~ by Jenny At the impressionable age of nine, Emily witnessed the murder of her 13-year-old sister at the hands of their own mother. After hearing this one fact about Emily, probably much like you, I wanted to know more about her. Thankfully she has an open heart, even after all she has been through, and is [...]
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Filed under: Conversion Stories
We recently received this question on our site: My father-in-law passed away recently. He and my mother-in-law lived together for 41 years (I guess you would call it common law). Here is the problem: My mother-in-law paid for the burial and he was cremated, but when she went to the funeral home to pick up [...]
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Filed under: Ask a Mormon Woman
In my husband’s family, there are two subjects you never bring up in a conversation with Grandma (if you don’t want your ear talked off that is) — golfing and genealogy. Once you get her started about the life story of a family member or our ancestral linkage to another member of the human family [...]
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Filed under: We Believe
Taking a walk around the internet, we found some blog posts including people’s thoughts on the recent General Conference. (Note: Video and audio archives in various languages are available here, and text (in English) can be found here.) That Wife (Jenna) shares some of the things that inspired her. (Find some interesting posts about Mormonism [...]
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Filed under: Links We Like, Mormon General Conference
Thanks to Caitlin and Meme for sharing their pictures from their experiences attending General Conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, UT (USA). For Caitlin, a college student living away from home, her “family” right now includes roommates and other friends. She and a friend attended General Conference together. The Hampton family enjoyed [...]
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Filed under: Mormon Family Life, Mormon General Conference
Yesterday, Stephanie Nielson (sometimes called Nie or NieNie), a Mormon woman who survived a horrific plane crash, was on the Oprah show. If you haven’t read Stephanie’s story, consider taking a look at her blog. She writes a light-hearted post after her experience on the show here, talking about her top 10 thoughts about the show. [...]
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Filed under: Mormons in the News
[Editor's note: A theme that wove throughout the talks of the 2009 October LDS General Conference this past weekend was spiritual preparation. We thought this poem was appropriate as we ponder the importance taking the time to daily put oil in our lamps through daily devotional time in prayer and scripture study.] Poem by: Dianne [...]
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Filed under: Articles and Talks
My name is Margot. I was raised in rural southeastern Washington state, the oldest of nine children. I’m a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but my husband is a convert. In truth, even as a lifelong member, my own conversion is tied up with his. Of course I thought [...]
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Filed under: Portraits of Mormon Women
Editor’s Note: Recently, we heard from our general Relief Society leaders in the Church’s annual general Relief Society meeting. Much of the focus of the 2009 broadcast was on the importance of Relief Society as an organization to help build faith, strengthen families, and provide service. If you are curious about why Relief Society is important to [...]
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You can now find transcripts of the talks from the recent Relief Society broadcast that was held on September 26, 2009. Sister Julie B. Beck: Relief Society: A Sacred Work Sister Silvia H. Allred: Every Woman Needs Relief Society Sister Barbara Thompson: Mind the Gap President Henry B. Eyring: The Enduring Legacy of Relief Society
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Filed under: Mormons in the News
