First Presidency Easter Message

Click here to read the Easter message about the Savior, Jesus Christ, from President Thomas S. Monson, President Henry B. Eyring, and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.

Review, Reflect, and Return: Thoughts on General Conference

There are many posts about General Conference around the internet. (Transcripts are now available, by the way!) Days ago, we found a few that we will share today.

Poetry Submission: “We Announce the Martyrdom…”

This poem was submitted by Kate Jensen. She shares what inspired her to write the poem. “We Announce the Martyrdom…” was inspired by Geoffrey Brock’s “Flesh of John Brown’s Flesh: Dec. 2, 1859″, written from John Brown Jr.’s point of view. I was interested Brock’s representation of this son’s complex feelings towards his father. In [...]

Portraits of Mormon Women: Centennial Lessons — Church History for Women, Lesson #6

Today, we share Lesson #6: Expulsion from Nauvoo. This is another lesson in the series of Church history lessons that were created in 1930 for the women of the Relief Society by A.G. Pack, who was a missionary in England. We chose to share these lessons because they include glimpses into the lives and thoughts [...]

“Be Partakers”

Many thanks to Pauline Colton for sharing this beautiful watercolor painting with us. Below, you can find some of the scriptures that inspired her work.

Noteworthy News: New Site Launched Today: MormonMusic.org

We are excited to share the news about MormonMusic.org, a new website launched today by the More Good Foundation. See the press release below. (Please feel free to email the information that follows to those who might be interested.) MORE GOOD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF MORMONMUSIC.ORG OREM, UT, April 6, 2009 – The More Good [...]

Mormon Women Share: What from General Conference inspired you?

Share your thoughts about General Conference below. Or if you have blogged about it, feel free to share your post link. Please also let us know of other posts and conversations that reflect on the wonderful weekend we enjoyed listening to our leaders and feeling the Spirit. (We have already linked to a few different [...]

General Conference! (and did you know the Church is using Twitter?)

You can access General Conference on live streams here. (For worldwide broadcast information (times/options/schedule), see here.) Also, if you use Twitter, the LDSNewsroom will be tweeting during the conference (see here).

First Person: “A gathering of saints”

Last night I was reminded in a literal way what I find beautiful about gathering together with my sisters in Zion. Although I have an aversion to crowds, when my ward announced we had some tickets for the Young Women General Meeting I snagged some for my daughter and made arrangements to go up with [...]

Portraits of Mormon Women: Centennial Lessons — Church History for Women, Lesson #5

Today, we share Lesson #5: Settlement of Nauvoo. This is another lesson in the series of Church history lessons that were created in 1930 for the women of the Relief Society by A.G. Pack, who was a missionary in England. We chose to share these lessons because they include glimpses into the lives and thoughts [...]