Posted on June 13th, 2011 by mormonwomen
This Deseret News article explains some of the misinformation in Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s musical, “The Book of Mormon.” “Mormons are not the only ones misrepresented,” the article explains. “The musical’s characterization of Ugandans is perhaps worse.” And it also mocks religion in general, using Mormonism as the tool. Michael Otterson’s Washington Post article [...]
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Posted on June 13th, 2011 by mormonwomen
As was expected, Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s musical, “The Book of Mormon,” was recognized last night at the Tony awards. Here is a frank (and fairly detailed) review from a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who saw the Book of Mormon musical. We share again the Church’s simple [...]
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Filed under: The Book of Mormon, What We Believe
Posted on June 12th, 2011 by mormonwomen
~by Michelle [The photo above does not include me...it's just a general photo of LDS missionaries. My photos are from back in the day before digital photography!] I recently read the Business Week article on the significant impact missionary and Church service has had on the lives of several prominent Latter-day Saint business executives. The [...]
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Posted on June 11th, 2011 by mormonwomen
~by Michelle Immigration continues to a hot topic in the United States right now, and will likely continue to be as we move into the 2012 presidential campaign over the next several months. While The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints maintains a position of political neutrality (meaning that it never endorses any one [...]
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Filed under: How We Live, LDS Standards and Values
Posted on June 8th, 2011 by Janelle
~By Janelle In a previous post, I wrote about visitors being welcome to worship with us at any of our chapels worldwide. But our chapels are far from the only places visitors not of our faith are welcome. At lds.org there are lists of many different places to visit. Visitors are welcome to tour our [...]
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Posted on June 8th, 2011 by mormonwomen
~by Michelle You may have heard about the Newsweek magazine that hit the newsstands (and Internet) this week. The cover story is “The Mormon Moment.” Some have been put off by the cover, but I was glad I didn’t (as they might say) judge the magazine by its cover, if for no other reason than [...]
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Filed under: How We Live, Mormons in the News, Who We Are
Posted on June 7th, 2011 by Marsha
~by Marsha Our world is becoming more and more visual and audio centered. We love to see and feel the spirits of those who are far removed from us and how they handle their lives. We YouTube, we FaceBook, we Email and we share abundantly. Now the Church of Jesus Christ has founded a site that feeds [...]
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Posted on June 6th, 2011 by LeAnn
~by LeAnn I started writing in a small red journal when I was a teenager. I recently found this journal in my Cedar Chest. I laughed as I was reading it. I was such an awe struck teenager at the time and what I wrote I would not want to share with anyone. However, I did [...]
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Filed under: Family History / Genealogy, How We Live
Posted on June 5th, 2011 by mormonwomen
Elder and Sister Bednar spoke at the 2011 BYU Women’s Conference about the conference’s theme, “By Small and Simple Things.” You can read a summary about their talk in the LDS Church News. And you can watch the video of their addresses below.
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Posted on June 5th, 2011 by mormonwomen
~by Michelle I know that title makes me sound like I’m 85. (I admit — sometimes I feel like I’m 85!) But I do struggle with my health and sometimes I struggle with how much I already feel the effects of age. Have you ever wrestled with these kinds of feelings? I recently read a [...]
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Filed under: Facing Trials with Faith, How We Live
