Mary – 2000 years of scrutiny
When I got to the part where Mary was told to name her child “Jesus,” my kid gasped. “What?” she said in complete disbelief, “Mary couldn’t even choose the name of her own son?”
Tagged: motherhood
Things I wish I knew before my 11 year old girls became “Young Women”
My twin daughters turned 12 years old at the end of October. Under the previous way of doing things in the Youth program this would be their first week in the Young Women organization....
I sent my children to daycare – when I was a stay at home mom
Most of Elder Christopherson’s talk during the Saturday Afternoon Session of October Conference was uplifting. He talked about belonging and how we should recognize that many people are at different stages of...
My teen son and his very long hair are in the General Conference youth choir.
The bishop met with me first, before extending a calling to my 14-year-old son to participate in the youth choir at General Conference. There would be lots of rehearsals. He wanted to make sure...
Parents Teach, Children Decide
Someone once described parenting to me like blowing as hard as you can on a cannonball that has already launched in an effort to make it change course. Now that I am a mother,...
You Know Someone Who’s Had an Abortion
Content Warning: abortion, infertility, pregnancy loss Statistically, you probably know someone who has had an abortion. Were you a safe enough person for them to trust with that information? Did you work to create...
Just a Mom Asking Her Church to Stand Up to Gun Violence
I have feelings about calling myself “just a mom,” but there are times when it is the identifier I choose. Recently, on a long plane ride to a retreat with my husband’s company, I...
Guest Post: She Never Writes Back
Guest post by Jennie Loomis, who writes letters to Heavenly Mother on her Instagram account. @letterstomygodmother. She never writes back. Last April, I decided to start writing letters to my Heavenly Mother and post...
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