Tag Archives: love

A Valentine Invite to Dish: Crazy Things We Do in Love

Have you ever been so twitter-pated that you did something silly? Or embarrassing? Or crazy? Or all of the above? Tell us, because even feminists fall in crazy love… I’ll go first: My visa to move to Australia and marry … Continue reading

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Feeding the Multitude

This past fall, our stake president introduced me to a new way to look at the miracles of Jesus feeding the multitude, which I wanted to share here. The feeding of the multitude is the only miracle that is mentioned … Continue reading

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United We Stand

Several weeks ago I was witness to a horrific act of spiritual violence. A leader in my ward called three women to speak on marriage but used their life stories to represent a telestial, terrestrial and celestial existence. I don’t … Continue reading

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Of Baby Blessings and Love

A year ago this month, mr. mraynes and I were driving home from a trip to Costco where we had stocked up on what I hoped would be some of the last diapers we would ever buy. Our two children … Continue reading

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Private Ritual

This Thanksgiving, after all the eating and football and more eating (etc) our family had a bonfire. (We do that. A lot.) Once the initial 20 ft conflagration (yep, we use gasoline) had turned into a nice glow, my mother … Continue reading

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Exponent II Classics: Hardy Mums

Mommy Mum and Baby Mum Originally uploaded by Sister72 A friendly reminder that Exponent II magazine subscriptions are up and running.  If you enjoy this classic, you won’t want to miss our upcoming Winter issue. Linda Collins Marlborough, Massachusetts Vol. … Continue reading

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Unfailing Words

“I’ll sit with you.” In essence, that’s all you have to do. That’s all you need to say. Sometimes we encounter a friend, ward member, or family member who is in so much pain, we feel like the right words are completely … Continue reading

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Sisters Speak: Loving and Conversing Openly With Those Who Have Left the Church

The Sisters Speak question in the upcoming Exponent II magazine comes from an anonymous reader. She writes: “I have an older brother who stopped going to Church soon after graduating from high school. There wasn’t a big discussion or fight; … Continue reading

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Initiatories and ICHP

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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Christian Sexual Ethics and Just Love for a Mormon Marriage

by Caroline Last week my husband and I had a fascinating dinnertime discussion on whether or not we have a ‘just love’. You see, I’m taking a class on Christian sexual ethics right now, and I’m reading one of the … Continue reading

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