Tag Archives: marriage

In Defense of Marrying Young

Posted on May 5, 2012 by DefyGravity

Recently I saw a movie called Arranged, that tells the story of an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who work together at a school in New York City. Both are extremely orthodox in their religion to the point … Continue reading →

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Temple Marriage Policy: Argentina and U.S.A.

Posted on November 17, 2011 by April

Temple Marriage In a September 2011 Ensign article titled, Giving God a Chance to Bless Us, a church district in Argentina is highlighted for its unusually high rate of temple marriage among young adults.  The article describes a number of … Continue reading →

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An Awakening

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Mraynes

Today’s guest is from Heidi, as a continuing part of our Doves & Serpents and Exponent Blog Swap. Heidi has a reverence for books and music that most people reserve for church. She is an American living in England with … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: A Marriage of Convenience. With Benefits.

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Guest Post

{{I’ve asked Eliza R if she’d let us cross post her most recent Missionary Position essay with a few alterations.  She has most willingly obliged.}} A little fact about me and my partner:  He and I really don’t have much … Continue reading →

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Mormons and Motherhood Policies

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Mraynes

Policy experts have long noted the perplexing problem of low birthrates among the most free and democratic countries. Indeed, most European countries have negative birthrates, meaning European women are having less than the two children it takes to replace the … Continue reading →

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Am I My Sister’s Keeper?

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Jessawhy

(I found the beginning of this post buried in my drafts folder. It was very emotional and distraught because I was in the middle of a painful situation with my sister.  Almost a year has passed and we’ve all found … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: The New CHI and Priesthood in the Home

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Caroline

by Jesse I had heard rumors that parts of the Church Handbook of Instructions were online, so I peeked in at lds.org.  The rumors are true.  Handbook 2, which is distributed to priesthood and auxilliary leaders is fully searchable (and meant to be … Continue reading →

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LDS Public Affairs: Connecting Priesthood Leaders to the Community?

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Caroline

About five months ago, I was called to be our ward’s Public Affairs representative. I was happy to accept. Seeing as I have been the ward’s humanitarian coordinator for the last 5 years, I thought that the two callings would … Continue reading →

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Elections and Spouses

Posted on November 8, 2010 by G

So elections were this past week and depending on which side of the line you stand you are either thrilled or dismayed. Life has been so busy for us I was really worried that I was going to get wrapped … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Marriage: Insights from a Pathetic Housekeeper

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Caroline

Yesterday I got a call from my best friend from college, a brilliant, charismatic, fabulous woman. She was distressed because she was at a turning point in the first truly serious relationship she’s been in in the last ten years. … Continue reading →

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