Sharing Our Voices
Posted on July 6, 2008. Filed under: Sharing Our Voices | Tags: lds women, mormon beliefs, mormon women, peace, scriptures |
Following is a compilation of scriptures on the topic of peace. I have found them meaningful, and hope they might be for you as well.
Isaiah 54:10 - For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2008. Filed under: Quotes that Inspire Us, Sharing Our Voices | Tags: be of good cheer, lds quotes, perspective, sovperspective |
Elder Neal A. Maxwell gave a talk years ago entitled “Be of Good Cheer.” One might ask, in this day and age, “How does one go about being of good cheer? How is it possible?” This talk gave me much to think about.
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Posted on July 1, 2008. Filed under: Music, Sharing Our Voices, Video Links, Video and Multimedia | Tags: mormon beliefs, mormon women, lds women, lds testimonies, mormon testimonies, faith, lds music, video testimonies, mormon, lds, sovchrist, sovfaith, christ |
A woman by the name of Charity Angel wrote a song, which she sings in a video she created to express her faith and feelings about the gospel. You can watch it here or simply click on the ‘play’ button below.
Do you have a video you have made or have seen that you would like [...]
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Posted on June 23, 2008. Filed under: Sharing Our Voices, Visual Arts, exhibits | Tags: Arnold Friberg, mormon art |
Arnold Friberg is a prolific artist known around the world for his talent. He is probably best known for his painting “The Prayer at Valley Forge.” He has done commissioned work for British royalty and received an Academy Award nomination for pre-visualization paintings for the film The Ten Commandments.
Currently, the exhibit is in Bountiful, Utah. [...]
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Posted on June 20, 2008. Filed under: Articles and Talks, Sharing Our Voices, Visual Arts | Tags: mormon art, mormon women, lds art, lds women, women in the scriptures, old testament |
For some beautiful pieces exploring stories of women in the Old Testament, see this article.
Do you know of other existing art to which we can link? Do you have art of your own you would like to share, or know someone who does? Please email us at ‘mormonwoman’ AT ‘gmail’ DOT ‘com’
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Posted on June 19, 2008. Filed under: Video Links, Video and Multimedia | Tags: mormon beliefs, mormon doctrine, lds testimonies, first presidency, thomas s monson, Henry B. Eyring, dieter f uchtdorf, lds beliefs, lds doctrines, mormon testimonies, testimony |
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Posted on June 14, 2008. Filed under: Sharing Our Voices | Tags: ensign magazine, lds beliefs, lds testimonies, mormon beliefs, mormon testimonies |
Of course, we would invite you to submit one to this website, either via email, or through our Sharing Our Voices feature. You can do so by answering the following question…
How does the gospel of Jesus Christ help you in your life?
…or by sharing your thoughts on a gospel topic.
But if magazines are more your [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2008. Filed under: Conversion Stories, First Person, Sharing Our Voices | Tags: mormon beliefs, mormon women, lds women, testimony, abuse, mormon womanhood, mormon doctrines, lds woman, lds womanhood, rape, divorce, single mother, suicide, priesthood blessings, love of God, faith, atonement, forgiveness, missionary |
I know this is the true Church of our Savior Jesus Christ and that we are led by a living prophet, Thomas S. Monson.
My story:
My life challenges started at a very early age. I was eight years old when I was first molested. He was a friend of the family and I had a child’s [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2008. Filed under: First Person, Sharing Our Voices | Tags: adversity, death, faith, lds woman, lds womanhood, lds women, mormon woman, mormon womanhood, mormon women, motherhood, peace, priesthood blessings, trials |
Have we not been reassured about the fall of one sparrow and that the very hairs of our heads are numbered? (see Matt. 10:29–30; D&C 84:80). God is in the details! (Neal A. Maxwell, “Encircled in the Arms of His Love,” Ensign, Nov. 2002, 16)
During a routine obstetric ultrasound I was told that I [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2008. Filed under: Sharing Our Voices, Visual Arts, exhibits | Tags: art competition, church museum, creative expressions of faith, exhibits, lds art, mormon art |
The theme for this year’s art competition is “Remembering the Great Things of God.” This contest is open to all Church members 18 and older. Winning artwork will be on display at the Church’s Museum of History and Art next year. For more information, visit www.lds.org/artcompetition. You can also find links to past years’ artwork [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2008. Filed under: Noteworthy News, Sharing Our Voices, Video Links, Video and Multimedia | Tags: lds beliefs, lds doctrine, lds testimonies, mormon beliefs, mormon doctrine, mormon testimonies, testimony, video |
See this story in the Church Newsroom site about members of the Church sharing their voices on YouTube.
Do you know of good content about the Church on YouTube? Have you uploaded a video you would like to share? We can include uplifting videos, including conversion stories (in various languages!), creative slideshows, and other ways of [...]
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Posted on June 7, 2008. Filed under: First Person, Music Links, Sharing Our Voices | Tags: scriptures, mormon women, lds women, lds testimonies, mormon testimonies, testimony, mormon womanhood, lds woman, lds womanhood, faith, missionary, mormon woman, audio, music, fear not, hymns |
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, but it can [...]
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Posted on June 2, 2008. Filed under: First Person, Sharing Our Voices | Tags: mormon women, lds women, lds testimonies, mormon testimonies, mormon womanhood, lds woman, lds womanhood, mormon woman, prophets, visiting teaching, relief society, reliefsociety, service |
I recall one of those days a couple of years ago when I went visiting teaching. I must confess that I was not excited to go. I was tired. I didn’t feel good. I hadn’t had much downtime with my children because we have had lots of craziness (errands, doctor’s appointments, car troubles, dad out [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2008. Filed under: First Person, Sharing Our Voices | Tags: mormon women, lds women, mormon womanhood, lds woman, lds womanhood, faith, mormon woman, prayer |
I’m not sure what I was afraid of, but I know that the fear was deep, animal, and visceral. Even my husband shared it. For all that he loves to jump out of airplanes for fun, that 28-foot ladder up against the side of the house bested him as well as it did me. The [...]
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Posted on May 26, 2008. Filed under: First Person, Sharing Our Voices | Tags: Christian womanhood, memorial day, motherhood, work |
In the United States, today is Memorial Day, a day honoring those who have died in war, and also a day when we often pause to reflect on the lives of loved ones who have gone before. Following are some reflections by Mary about her grandmother.
My grandmother on my mother’s side has always been a [...]
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Posted on May 25, 2008. Filed under: Quotes that Inspire Us, Sharing Our Voices | Tags: adversity, atonement, lds quotes, lds womanhood, lds women, mormon womanhood, mormon women, repentance |
Melanie shares some quotes that have made a difference in her life:
Our individual experiences may not always be unique, but they are always authentic. God will even take into account our perceptions of, as well as our responses to, our trials. For those of us who do not, for instance, find claustrophobia a challenge, it [...]
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Posted on May 24, 2008. Filed under: Articles and Talks, Video and Multimedia |
Good news! The rebroadcast of some of the 2008 Women’s Conference is available again on byu.tv, using the Move Media player. For whatever reason, the rebroadcast from Thursday is still not accessible, but Friday’s rebroadcast is. On the date drop-down, choose Friday, May 16 and select the rebroadcast either at 2:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2008. Filed under: Basic Doctrines, Noteworthy News, Video and Multimedia |
Did you know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Public Affairs department has a YouTube account? Many of the videos address basic doctrines, and some focus on current affairs. Following are some of the videos that are online.
You can watch Elder Nelson talking about the new website about the Savior here.
Watch Elder Ballard addressing [...]
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Posted on May 22, 2008. Filed under: Music, Sharing Our Voices |
We’ve heard that some people haven’t been able to open our theme song by Tammy Simister Robinsons, “Who We Are.” For those people and for anyone else who is interested in the beautiful words, we have included them below, reprinted with permission from Sister Robinson.
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Posted on May 20, 2008. Filed under: Quotes that Inspire Us |
Tami writes and shares a couple of quotes that have inspired her. (You can share quotes that have had an impact on you in the comments section below.)
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