Teaching, No Greater Call Series: Introduction
What are some of successful teaching experiences you have had in church settings? Home from college for the summer, my mother mentioned to me that my sister had given a talk at church...
Category: Gospel
Joseph Smith’s Teachings about Priesthood, Temple, and Women: What’s in the new essay?
The 12th essay in the Gospel Topics series was released yesterday by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Titled Joseph Smith’s Teachings about Priesthood, Temple, and Women, the essay describes Smith’s expansive...
A Classic Midrash of “Our women . . . were strong . . . like unto the men.”
Guest post by Bradley J. Kramer Bradley Kramer is a scholar of interfaith studies, particularly the relationship between Mormonism and Judaism. His book Beholding the Tree of Life: A Rabbinic Approach to the Book...
November Young Women Lesson: Why is it important for me to gain an education and develop skills?
The manual may be found here. When I was a junior in high school, I sat in a cozy room with a few of my friends, and listened as Gordon B. Hinckley encouraged us...
La modestía no tan sexy: O, lo que el Papa nos puede enseñar sobre la modestia
This essay by Deborah was originally posted in English and French here. This Spanish translation is generously supplied by Lindsay Wilde Unsworth. La notable decencia del Papa Francisco me atrae como ser humano....
Claim your blessing!
Because children are baptized at age 8 rather than as infants, the Mormon version of a baby’s christening (blessing) is not considered a saving ordinance on their behalf. The LDS interpretation of this ritual...
To Hold In Their Hands
Last fall, I sat in a room on Yale University’s campus, and listened to Terry Tempest William read aloud from her book, When Women Were Birds. There were so many beautiful, meaningful thoughts, but...
From the Backlist: General Conference October 2015
We had a good discussion about General Conference on our backlist. Many of us found inspiration for our own life journeys and were reassured by affirming messages from Church leaders about issues dear to...
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