Mormon Men’s Thoughts on Relief Society

~Thoughts by Alex, that were recorded by his wife Janelle I’m not a Mormon woman, but I am thankful for Relief Society. Last year in class for Elder’s Quorum [a local congregational priesthood group for LDS men], we had a lesson on the organization of the Relief Society and the instructor asked how has the [...]

Motherhood Series: “My New Life” video with Stephanie Nielson (NieNie)

It’s Mother’s Day in many parts of the world today. Happy Mother’s Day! Today, we share an inspiring video with thoughts from Stephanie Nielson (known also as NieNie). She was in a near-fatal plane crash last year, and has had a miraculous, yet difficult, recovery. Hear some of her thoughts about faith, motherhood, true beauty, [...]

Motherhood Series: Links Celebrating Womanhood and Motherhood

Below we hope there is a little something for everyone: …a post about another woman who has not yet married but who is nurturing dozens of children: Making a Difference, One Baby at a Time …a series of posts celebrating the women who have influenced this mother’s life: I Have Learned Mothering from Them (scroll [...]

Motherhood Series: The Source

. If I had words to wrap around those mommy days and mother years, I’d hold them in my hands and say that nothing ever disappears. But I can’t seem to feel the page, and all this stuff just moves so fast–– in bits and pictures, fading memories of an ever-fading past. . My life [...]

Motherhood Series: Unexpected Life

Editor’s note: This essay was posted a few months ago, but we thought it fit perfectly in this week’s series on motherhood. Jennifer shares how she has been blessed to fulfill her desire to mother, even though she has never had children of her own. As Sister Sheri Dew once taught, and as has been [...]

Motherhood Series: Legacy Cake

~by Heather L. Recently, I signed up to make a cake as one of the table centerpieces they needed for a Relief Society Celebration social. The day of the event, I got home at one o’clock in the afternoon, pulled all the ingredients out, and began preparing my masterpiece. I could see it all now [...]

Motherhood Series: A Letter to My Son

~by Heidi My Darling Boy, Soon you will be nineteen. As your birthday approaches, there are things I wish I could say. Because of the challenges that afflict your body, bind your mind and wrack your soul you would not understand. Or understand all too well. My words would be slings and arrows when I [...]

Celebrating Womanhood and Motherhood (including video)

This week, as Mother’s Day is around the corner in many parts of the world, we at Mormon Women thought we would focus this week on the divinity of womanhood and particularly motherhood. The important influence of women was a repeating theme in our recent General Conference. Take, for example, the following quotes: There has [...]

Mormon Women Share Beliefs in a Mormon Writers “Blogfest”

Several Mormon women writers wrote about some of our basic beliefs in a one-day “blogfest” on April 27. We wanted to share links to (and snippets from) their posts here. The Book of Mormon and missionary work with Kayeleen Hamblin: “Missionary work is a pretty big focus of the LDS Church. It’s not that we’re [...]

2010 BYU Women’s Conference Links

This past Thursday and Friday, the 2010 BYU Women’s Conference, co-sponsored by the Relief Society and by Brigham Young University, was held in Provo, Utah, USA. Thousands of women gathered for spiritual and practical instruction, service, and inspiration. The theme this year was taken from Moses 6:33-34: “Choose ye this day to serve the Lord.” [...]