I discovered this narrative written by one of the older women at my church. She has given me permission to share it with you. I can’t tell you how moved I am by her depiction of Eve. Marilyn has brought Eve to life in a beautiful way and reading this makes me even more eager…
I took Advanced Placement (A.P.) Physics when I was in High School. The first semester there were about 15 girls in the class,but by the second semester there were only four of us left. It was a hard class. To this day I’m not quite sure what compelled me to stick it out, but I…
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…
Last weekend was General Conference. It was wonderful… as usual… how could it not be considering you get to hear a prophet of God speak? Conference always gives me a spiritual infusion and helps me re-evaluate my life and my relationship with God. I am so grateful for it. I am also grateful that this…
We have a beautiful historic library. The building was built in 1901. The whole bottom floor was built to be the children’s section and it is a wonderful space. Out of all the cities we have lived in this by far the best children’s library that we have ever had. There is a back entrance…
I love the story of Adam and Eve because within it there are SO many eternal truths about the role and purpose of women and interactions between the men and women. Yet, it saddens me that this beautiful story has also been the justification for so much of history’s oppression and discrimination against women. One…
The 138th chapter of the Doctrine and Covenants documents a vision given to the Prophet Joseph F. Smith in 1918. In his vision the Prophet saw Christ’s visit to the spirit world and His ministry among the faithful and noble spirits. Verses 38-49 relate some of the spirits he saw waiting for the arrival of…
Every General Conference I pray that God will answer certain questions of my heart and this conference I was praying that He would teach me something new about women in the scriptures or about God’s relationship with women. I was hoping that someone would give a whole talk based off a woman in the scriptures…
When we were first married my husband and I spent a summer living in Amman, Jordan. I was doing research for school and he got to tag along. I’d always considered myself to be a modest dresser–I don’t wear sleeveless shirts, short shorts, low-cut tops, bikinis or things that reveal my middle– and in the…
I’ve been making felt pieces as a fun way to teach my toddler scripture stories and gospel principles. As I was pondering on what stories I should teach him I realized that there is NO more important story for him to understand, and understand well, than the story of Adam and Eve. My little boy…
One of the things I’ve noticed as I’ve studied the scriptures is that birth is an over arching theme in the stories of the women in the scriptures. A good portion of the stories about women in the scriptures center around women’s ability to bear, or inability to bear, children. Personally, the births of my…
I want something strange for my birthday. Basically a box with two big Q-tips This is the DNA Test for the National Geographic Genographic project. For $200 they will send you two mouth swabs, which you swish around in your mouth, and then mail back to them. With the swab they are able to use…
One of the most frequently misunderstood terms in the bible is the term “help meet” in the book of Genesis. In Genesis 2:18 it says, “And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.” The common way in which the…
My wonderful, amazing, beautiful little sister got married just before Thanksgiving. It was incredible to watch her– my little sister– get married to a wonderful man, in the right place, and in the right way. Her wedding was beautiful, magical, and holy. Really, it was perfect in every way. Even the torrential rain was perfect,…
“And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” (Genesis 3:13) Beguiled. What does that word mean? For a long time I thought it only meant “tricked” or ” deceived” and it bothered…
For Mother’s Day I am so excited to share this guest post by Amber Richardson the producer of a powerful short film called Women of Faith. If you haven’t seen the film yet, take a moment this Mother’s Day to watch it. It is only a half hour long and has a powerful message. I know…