These words by Amy really resonated with me and helped me think about the ways I try to “fix” things that I can’t. There is some real wisdom in her words and I hope you learn from her. And, by the way, I didn’t tell her to put my book as her favorite… though I’m…
Several months ago one of my readers sent me this article and I thought it was so enlightening. I was going to link to it but the link where it was posted no longer works. Since this one is too good to miss I am re-posting it in its entirety here. “Women in the Image of…
I simply adore Sister Beck, the president of the Relief Society, and love to hear her talk. She just radiates light and power from her when she bears testimony, and every time I hear her speak I walk away so proud and excited to be a woman in this dispensation. Today I heard her talk…
I so enjoyed General Conference this weekend, though to be 100% honest I really only heard about 2/3rds of it. Jon and I are looking forward to some date nights this week when we can re-watch the talks we missed because of tantrums, poopy blow-outs, and other miscellaneous adventures! And even though life is crazy…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints just held its bi-annual General Conference this last weekend. These two days of broadcasts were a chance for Later-day Saints to hear from the prophet and the apostles and to gain added guidance and direction in our lives. It was wonderful. It is funny how when I…
“In Favor With God” by Simon Dewy(Image Source) I’ve been devouring my copy of “Daughters in My Kingdom” and have been loving every chapter. I’ve had so many “ah-ha” moments while reading, but one of the most powerful ones came to me while I was reading Chapter 9: “Guardians of the Hearth: Establishing, Nurturing, and…
I loved this video from Sister Beck sharing a memory from her girlhood and reminding us to open and read the free gift that all the sisters of the Relief Society have been given this year… the “Daughters in My Kingdom” book! Now is the moment when I try to make you feel guilty. Have…
Today’s guest post is from one of my sweet friends (and fellow doula) Amy. She use to live just down the street from me but last year moved with her husband and two little kids to Japan. I was thrilled she was willing to talk about her experiences being a member of the LDS church…
My guest post today is from Ayanda from Johannesburg, South Africa. I was so touched by her beautiful testimony and am so excited by how much the church is growing in her area. It is so beautiful to see how much the Lord loves all his children! My name is Ayanda. I live in Johannesburg…
My guest post today is by Curls from Motherhood: The Great Adventure. It has been fun for me to get to know her better the last year or so and I loved reading her thoughts about being a Latter-day Saint in Canada. You can read more about her adventures (and her super cute little girl)…
Today’s guest post is by my husband’s cousin Emma Lucy. She, along with her family, just recently returned home to United States after having lived in Bosnia and she just started her Freshman year of college! Hearing about her adventures has been a lot of fun and so I was excited she was willing to…
Today’s guest post is from Filicity, from South Africa. My sister-in-law who served a mission in Botswana met Filicity at the Johannesburg, South Africa Temple. This is what my sister-in-law said about her: “I actually just met her when we were at the temple one day since she is a temple worker there. She was…
Today’s guest post is by Freja from Australia. It was really fun for me to get to know her better, her writing is a lot of fun. And personally I’d recommend that while you read her post you try to do it in an Australian accent, it makes it even better! My name is Freja.…
For today’s guest post I am excited to introduce Jo! She does a good job of introducing herself and so I’ll just skip straight to her post. The questions in bold are the ones I asked and her responses are below. Hi. My name is Jo and I live on the East Yorkshire coast, UK…
Today’s guest post about Latter-day Saint Women Around the World happens to be from one of my all-time favorite people. Julianne and I met in a class on HIV/AIDS in college forever ago and she is definitely a kindred spirit. She’s lived all over the world but I am so glad that she was willing…
This is the last submission I have for my series on Latter-day Saint Women Around the World… sob. I’ve really loved getting these and I just want any one out there who is still working on one– or who thinks that they might like to do one– that I would be VERY excited to get…
I am excited to introduce Odette from Germany today as my guest poster for my Latter-day Saint Women Around the World series. One of my best friends is also from Germany and we met when she was foreign exchange student here in the US almost 12 years ago, so I really loved reading Odette’s story.…
Today’s guest post is by Pamela from Finland. Pamela is the one who inspired me to start doing these posts on Latter-day Saint women around the world. So you if you are enjoying this series you have her to thank for it! I am so glad that I’ve gotten to know her better, and hope…
I still have quite a few more submissions to share for my Latter-day Saint Women Around the World series and am expecting to receive a few more in the next little while! It has been so much fun to get to hear about the different experiences women are having all over the world with the…
I was very excited to receive another submission for my series on Latter-day Saint Women Around the World (keep them coming!). This post is from Soyolmaa from Mongolia. I have heard from people who have been to Mongolia that the LDS Church is growing really quickly in that country and that they are some of…
Today’s guest post for my series on Latter-day Saint Women Around the World is by Suzan from Kenya! I am Suzan and am from a family of twelve, some of which are deceased. I am from Nairobi, Kenya. 1. What is the dominate belief system in your country? Do most people consider themselves to be…
Every six months Later-day Saints have a worldwide General Conference in which we get direction and inspiration from our church leaders. This year Julie B. Beck, the president of the Relief Society, gave a talk that made my little blogger heart rejoice. She talked about how her “…presidency has prayed, fasted, pondered, and counseled with…
I had an incredible experience yesterday. I got to meet Sister Julie Beck. It was amazing. She is one of the most incredible women I’ve ever met. She just radiates love from her… pure and genuine. For those of you who aren’t LDS Julie Beck is the General President of the Relief Society, the women’s…
Ex. 2:4–8; 15:20–21Num. 12:1–15; 20:1; 26:59Deut. 24:9Micah 6:4 Her Story: Miriam was born in Egypt during the time that the Hebrews were enslaved by the Egyptians and the Egyptians, fearful or the Hebrew’s numbers, were systematically killing all newborn Hebrew boys. Miriam was from the tribe of Levi and was the daughter of Amram (see Numbers…
Servant and Succorer of the Church
I’ve been working on a project for our church’s Relief Society Birthday Party next month and in my research I stumbled across this quote from Belle Spafford (pictured below), the 9th General President of the Relief Society. It has really intrigued me and I’m curious to know your thoughts on it. This is what she…
If you would like a copy of this program you can find it here. Every year in March LDS women around the world commemorate the birthday of the Relief Society which was organized by the prophet Joseph Smith on March 17, 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois. In the past our local Relief Society has just had…
Samaritan Women by Mandy Jane Williams When was the last time you opened up your copy of “Daughters in My Kingdom”, the book about the history of the Relief Society? If it has been awhile then you should go and grab yours off the shelf and open up to the the first chapter. I want…
Female Leader of the Church
For the last week I’ve been mulling about something a friend wrote. She said, I have had the opportunity to work with an amazing woman who has done exceptional work serving the children of God and also raising a family in the gospel. Her life is not perfect of course, but I consider her to…
If you would like a copy of this program you can find it here. Last year when I wrote my script for the Reenactment of the First Relief Society I actually also wrote a script highlighting each one of the 15 women who have held the position of “General Relief Society President.” My intent was to…
I’m excited to have Jan as my first guest poster (is that a word?) for my celebration of Relief Society! I love everything that Jan writes. She has such great thoughts and says things so well… so make sure to jump over to her blog afterwards. I love me a good book club. Or a girl’s night…
I am so excited for the FIRST ever General Woman’s Meeting this Saturday. For the first time women from the Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary will all be meeting together for the first session of General Conference. It is going to be a historic meeting! When I heard that that they were going…
Image source On the first Sunday of the month there is no an assigned lesson topic for Relief Society. Instead it is up to the prayerful discretion of the Relief Society Presidency to choose a message their sisters need to hear. This month it was my turn to teach (I am the first counselor in…
Recently I had a reader email me and ask me for this presentation I gave at a conference several years ago. I’d forgotten all about it and was glad she reminded me. It is Women in the Scripture Jeopardy! I know you can hardly contain the excitement right? Click the picture to download the presentation…