

Missing the Point of Perfection

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Linda

When I was a Methodist teenager first learning about Mormons, the youth pastor at my church warned me that Mormons were a lot like the Pharisees – very rule bound, proud and determined to “work their way into heaven”. Having … Continue reading →

Posted in Belief, book of mormon, ethics, faith, Jesus, Mormon Life, religion, spirituality | 14 Comments

Long Time Gone

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Linda

by Linda Hoffman Kimball This was the month my mother died. 16 years already. Long enough ago That I could have been Again a teenager, Straining and wrestling With her strange brand of love, her impulse to lay blame, To … Continue reading →

Posted in death, motherhood, parenting, Relationships, women | 8 Comments

Five Tips for Talks

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Linda

I imagine I’m preaching to the choir here. But if I were giving 5 tips on how to give a good sacrament meeting talk this is what I’d say…

Posted in Mormon Life, Mormon women, Sacrament talks, Women in the Scriptures | 15 Comments

Initiatories and ICHP

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Linda

Initiatories and ICHP* *Intra-Perioneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy I spend Friday mornings in the temple whispering in white, calling down the powers of Heaven to cleanse and prepare women for the bounty God has eternally in store for them. I am awed … Continue reading →

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For Those Who Have Eyes to See

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Linda

For Those Who Have Eyes to See When my daughter was 10 she attended a summer camp in Ohio. The couple who ran the program – I’ll call them Mr. & Mrs. Greenjeans – weren’t Amish, but they kept a … Continue reading →

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My Twisted Sister

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Linda

A few years ago when I was Relief Society President,  we started out meetings with a scripture, preferably one in which a woman featured. Here’s one of my faves. It’s found in Luke 13:10-17. Jesus is teaching in the synagogue … Continue reading →

Posted in faith, Jesus, spirituality, Women in the Scriptures | 8 Comments

Discerning the Spirit

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Linda

Perhaps, like me, you have attended a sacrament meeting and heard lackluster talks with retread stories, out of context scriptures and “faith promoting rumors.” Then in the concluding wrap up the bishop comments on how strongly he “felt the Spirit” … Continue reading →

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