General Women’s Session of General Conference – It’s Official
Silliness has reigned for years. The General Relief Society Meeting and the General Young Women Meeting were considered far off appendages, only remotely related to General Conference. They were always...
View ArticleCheerleaders and Other Moral Outrage
Yesterday a friend posted to Facebook so repulsed by the NFL that he was threatening to boycott football forever. Hey, I’ve got football problems of my own. I get it. Here’s how my friend reached the...
View ArticleHappy New Year to You and Happy 12th Anniversary to Mormon Momma
Today we celebrate the first day of 2015 and the 12th anniversary of Mormon Momma. We began as a hand-coded website with a manual blog. (Read that: posts pages were created and linked from the home...
View ArticleWork of Salvation – Missionary Leadership Meeting
This afternoon my daughter, Alana, and I attended the Hastening the Work of Salvation leadership meeting in the Marriott Center on BYU campus in Provo. While I don’t have time to go into detail, I...
View ArticleTribute to Josh Burton
A young man serving as LDS mission in Guatemala died July 22 as the result of injuries from a truck accident two days earlier. Loosing a missionary is always a tragic event as is the loss of any young...
View Article10 Cool Things You Can Do With an LDS Account Infographic
The church has created a host of great infographics to disseminate information on all sorts of topics. This one, 10 Cool Things You Can Do With an LDS Account, outlines some features you might not have...
View ArticleThe Sexist Church
A few years ago, Sam and I attended an endowment session at the Salt Lake Temple. As we approached the gate, a man stood on the public sidewalk a few feet away, holding a sign that read: Joseph Smith...
View ArticleA Christlike Response to Radical Mormon Feminism
Last night, waiting backstage for our second show of the day to begin, a discussion ensued. (Not at my encouragement, I’d like to note.) A cast member who’s husband is the bishop of her ward said: As...
View ArticleThe Cannery Is My Spiritual Home No More
I Love the Cannery Did I mention, I love the cannery? To me it is the most sacred place I know. More sacred than even the temple. I cry when I talk about the cannery — which happened as recently as...
View ArticleNew Semi-Annual General Women’s Meeting Announced
The First Presidency of the Church announced November 1 that beginning in 2014, a semiannual general women’s meeting will replace the general Relief Society and general Young Women meetings held...
View ArticleSnag Yourself an Eternal Mate – But Don’t Use Your Lure
Thank you so much for the generally positive and always interesting input on Sunday’s post: A Mormon Mother of Daughters Talks to a YSA Bishop About Intimacy, which was a response to an article by...
View ArticleWhen Decent Mormon Men Don’t Get It
No, I’m not a misandrist. No, I’m not a lesbian. No, I’m not an exmo. I’m not even a radical feminist. Rather, I’m a heterosexual woman, married for 28 years (and counting) to a wonderful man, with...
View ArticleRe-framing the modesty dialogue: A pathway of discipleship
Bishop Eastland’s recent talk to young single adult women provoked an explosion of emotion among members of the Church, and this outpouring has made one thing abundantly clear: Many of us are...
View ArticleEncouraging Modesty Through Healthy Interaction
Here’s my plan: Replace Stake Dances with game nights and talent shows (and other worthwhile activities) Combined YM/YW monthly activity = service, always. Real service outside of the church unit and...
View ArticleHappy New Year 2014 from Mormon Momma
As Mormon Momma turned 11-years-old yesterday, I thought about the friendships and conversations that have transpired here over the years. I am grateful to readers who have shared thoughts (and...
View ArticleJudging the Judgmental: Telling Women to Stop Thinking Is Not “Empowering”
When Judging Comes Back to Bite You The circularity of those who judge the judgmental is a delicious irony that has long amused me. To be clear, yes, I’m judging those who judge the judgmental, but...
View ArticleMormon Momma is Moving!
Now you’ve done it! Thank you for crashing the servers again! We are moving to a bigger, stronger, faaster server on the evening of March 15th!! Last fall we upgraded (“upgraded” being a relative term)...
View ArticleDoctrine or Just Your Opinion?
Henry Eyring said: There are few ways in which good people do more harm to those who take them seriously than to defend the gospel with arguments that won’t hold water. Many of the difficulties...
View ArticleEvolution of the Swimsuit – Modesty is Right
I’ve always been stunned that the rise in “feminism” has often as not harmed women. I’m all for equal pay for equal work and for allowing women opportunities, such as education. But when women confuse...
View ArticleIsn't This What You Discuss During Dinner?
Caleb (9): Mom, do you know what my least favorite food is? Mom: What? Caleb: Rotted flesh.
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