Rebekah is the most determined and energetic of the matriarchs in the Old Testament. Not only does she seem to RUN everywhere, but she shows incredible resolve, wisdom and strength many times throughout her life. One of these times is when, only a few hours after Rebekah watered his camels at the well, Abraham’s servant…
Several years ago I did a series on women’s birth stories from the scriptures. It was really a wonderful experience to go through those women’s stories and piece together their experiences. For some time I have been thinking it would be fun to do a series on the stories of women’s breastfeeding experiences in the…
I didn’t get to go to Women’s Conference at BYU this year but Shantel gave a review about the talk Sister Julie Beck, the President of the Relief Society, gave at the opening meeting and her post got me interested in what was said… so I found a copy of the talk online.I think I…
For the last few weeks I have the opportunity to be in correspondence with Diana Webb the author of “Forgotten Women of God.” I first picked up Diana’s book at the library about a year ago and loved it. There have been several times in the last year that I found myself wishing I had…
Amanda sent me her story and I was so touched by it. Her perspective on life and on eternity is beautiful and I love how studying the scriptures has impacted her life is such a profound way. Here is what she wrote: Rebekah’s story is very close to my heart. My husband and I struggled…
“Birth of Jacob and Esau” by Benjamin West (1738-1820) Genesis 25: 2o-26 Mother of Esau and Jacob Rebekah’s birth story is unique because she is the first women we know of who sought out God and asked him for direct revelation concerning her pregnancy. For almost twenty years she struggled with bareness and finally at…
Image Source Last week in Sunday School we talked about the Abrahamic covenant, the promises that God makes to Abraham about his posterity in Genesis 17. We know that God does not just make covenants with men but that he also makes them with women and as we talked I couldn’t help but wonder where…
It seems like very General Conference I have my ears and heart open to, and searching for, messages about birth, womanhood and motherhood. They are topics that I can always rest assured will get addressed in some way during General Conference. This time my heart was especially touched by Elder Henry B. Eyring’s talk entitled…
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,…