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LDS Humanitarian Services assisting in Pakistan

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day is working with other organizations to get relief supplies to people affected by the extensive flooding in Pakistan. The Church teamed with International Relief and Development, International Medical Corps, and Saba Aslam [...]

Mormon Motherhood: Love of Summer

The scripture in Ecclesiastes 3:1 that says “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” has added meaning to me the past few months.

As we have now crossed the finish line to the 1st week of school, I am able to pause and reflect on the summer we have [...]

More Frequently Asked Questions on the New mormon.org

Yesterday, we highlighted the Frequently Asked Questions on the new mormon.org about Mormon women. Over the next while, we’ll share other topics that are also covered in the FAQ.
About Mormons (Are Mormons Christians? Who founded the Mormon Church? What do Mormons believe? etc.)
Baptism (Explore more about why baptism is an essential ordinance, and why we [...]

Questions and Answers about Mormon Women

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Have you had a chance to look at the new mormon.org? Besides the many profiles of Mormons you can browse (including photos), or pages about Mormon values and Mormon beliefs, you can find responses from Mormons on frequently asked questions about Mormonism.
Obviously, our website focuses heavily on the [...]

Measuring Motherhood

~by Michelle
“So, what did you do today?”
It seems a harmless question, but for a long time as a mother of little children, this regular inquiry from my husband (simply a kind gesture of showing interest in my day) was enough to cause me conniption fits. When it came right down to it, life as a [...]

Mormon Motherhood Moments: “Graduating with Gary”

~by Shawna Belt Edwards

I always knew I’d finish my degree, but I didn’t know it would take me until I was 50 to do it. I had married John during my junior year of college, and we moved away and began having children. Since then I’d been a stay-at-home mom—the only job I ever wanted—but [...]

What kinds of topics are covered at Campus Education Week?

If you are curious to know what kinds of classes are offered at BYU Campus Education Week, this list of Mormon Times (from the 2009 BYU Campus Education Week) highlights the wide variety of topics that are covered. Subjects include spiritual topics such as the Atonement, Mormon doctrine on salvation and hell, and women in [...]

My Parents Wedding Anniversary

My parents just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. My siblings and I threw them a huge bash in the hopes of recreating their original wedding reception back in the summer of 1970. Minus the bell bottoms and Cher-like hair, of course.
We left nothing out. There was a wedding cake with their original topper on it. Original bridesmaids and [...]

Mormon Motherhood: Sunday Mommy vs. Rest of the week Mommy

Some may find it hard to believe, but the gal I am at church on Sunday’s is not always the gal I am the other six days of the week.  And while I strive to merge my “two personalities” into one….I fail most of the time.  But I’ve recently come to accept it.  I am [...]

Mormon Motherhood Essay: “Betrayed By Diaper Wipes”

A Mormon woman writes about the transition from a full-time career to full-time motherhood.

~By Laurel
Surrounded by cardboard boxes turned time capsules, I shifted through the newspaper clippings, pictures, and journals that made up my life so far. I lifted from one of these boxes a green leather journal that held my thoughts from my teenage [...]