Editor’s note: We are thrilled to welcome Diana, who will be a regular contributor at Mormon Women: Who We Are. We’ve asked her to tell a little about herself and what being a Mormon woman means to her. We look forward to hearing more from Diana in the weeks and months to come! I was [...]
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Stories continue to flood the internet about BYU Basketball, the BYU Honor Code, and now, BYU’s win on Saturday that led them to a Mountain West Conference championship title. First of all, we wanted to let our readers know that a one-hour special about BYU basketball star, Jimmer Fredette, will air tonight on BYU-TV (byu.tv) [...]
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~By Michelle This weekend, I listened to this Mormon Channel “Conversations” interview with Stephanie (“NieNie”)and Christian Nielson. I’ve heard their story several times, as I’m sure many (if not most) of our readers have. But I was still so inspired by them and their faith and testimony and the love that is in their family. [...]
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In this Mormon Messages video, Elder Dallin H. Oaks talks about how unselfish service to others is an important part of what it means to serve God and to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.
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~by Michelle The internet is abuzz with the recent events with BYU’s basketball program. Emotions are high, and opinions are flying. I find many of them rather extreme, especially those that are either overly critical of BYU or overly critical of Brandon Davies. I was interested to read what those closest to the situation had [...]
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~By Janelle It’s a good day to be a Cougar fan. In fact, every day is a good day to be a Cougar fan. Of course I am saddened by the dismissal of Brandon Davies from the BYU Basketball team for an Honor Code violation. I was getting pulled into the hype of the season. [...]
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This brief LDS Newsroom article talks a little about Mormon women and about Relief Society: Women in the Church Read more about Mormon women, both from Church and Church members in these articles at lds.org: “The Women in Our Lives”- Gordon B. Hinckley, Liahona, Nov. 2004, 82–85; or Ensign, Nov. 2004, 82–85 “To the Women [...]
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~by Becca Several years ago, when my children were all very small, it was a very busy morning. I was trying to get my four little ones dressed and ready to be out the door so we wouldn’t be late dropping one off for pre-school. I was bent over in the closet trying to find [...]
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Thanks to Erika for sharing this poem (you can find it also on her blog, Musings of a Mother in Zion — the painting you see on her blog is one she created around the same time.) She writes this about what motivated her to paint and write: “I wrote this last year for a [...]
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