Posted on October 31st, 2011 by mormonwomen
As part of White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) week, Voices for Virtue is providing an online discussion and Q&A session tomorrow, November 1, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. Dr. Michael Gardner, a therapist who specializes in sex and pornography addiction, who was a lead creator of the website Combating Pornography, will be talking about overcoming pornography [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2011 by mormonwomen
This week, Morality in Media is heading up a national awareness campaign, White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) week. Organizations such as Porn Harms, Fight the New Drug, LDS Family Services, SA Lifeline, Beauty Redefined, Voices for Virtue, and many others are supporting this effort. To do our part this week, we’ll be sharing some resources [...]
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Posted on October 28th, 2011 by mormonwomen
We’re reposting parts of posts from years past that address this question that people are asking right now: Do Mormons celebrate Halloween? – – – – – - ~by Katie** I think celebrate may be too strong of word for many of us, but most LDS families happily participate in the family-oriented aspects of Halloween. The [...]
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Filed under: How We Live
Posted on October 26th, 2011 by mormonwomen
Editor’s note: Special thanks to Kit for sharing her conversion story and testimony with us here at Mormon Women: Who We Are. Kit joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints earlier this year. You can read more about her journey and her testimony at her blog. As a child I called [Mormon] temples [...]
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Filed under: Conversion Stories, What We Believe
Posted on October 24th, 2011 by mormonwomen
- by Alli It seems to me that in the times of my greatest need or frustration I feel like the words I pray to my Heavenly Father are falling from my lips and onto the floor. I know in my heart that I am not really alone during the winter seasons in my life, [...]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2011 by mormonwomen
Did you know? Brandon Flowers, co-founder and lead singer of the musical group The Killers, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the following “I’m a Mormon” video, Brandon talks about his passion for his music, his values, his love of family, and the influence of his faith on [...]
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Filed under: Mormon.org Profiles, Who We Are
Posted on October 21st, 2011 by mormonwomen
Editor’s note: We recently received this question from Jo on our Ask a Mormon Woman page, and wanted to post it so more readers can see it and respond. I’m a female in my mid 20s and not a member of LDS but am looking into the idea of joining. What I’m trying to figure [...]
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Filed under: Articles and Talks
Posted on October 19th, 2011 by mormonwomen
Emily shares her first list of tips for writing your personal and/or family history, and how to get past some of the common roadblocks to writing a personal history. Keeping track of your personal history is something that a lot of people find intimidating. There are many roadblocks to getting it done: “I don’t know [...]
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Filed under: Family History / Genealogy, How We Live
Posted on October 18th, 2011 by mormonwomen
Editor’s note: Emily will be sharing some posts on a regular basis here at Mormon Women: Who We Are on the topic of family history…with the intent to help all of us do a little to work on our own personal and family histories. Today, we wanted to give her the opportunity to tell a [...]
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Filed under: Portraits of Mormon Women, Who We Are
Posted on October 16th, 2011 by mormonwomen
I’ve shared this post before, but I was reminded that it’s breast cancer awareness month, and so I decided I wanted to share this again. ~Michelle “Sometimes I Still Cry” A Breast Cancer Awareness Post ~by Michelle She died several years ago, but her influence remains strong and real in my life. I remember when [...]
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