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On these three things hangs my testimony
Mormon Life says: Like this blog's perspective on bearing a more specific testimony.
Mormon testimonies tend to be small-t trinitarian: 1. I know that God lives. 2. I know that Jesus is the Christ. 3. I know that the Church is true. You will hear this formula every week in...
Mormon Missionaries Blog about Kyiv Ukraine Temple Dedication
This past Sunday's dedication of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by President Thomas S. Monson was a historic day for the Church. Not only does the Kyiv Ukraine Temple provide a shorter commute to the nearest temple for 31,000 Church members in Eastern...
Afternoons of Nothing
I have just done my most radical act of parenting so far in my fifteen-year career of raising six children: I have pulled my children out of all extra-curricular activities. Even piano lessons. Last year I spent just about every afternoon driving little people to various lessons, games,...
Official LDS Church Pages on Facebook
Below is an updated list of all the official Facebook pages for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We invite you to click through and “like” each one if you want to get important information about each topic delivered to your Facebook account. We encourage you to comment and share...
On faith and healing
Jerry is schizophrenic.* He is able to live on his own when things are going well, although he is unable to hold a job or do much more than manage a daily routine. He is medicated and regularly spends time in a facility. He is a member of the church and for many years I was his home teacher. One...
Speaking Tips (from the TOFW Presenters)
How many of you have ever been asked to give a talk, speak in front of a large crowd, or teach a class? I’m sure you’ll agree that the preparing or presenting can be a difficult thing (and if you’re one of those lucky few who feel it’s a breeze—then share your tips with us!) For the next few blog...
Mormon Therapist on Cutting Self
I first noticed signs of depression and anxiety when I was in Jr. High School. I am now happily married with two young children. With the help of counseling and medication, I am as stable and well adjusted as the next girl. My friends would never guess I had such a rough patch in my life. The...
“With Radio in Our Pocket”: David O. McKay Envisions Zion
Then counselor in the First Presidency, David O. McKay gave an extraordinary talk at a BYU assembly on January 29, 1935. The full text is posted here; below are excerpts and a summary. Building on the text that “Zion shall flourish and the glory of the Lord shall be upon her,” Elder McKay invites...
Using Social Media for Good: Fundraising for Slain LDS Bishop
On Sunday, an LDS bishop was shot and killed in Visalia, California. He was in his office after the three-hour block of meetings when a man asked to see him. He entered the bishop’s office and shot the bishop in the foot, then pulled him into the foyer and shot him in the face. The man was later...
Mormon Etymology: Tracting
It is perhaps well known that we sometimes use language that isn’t readily comprehended by those outside of our faith. Some of that results from anachronism. For example, while some other Christians during the Second Great Awakening called the Lord’s Supper “the Sacrament” and called sacraments...
Balance!
A couple of months ago, as I was in the middle of the busiest season of concerts I have ever experienced, and feeling completely unequipped to handle all of the pressures and expectations that were being placed upon me as performer, wife, and mother, I received an invitation to be a guest on a TV...
The answer, I believe, is a resounding “NO!”
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Early last Sunday morning I found myself sitting before our stake’s high council. Noticeably the only one dressed in a skirt, I was there to witness the reporting of two recently returned...
Ruth Farnsworth: A Life of Joy and Generosity
Newspapers throughout the United States repeatedly called 27-year-old Ruth Farnsworth “the prettiest girl on Guam.” They may have been right; the only photograph I have found, a grainy, irreproducible print, shows a young woman with curly hair (reddish, I’m told) piled high on her head, high...
LDSTech Volunteers Help Solve Technology Problems
The Church News recently published a story about the LDSTech site (tech.lds.org). The site launched in January 2007. A little over 3 years later, it’s a thriving community of thousands of Church members worldwide (and even a few non-Mormons) who have joined together to solve problems, share...
Members Sharing Gospel Online
In the September Ensign, Breanna Olaveson writes of the changing landscape of Mormon messaging on the Internet. While the cyberscape (I think I just coined a word)–the virtual landscape– was largely negative 6 years ago, disenfranchising seekers and dismantling even the understanding of some...
