Posted on December 31st, 2009 by mormonwomen
~by Kathryn
I asked my primary class to bring a family pioneer story to share. I broadened the definition of pioneer to include any family conversion story. Twelve-year-old Paige brought her mother’s conversion story:
When my mom was in college, she went on vacation with a friend to Virginia Beach, USA. While swimming in the ocean, they lost [...]
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Filed under: Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, Sharing Our Voices, What We Believe
Posted on December 30th, 2009 by mormonwomen
~by Barbara
I am a 25 year old single Mormon Woman. I love watching and playing soccer, BYU football, reading, playing piano and being with family.
I feel that God knows and loves me every time I am with my family. I see all the little things that come together to make up our family and I can’t help [...]
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Filed under: Portraits of Mormon Women
Posted on December 29th, 2009 by mormonwomen
~by Michelle
I was blessed to have all four grandparents alive until I had reached my thirties. However, because they were in my life for so long, losing three of them over the years has been hard. “The only way to take sorrow out of death is to take love out of life.”
Grandma R’s funeral was [...]
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Filed under: Sharing Our Voices
Posted on December 28th, 2009 by mormonwomen
This simple question follows me throughout the year. At every doctor appointment the doctor and I have this conversation-
Doctor: “I see in your paperwork that you don’t drink alcohol.”
Me: “That’s right.”
Doctor: “Not even a little on New Year’s?”
Me (smiling): “No, not even a little on New Year’s.”
Doctor (sternly): “Really?”
Me (sternly): “Really!”
You may [...]
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Filed under: Ask a Mormon Woman
Posted on December 27th, 2009 by mormonwomen
~By Jenny
service \ˈsər-vəs\
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French servise, from Latin servitium condition of a slave, body of slaves, from servusslave, 13th century.
synonyms: help, use, benefit
Definition: contribution to the welfare of others
There is something extra-ordinary about serving others. Doing something for another person blesses both the giver and the receiver. It is more than karma, [...]
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Filed under: Basic Mormon Doctrines, We Believe
Posted on December 25th, 2009 by mormonwomen
~by Julie P
Today, we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas, and invite you to follow this link to view a beautiful video in some quiet moments today. It is the new video for Shawna Edwards’ song “Do You Have Room?” and conveys a beautiful and simple message.
I have listened to [...]
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Filed under: Multimedia & Visual Arts, Video and Multimedia
Posted on December 24th, 2009 by mormonwomen
~by Kathryn
“It seems like the more we try to live the gospel, the more trials we have. Why ?” I will never forget Beata’s question; I gave a thoughtful answer, but my words felt empty and my heart ached for her pain. Beata’s question was not original, but there aren’t easy answers in any language….
All year [...]
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Filed under: Mormon Missionaries
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 by mormonwomen
~by Heather
I was about 13 when the movie Apollo 13 came out. There is a scene in that movie where Jim’s wife has to go tell her mother-in-law that her son may never make it home. Then that old woman leans forward and says something along the lines of, “If they could find a [...]
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Filed under: Portraits of Mormon Women
Posted on December 22nd, 2009 by mormonwomen
~by Clancy
Clancy wrote this last year after directing her ward congregation’s Christmas program.
The tree boughs were sagging with the weight of the white blanket that the sky gently laid down. They looked tired. I stared at them for a long time wanting to go and give them a good shake to relieve them of their [...]
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Filed under: Sharing Our Voices
Posted on December 21st, 2009 by mormonwomen
~by Jenny
One of the twelve apostles in modern times, Henry B. Eyring [now a counselor in the First Presidency], said this, “The Prophet Joseph [Smith] is an example and a teacher of enduring well in faith. I do not worship him, but I thank and love him as the Lord’s prophet of the [...]
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Filed under: Ask a Mormon Woman
