Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Feb 8, 2012, 6:36 am
This post originally appeared last April. With the upcoming birthday of the Relief Society (the organization for women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) coming up next month, and the recent focus by our general leaders on the history of the Relief Society, we’ve been getting some...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Feb 8, 2012, 4:49 am
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints posted a response to the ruling on Proposition 8 yesterday. (Proposition 8 was passed by voters, defining marriage as only between a man and a woman. A three-person panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (with a 2-1 vote) ruled Prop 8 unconstituti...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Feb 7, 2012, 9:29 am
... was in so much pain. She cried out to God in prayer and felt His help. She found Jesus Christ in the Bible. She read the invitation to “seek ... ye shall find” and she continued to try to build her faith. In this video,  ”Jesus Christ is the Way,” she testifies of how her knowledge o...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Feb 6, 2012, 3:30 am
~by Shawna Edwards: Deep Beauty I loved reading a recent post on The Beauty Paradox by Stephanie, a Mormon blogger. She addresses the fallacy that a woman’s beauty is tied solely to her physical or sensual appeal. When I tried to find a picture to go, I found all the wrong things. All the skin-...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Feb 6, 2012, 2:29 am
  Editor’s note: At The Life of a Mormon Teen, Whit talks about the new youth theme, “Arise and Shine Forth,” and what it means to her. “Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations” -Doctrine and Covenants 115:5 Short and sweet, this scripture has A LOT of ...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Feb 5, 2012, 4:07 am
Do Mormons believe in grace? Oh, yes. This talk, “His Grace is Sufficient,” by Brad Wilcox, is one that explores what the grace of the Savior, Jesus Christ, means to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Jesus doesn’t make up the difference. Jesus makes all the diffe...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Feb 3, 2012, 4:59 am
As was recently explored in a talk/post written by Stephanie at Diapers and Divinity, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that virtue = power. When we talk about virtue, a key part of it means sexual purity, but it can also include other facets of pure, true, clean liv...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Feb 3, 2012, 4:40 am
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe in the Bible, just as other Christians do. And we also believe in the Book of Mormon as another testament of Jesus Christ. It’s a record of the Lord’s dealings with people who came to/lived on the American continent in ancient ti...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Feb 1, 2012, 4:41 am
If you are interested to see what members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have to say about the Book of Mormon, about faith in Jesus Christ, about how the gospel has helped them, take a look at this Book of Mormon Facebook page. A recent question caught our attention. The respons...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 31, 2012, 4:34 am
~by Michelle How do I know the Book of Mormon is true? How do I know there is a God? It’s from a lifetime of experiences with feeling God’s Spirit touch my heart. Most of those experiences are simple: A talk or a lesson touches me; I’m moved by a hymn; I gain a new insight while reading my sc...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 22, 2012, 6:33 pm
Seminary is a scripture-study class for high-school aged youth (ages 14-18) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (friends are welcome!). Tonight, there will be an LDS satellite (and internet) broadcast commemorating 100 years of LDS seminary. President Boyd K. Packer will be the speake...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 21, 2012, 2:21 am
Editor’s note: Two of our past topics (this reader’s question: Why do Mormons seem so happy? and the recent “Mormons in America” Pew Forum survey) come together in the following submission from Tami, who reflects on how the religious commitment involved in Mormon life could be part of what ...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 20, 2012, 5:00 am
~by Michelle After all the reading and reflecting on the recent “Mormons in America” study done by The Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life, I wanted to add a little endnote to the Deseret News series we have highlighted here. Today I want to focus on the topic of Mormons and politics. As alw...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 am
~by Michelle It’s been a week now since the results from the recent “Mormons in America” Pew Forum survey were published. While a majority of Mormons reported being politically conservative (similar to evangelical Americans), the issue of immigration is one where evangelicals and Mormons seem...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 20, 2012, 1:17 am
In the recent series at the Deseret News, Mormons in America, various results from the survey conducted by The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life were analyzed in more detail. Some of the most significant results related to the religious commitment of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 17, 2012, 2:57 am
~by Michelle We get versions of this question quite regularly at our site, and we’ve addressed the topic of polygamy here before, but between the recent Pew Forum survey results and the fact that Warren Jeffs and the FLDS polygamy/marriage lifestyle recently in the headlines, I figured it was wor...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 17, 2012, 2:44 am
Following are posts at Mormon Women: Who We Are that address the topics of Mormons and polygamy. Sister Wives: Are They Mormon?   “Sister Wives” Polygamy is not Mormon Reality   Do Mormons have lots of wives? Are Mormons Christian? — Answering Questions and Dispelling Myths about Mormon...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 16, 2012, 4:45 pm
By Amy Choate-Nielsen Deseret News Published: Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 7:00 p.m. MST David Letterman knows how to get a laugh.Like most comics, he riffs on the day’s news, deadpans the camera and revels in audacity.”Oh, did you hear about this?” the host of CBS’ Late Show with David Letterma...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 15, 2012, 4:43 am
(Image from We Talk of Christ, We Rejoice in Christ) With the recent “Mormons in America” survey conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, and with Mitt Romney moving forward in the U.S. presidential election process, at least in the United States, it seems this “Mormon Moment” ...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 15, 2012, 1:34 am
By Eric Schulzke, Deseret News Published: Saturday, Jan. 14 2012 8:12 p.m. MST The Pew Foundation survey of Mormons released this past week confirms that U.S. Mormons are more conservative (66 percent) compared to the general public (37 percent), and on most issues, they closely track white evang...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 14, 2012, 9:49 am
Sara, a wife of a pornography / sex addict, shares her personal story of recovery and healing, how she was able to learn to lean on God and find peace and serenity in her own journey. (This video can also be found at ldshopeandrecovery.com: Hope for Women – A story of recovery and at SA Lifeline�...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 14, 2012, 3:49 am
Editor’s note: We recently received a comment from a reader who said she’d only heard of one man ever finding recovery from pornography addiction. The sense I got was that she felt pretty hopeless in regard to pornography addiction recovery really being possible. But recovery possible, and more ...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 14, 2012, 2:15 am
Editor’s note: This article is the third in a five-part series examining survey findings on Mormons in America . Read the first article here and second article here. Of all the numbers in the Pew Research Center’s recently released survey of “Mormons in America,” the highest, most over...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 13, 2012, 1:59 am
Photo: Mark and Jane Clayson Johnson and their children, ranging from 20 to 6 years old. Data from the “Mormons in America” survey, recently conducted by the Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life, reinforce what many people already know: marriage and parenthood matter a lot to members of The ...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Jan 12, 2012, 10:02 pm
Photo: Mark and Jane Clayson Johnson and their children, ranging from 20 to 6 years old. Mormon focus on marriage, family highlighted by Pew survey By Sara Israelsen-Hartley, Deseret News Editor’s note: This article is the second in a five-part series examining survey findings on Mormons in A...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Nov 1, 2011, 7:55 pm
~by Michelle For me, Halloween always seems to mark a sort of end and beginning. Any remnants of summer are fading (at least where I live) as the trees are changing colors and shedding their leaves. Even the weather this year underscore this feeling for me. Yesterday was balmy and beautiful, and to...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 31, 2011, 4:30 pm
As part of White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) week, Voices for Virtue is providing an online discussion and Q&A session tomorrow, November 1, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. Dr. Michael Gardner, a therapist who specializes in sex and pornography addiction, who was a lead creator of the website Combating Porn...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 30, 2011, 11:37 am
This week, Morality in Media is heading up a national awareness campaign, White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) week. Organizations such as Porn Harms, Fight the New Drug, LDS Family Services, SA Lifeline, Beauty Redefined, Voices for Virtue, and many others are supporting this effort. To do our ...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 28, 2011, 11:07 am
We’re reposting parts of posts from years past that address this question that people are asking right now: Do Mormons celebrate Halloween? - – - – - - ~by Katie** I think celebrate may be too strong of word for many of us, but most LDS families happily participate in the family-oriented ...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 26, 2011, 11:43 am
Editor’s note: Special thanks to Kit for sharing her conversion story and testimony with us here at Mormon Women: Who We Are. Kit joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints earlier this year. You can read more about her journey and her testimony at her blog. As a child I called temple...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 25, 2011, 2:55 am
- by Alli It seems to me that in the times of my greatest need or frustration I feel like the words I pray to my Heavenly Father are falling from my lips and onto the floor. I know in my heart that I am not really alone during the winter seasons in my life, but it can sometimes feel as though I am....
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 23, 2011, 4:31 am
Did you know? Brandon Flowers, co-founder and lead singer of the musical group The Killers, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the following “I’m a Mormon” video, Brandon talks about his passion for his music, his values, his love of family, and the influence of...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 21, 2011, 5:33 pm
Editor’s note: We recently received this question from Jo on our Ask a Mormon Woman page, and wanted to post it so more readers can see it and respond. I’m a female in my mid 20s and not a member of LDS but am looking into the idea of joining. What I’m trying to figure out is….I guess, woul...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 19, 2011, 10:51 am
Emily shares her first list of tips for writing your personal and/or family history, and how to get past some of the common roadblocks to writing a personal history. Keeping track of your personal history is something that a lot of people find intimidating. There are many roadblocks to getting it...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 18, 2011, 3:48 am
Editor’s note: Emily will be sharing some posts on a regular basis here at Mormon Women: Who We Are on the topic of family history…with the intent to help all of us do a little to work on our own personal and family histories. Today, we wanted to give her the opportunity to tell a little about h...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 16, 2011, 11:36 am
I’ve shared this post before, but I was reminded that it’s breast cancer awareness month, and so I decided I wanted to share this again. ~Michelle “Sometimes I Still Cry” A Breast Cancer Awareness Post ~by Michelle She died several years ago, but her influence remains strong and real in m...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 15, 2011, 11:42 am
  By LeAnn Our granddaughter Averi was diagnosed with Infantile Osteopetrosis at the age of 15 weeks. This is Averi’s miraculous story and our journey with her. The story for us began as I was enjoying a Relief Society Christmas party in my home. I received a call from my son telling us th...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 13, 2011, 11:43 am
On the mormon.org Facebook page,  this was recently posted. Following are a few of the hundreds of responses: My belief in Jesus Christ helps me endure to the end. My belief in Jesus Christ helps me to live happy, overcome my trials, have hope and feel loved and immensely grateful. My belief in ...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 11, 2011, 11:59 am
Editor’s note: We’re continuing our series where Mormon bloggers share about their belief in God, how they know God exists, how they strengthen their relationship with Him. Today, we are featuring a post by Handsfullmom. (If you are a Mormon blogger and would like one of your posts on this topic...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 10, 2011, 2:07 am
Watch this video that shows highlights of talks from prophets and apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the recent October 2011 General Conference.
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 9, 2011, 11:40 am
~by Michelle I loved Sister Elaine Dalton’s talk from General Conference this last weekend. I can testify to the power of righteous fathers and the importance of priesthood presiding in the home because I was raised by the kind of father Sister Dalton describes. I am convinced that part of the re...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 7, 2011, 11:21 am
~by Jennifer I need to preface the remarks that follow about my conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My mother converted to Catholicism in her early twenties after marrying my dad (raised as a Protestant, but by then an agnostic, and someone not exactly crazy about “God�...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 7, 2011, 6:31 am
It’s always something we as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints look forward to — the transcripts of the General Conference talks. English transcripts are now available at the General Conference page of lds.org. General Conference transcripts in numerous other languages a...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 5, 2011, 11:13 am
I belong to the Relief Society organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. All women of the church become members of this organization when they turn 18 years of age. I have been part of this organization since 1963. Through the years I have learned how to be a better women, e...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 4, 2011, 11:50 am
Today continues our series on belief in the existence of God. We’re featuring different blog posts from Mormon bloggers who have shared some of their experiences and thoughts, and their personal testimony of the reality of God, evidences of God, and how they have come to knowledge of His love. Tod...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 3, 2011, 11:15 am
We’ve been sharing thoughts and testimonies from adult Mormon bloggers on the topic of the existence of God, evidences of God’s reality, knowing of God’s love. Today, we share the simple faith of children shared via music, from the recent General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 1, 2011, 7:42 pm
President Thomas S. Monson announced several new temples, including a second Mormon temple in Provo, Utah — the historic Provo Tabernacle, damaged last year by fire, will be restored and made into a temple. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will also be building temples in Paris, Fr...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 1, 2011, 7:24 pm
The first two sessions of General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are now completed, and the Church on already has highlights for youth of the Saturday sessions of conference at lds.org/youth. The Power of the Scriptures by Elder Richard G. Scott “Pondering a passag...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Oct 1, 2011, 3:45 am
It’s time for General Conference! There are many ways to watch General Conference: Conference.lds.org: video and audio in multiple languages Mormonchannel.org and Mormon Channel mobile apps: video and audio in English only BYU.tv: video and audio in multiple languages Facebook.com/LDS: video in...
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Mormon W. posted an article on Mormon Women: Who We Are - Sep 30, 2011, 3:04 am
It’s a “Links We Like” day as we members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prepare for General Conference this weekend. General Conference is “No Ordinary Blessing.” Read some thoughts about how to prepare for General Conference. General Conference FAQ at Patheos: “Fi...
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