Posted on February 8th, 2010 by mormonwomen
Question: Do Mormons believe Jesus Christ and Satan are brothers?
Answer by Heidi**
I had the opportunity to answer this question in a high school sociology class. The discussion of the day centered around organized religion, and it wasn’t long before Mormons became the subject of conversation. Suddenly the misconceptions and half-truths I had heard all of [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by mormonwomen
Question: What are some of the family traditions of the Mormon religion? Are there any rules you have to follow and such?
~Answer by Michelle**
This is a great question. One of the things that I love about being Mormon is the focus on family. We receive guidance and counsel that I feel make a significant difference [...]
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Posted on January 25th, 2010 by mormonwomen
We received this question from a reader:
Hi, I’m currently doing an essay for school on religion. The Church of the Latter Day Saints is one that grabbed my attention. I was wondering what a typical Mormon woman thought of the aspect of polygamy, as it is incredibly difficult to find a comment on the internet [...]
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Posted on January 18th, 2010 by mormonwomen
~ by Janelle
My husband and I have a book keeper for our business who is necessarily privy to our salary information. She and I our friends and she recently saw a check that I had written to the Church. Although she is of a different faith, she knew that Mormons pay 10% of their income [...]
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Posted on January 11th, 2010 by mormonwomen
~By Phoebe
As a woman in my Church I am part of the Relief Society. It is the largest women’s organization in the world. To say that it is highly organized would be an understatement. One of the ways that we reach out and fellowship other women in our congregation is through visiting teaching. Every [...]
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Posted on January 4th, 2010 by Julie P
~by Julie**
When my friends find out that we go to church every week for three hours at a time, I get lots of big eyes and replies like “You’re crazy! Why would you do that?!”
I’ll be the first one to admit that some weeks, three hours does feel quite long. Thankfully the three hour [...]
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Posted on December 28th, 2009 by mormonwomen
This simple question follows me throughout the year. At every doctor appointment the doctor and I have this conversation-
Doctor: “I see in your paperwork that you don’t drink alcohol.”
Me: “That’s right.”
Doctor: “Not even a little on New Year’s?”
Me (smiling): “No, not even a little on New Year’s.”
Doctor (sternly): “Really?”
Me (sternly): “Really!”
You may [...]
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Posted on December 21st, 2009 by mormonwomen
~by Jenny
One of the twelve apostles in modern times, Henry B. Eyring [now a counselor in the First Presidency], said this, “The Prophet Joseph [Smith] is an example and a teacher of enduring well in faith. I do not worship him, but I thank and love him as the Lord’s prophet of the [...]
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Posted on December 14th, 2009 by Jenny
~by Jenny**
The ways that Mormons celebrate the holidays are varied. Because we are part of a worldwide church, and tend to include long-standing family and cultural traditions in our celebrations, this discussion is about those traditions as well as Mormon traditions. I have enlisted the help of several women for this post to help exemplify [...]
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Posted on December 7th, 2009 by mormonwomen
~ by Sarah
Seeking refuge from religious persecution in the 1880’s, ten LDS families moved north to settle southern Alberta, Canada. More followed. The settlements thrived despite the initial trepidation felt by their new Canadian neighbors. Through hard work and great farming skills the members were eventually accepted into the Canadian community. Many of the little [...]
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