First Person: “My Mother’s Legacy”

Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye writes a moving tribute about her mother here. Following is a glimpse of her essay: Mom passed away on December 16, 2008. As I sat down to write her funeral talk, I tried to find some impressive memory that would represent her and the impact of her life, but couldn’t come up [...]

Tribute to Mothers

Thou art thy mother’s glass, and she in thee Calls back the lovely April of her prime. ~William Shakespeare The sweetest sounds to mortals given Are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven. ~William Goldsmith Brown That best academy, a mother’s knee. ~James Russell Lowell Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by [...]

Video: Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!

First Person: A Daughter’s Perspective

When I see this picture I hear two voices in my head. One is my Mom’s running commentary on her own pictures. “Oh look and that… and that.” and “Do I look like this in real life?”  But before that soundtrack rolls on there’s the original one – the one from a daughter’s perspective. “Wow, [...]

Review, Reflect, and Return: Tale of a Pig

This week we share a link to wonderful testimony of the power of prayer.  Please, go and review it.  Then, return and share your thoughts with us. “A few months ago Chris and I had decided to go to Mexico City for his brother’s wedding party. We had a deadline for getting the tickets. We [...]

Video: Young Women on Virtue

Mormon young women from around the world share their thoughts on the value of virtue. This was shown at the recent General Young Women’s Broadcast.

First Person: Sisterhood and Simple Pleasures

Part of the joy I find in being a Mormon woman is in gathering together with women in my congregation (called wards or branches). We as church “sisters” (that’s what we call each other) have occasional Enrichment meetings and activities. We learn together, eat together, strengthen our faith together, and have fun together. Sometimes the [...]

First Person: Angela “la mia conversione alla chiesa Mormone”

Angela shares her conversion story (in Italian/italiano). più informazioni in italiano:

First Person: One Coin in Ten

-by Janelle (We appreciated this submission; it tied into our Weekly Question on tithing.) A few years ago, my four-year-old daughter proclaimed that she wanted three boats: one for going fast in, one for just driving around the delta and one you can go in the ocean with. I want zero boats. My husband told [...]

Portraits of Mormon Women: Centennial Lessons — Church History for Women, Lesson #9

(Apologies for missing a week. We were focused on getting ready for the sharing station at the BYU Women’s Conference. More on that to come….) Here is