by Caroline
When I listen to touching or sad stories on NPR, often tears come to my eyes. Sometimes they fall down my cheeks. Rarely do I start having to catch my breath because I’m really crying
Last Wednesday was one of those rare times. It was a devastating story about a young Chinese couple frantically searching [...]
by Caroline
Just like most of these lessons, there’s too much to cover. I’m highlighting what I think will serve for the best discussion and be the most inspiring. The second part of the lesson is particularly centered on women’s relationships to the concept of priesthood.
First section: The priesthood is everlasting and has been held by prophets [...]
(Conflict by Eileen T. Berets)
A few months ago, I wrote my first email ever to a local Church leader in which I honestly communicated (i.e. complained) about something that was bothering me. In the past, I have held off from doing this. First, most of the things that really trouble me in the Church are [...]
The other day, I made a comment on my personal blog about how I thought polygamy was still pervasive in the church today. Obviously I’m not talking about its practice (though of course it still does exist in temples today, as living men are sealed to more than one woman) but I’m talking about the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 42 so far )Mormon Stories Interview with Claudia Bushman
I tune into podcasts while I’m doing housework as it helps me to keep my mind active as I engage in the mundane chores of caring for our family’s home. My housework/podcast-listening habit seemed particularly apropos this afternoon as I tuned in to the recent MormonStories interview with Claudia [...]
Yesterday I was talking to Amelia about the Church’s new Enrichment program, in which Relief Societies are supposed to meet all together quarterly rather than monthly, and smaller interest groups could meet more often.When I first heard about this new program, I thought it was a good idea. I liked the idea of the smaller [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 18 so far )Last weekend , Brooke, Amelia, and I went to the Rocky Mountain Mormon Women’s Retreat in Colorado. Despite the nearly two full days of travel it entailed, I loved it. There were about 40 women there, ranging from age 28 to 70-ish. We ate, we met people we only knew through cyber-space, we told our [...]
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With the current focus on Mormon women on some blogs, and recent, um, rather intense discussions about feminism, I’d like to visit an essay entitled “Border Crossings”(which was originally going to be entitled “Confessions of an OxyMormon” 
by a contemporary notable Mormon woman, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Following are a few short exerpts:
In the tradition [...]
This year, I am planning to dedicate a significant portion of my reading and personal study time to exploring feminism and spirituality. I call myself a feminist, but I think I could be more educated about the histories and current theories of feminism. There is also a wealth of feminist spiritual literature to dig [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 17 so far )When I was twelve years old, my grandmother gave me a very special gift for Christmas. It is still one of my prized possessions— a copy of Latter-Day Saint Hymns, the first LDS hymnbook in which the lyrics and music were combined. It replaced LDS Psalmody and the Songs of Zion. Printed in 1927 [...]
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