In the Blogs:
- From Amelia: A great story about interational adoption and generosity
- From Ana:“Women in My History”
- From Maralise: “Sometimes, I feel that the weight of the contradictions and the beauty of the nuance is too much. But I am continually enamored, confused, and awed by women like my great grandmother. I want to know the secret of their lives and their faith. I want to know what their silence says.”
- New-to-me blog: Courtney’s Meandering Thoughts of Yentruoc
- FMH wraps up women’s history month with an interview with Carol Lynn Pearson and a post on women in church history by Claudia Bushman.
- I’m not sure how I stumbled upon this paper online, but it’s an fascinating read (and she credits Caroline’s husband on the front page):Gaining a Testimony of Motherhood”: LDS Response to Changing Gender Norms, 1940 – 2006
- Finally, a friend from my college-ward days has put together a great website for the culinar-ily inclined (or the disinclined who need menu ideas!). Looks great, Jane!
From General Conference:
- Change in General Relief Society Leadership (with a conscience effort to increase diversity of life experiences, it seems): Our prayers, hopes and best wishes go out to them
- Two articles about last week’s Young Women’s Conference: Here and Here. Key quotes:
President Hinckley encouraged young women to garner as much education as they can. Although some young women may plan on getting married, he said that is not a certainty and “education will be of a great benefit.” . . . “We live in a highly competitive age, and it will only grow more so,” he said. “Education is the key that will unlock the door of opportunity.” . . . . “If you will take control of your lives, the future is filled with opportunity and gladness,” Hinckley said. “You cannot afford to waste your talents or your time.”
Just because:
- From Slate: “What the day-care study really found”
- From the Boston Globe: A slide show of “zoo babies” (aww!)
- From the Washington Post: A hurt child and an author’s kindness
- From the Deseret News: I love a good protest!
I love these posts. Thanks!
One thing: the Testimony of Motherhood link gives me a 404 error.
hmm. i was able to get to the testimony of motherhood article, but the culinary one gave me a 404 error.
and thanks for the link, deborah. my sister is really hoping that they’ll be able to raise a significant chunk of money to help these wonderful children. the more people who know, the better. so please–anyone reading–if you’d like to, share the link with more people.
Thanks for the heads up — they should both be fixed now!