Motherhood May Be Hazardous to Your Health
LDS teachings on motherhood are incomplete. Here’s what I wish I had been taught before having children. As a struggling parent to a newborn and a toddler, I visited the home of a friend...
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It Mattereth Not? A Question about Baptism by Immersion
It was baptism day and the tap was dry. Utilities worked sporadically in that town in the Dominican Republic. Today there was no running water and we couldn’t know when water would flow through...
Women are not responsible for the world’s morality
On Saturday, October 5, 2019, President Nelson gave a talk at the Women’s (and girls age 8 and older) Session titled, “Spiritual Treasures,” where he explained priesthood power and covenants. He said that the...
Book Review: Essays on American Indian & Mormon History
Book Review: Essays on American Indian & Mormon History, edited by P. Jane Hafen & Brenden W. Resnink, published 2019 by the University of Utah Press. I chose to review this book because I...
Women counseling women! Hallelujah!
From Deseret News October 5th: “Relief Society presidents and Elders Quorum presidents may take a greater role in counseling adult members. Young Women presidents may take a greater role in counseling young women. A...
Grieving Change
Today I will lead a group of about 20 kids in an activity to create a “goodbye bouquet” of well wishes for a family who has left our homeschool cohort. The family is still...
Guest Post: The Silent Pain of Mormon Women
By Taylor I never saw sexism. Not in general, and certainly not in the church. It wasn’t until my divorce a couple of years ago where my ex-husband left me for someone else and...
Don’t Call Me Mormon!
When my kids first discovered that I belt out a song each year at the Exponent Retreat, they fell down laughing. No one has ever said to me, “Heather, you have a lovely singing...
Heavenly Mother Resource Guide
With the inclusion of Heavenly Mother in the new Young Women’s theme, I hope and suspect that there will be even more interest in learning about–and feeling close to–Her. I’m not going to pretend...
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