My name is Rebecca. I am 38 years old and have been married for 13 years to my husband Steve. We have three children (ages 11, 9, and 6) and live in Arizona. My hobbies are reading, writing, drawing, and blogging. I went to Brigham Young University (BYU) and have both a BA and a [...]
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~by Jenny
There is a woman in my church congregation who recently shared with me the story of her conversion. Selba was raised a member of the Catholic Church but when she had her first child, a son, she was not comfortable with the idea of infant baptism. In her heart she knew that her precious [...]
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~Answer by Janelle**
My ward (congregation) loves to party. One of our annual ward parties is the Ward RoundUp. Here was the flyer for this year’s RoundUp. I love the Ward Round Up!
I have attended over 20 RoundUps in my life and every one was memorable. My favorite Ward RoundUp memory was when I was eight [...]
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~by Janelle
Photo courtesy of LDS Newsroom
I believe that Thomas S. Monson is a prophet of God. There is a scripture that comes to mind when I think of President Monson. In James 1:27 we read, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and the widows in their [...]
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Tonight, we had the wonderful opportunity to be inspired and taught at the 2009 General Relief Society Meeting, broadcast from the Church’s Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah (USA). This meeting is held annually, one week before our Church’s General Conference. We were instructed by the general presidency of the Relief Society (Sisters Julie [...]
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Today, we share a few links about receiving answers to prayer.
Tequitia, who wrote our Portrait this week, shares an experience where seeking help through prayer allowed the Lord to help soften her heart with a difficult issue.
MormonSoprano (a woman who sings with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) shares her thoughts on prayer here.
Maurine shares from a [...]
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Editor’s note: At a recent Home, Family, and Personal Enrichment meeting for the sisters in my ward [local congregation], the theme was “Creation,” using a beloved talk from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf as the foundation of our evening. We had a lovely dinner, and then heard from a couple of women about simple ways to [...]
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We are excited about a new feature here at Mormon Women. Our Ask a Mormon Woman feature will now be on Mondays, and on Fridays, we will have what we are calling, simply, Family Friday.
In this feature, we will see photos and hear stories (and maybe even have some videos) that capture the day-to-day [...]
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-by Amanda
There are certain things that I do that make me feel close to the Lord.
George Washington Carver said, “I like to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us, if only we will tune in.”
I’m inclined to agree with Mr. Carver, for I see evidence of God’s love [...]
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My name is Tequitia and I have been a member of the Mormon church for 13 years. My husband introduced me to the church when he told me he wouldn’t marry someone unless she was a member of the Church. At the time we had been dating almost five years and I had no idea [...]
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