Online Discussion and Q&A about Pornography Addiction Recovery

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 [...]

Anti-pornography Week (WRAP) – Overcoming sex / pornography addiction

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 [...]

Do Mormons Celebrate Halloween?

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 [...]

My Mormon Conversion Story, by Kit

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 [...]

“Fear not, I am with thee…be not dismayed”

- 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, [...]

Brandon Flowers of The Killers is a Mormon

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 [...]

Ask a Mormon Woman: Does it make sense for me to join the Church?

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 [...]

Personal and Family Histories: Getting Past Roadblocks

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 [...]

Portraits of Mormon Women: Emily

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 [...]

“Sometimes I Still Cry” — Celebrating the life and faith of a breast cancer sufferer

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 [...]