... part of a ward family. I love the strength that it offers to be surrounded by other women struggling with some of the same challenges that I have. I love the feeling that I am not alone in my challenges and trials. And I love knowing that the Lord has provided these incredible friends, these Mormon women, to show me that he does love me and doesn’t want any of us to feel alone. - – ...

... women make it big on the Internet By Molly Farmer Mormon Times Dec. 03, 2009 Prominent ... fame. Every niche of the Internet has its own mini-celebrities, but several Mormon women are popular in the blogosphere at large. Gabrielle ... Juilliard, said when she writes about her faith on her blog, she tries to explain Mormon vernacular so it's accessible to everyone. "It can get easy ...

I recently read an article from a Boise TV station about a ministry that is attempting to reach out to Mormons with a billboard campaign in Eastern Idaho. The billboard contains a picture of a stressed-out woman with the words, “Feeling Worthy?” People are directed to a website www.hishealingnow.com. According to the website, the billboards are

... ) why I encounter Mormon lesbians so infrequently in gay Mormon circles: * Is it that Mormon women are so oppressed already that to deal with an added layer of oppression (being a ... do proceeds from my experience. And I'm not a lesbian, so I can't speak to being a Mormon and a lesbian. That is why I want to see more lesbians in our conversations about the new world order we should all be ...

... prepare for marriage and motherhood, and if their education is interrupted by the needs of a new family, so be it. Mormon women may choose to serve as missionaries when they are 21, but ... I’d been suffering from depression for many years. But how could that be? I was happy. I had what every Mormon man was supposed to have. I presided in my home, and everything. But as my therapist explained ...

... of what it means to be beautiful, and even then, may not think that teaching that beauty to young women should be a high priority. I also worry that such emphases alienate those Mormon ... into that world of makeup and expensive clothing.  I wonder how much we should be trying to homogenize a particular look for Mormon women. What were your experiences with lessons on beauty and makeup in YW’ ...

... the Holy Ghost.' Strangely enough, the Book of Mormon agrees with the Bible. In Alma 7:10 we ... was begotten of his Father, as we were of our fathers." An early Mormon apostle, Orson Pratt, explained how God could ... the Father;"...But God having created all men and women, had the most perfect right to do with His own creation, according to His holy will and pleasure: He had a lawful right ...

... is so hypnotic. But, that's not what I want to talk about. Both of us just know that this guy is Mormon. But how are we so sure? Sometimes I see women at the library or wherever and they look Mormon, so I casually look for clues. Nine out of ten times, ... of their garments as they wrestle their kids. It's not like being able to spot Mormon churches. One time, I was up in Half Moon Bay ...

... but her hopes of meeting "The One" Mormon male are dashed each time.  Then there are the other single pitfalls (pratfalls?) just lurking for the naive young Mormon.  At first, she is overweight, but losing the weight brings a ... are spot on for a lot of young single LDS women.  What I really liked about Baker was the way she would turn to God and the scriptures for ...

The complete collection of LDS Humor. A few samples: Q: Why do Mormon women stop having babies at thirty-five? A: Because thirty-six is just too many. (A ... 39;s not as warm as it's going to get if you don't repent!" Some of them must require that you be a Mormon in order to understand the joke. For example, I don't get these: One busy Saturday as I was ...

This gay mormon I knew in high school liked to pretend that he really liked girls, but we could all tell he wasn’t really attracted to us. He flirted like no one else, to the point that it started to creep us out. One night I was asking my friend Jeremy for a ride home and then my gay mormon friend raised his eyebrows suggestively and told me in this creepy tone of voice, “I&# ...

... and bitchy. I am non-threatening. I love my husband. And I am Mormon. I can still be an advocate for women without falling into all the old saws about what feminists are like. I think that someone like me can help others who are put off by ... a hard question, because the issues that concern me personally as a women in middle class America are so different from the issues that are important for ...

... nor constitute the beginning or the end of their conversions. Indeed, the conversion experience of these women extended chronologically before and after the revival. Looks like a great lecture. Drink deeply there, ... to the SLMSSA Opening Social in Salt Lake later that evening! Oh, and if you were just looking for another Mormon academic activity for your week, remember Jan Shipps’ lecture ...

Just for fun, I’ve been meaning to write a post about this calendar, which features beautiful Mormon women in varying stages of culinary dress and undress.  And, for even more fun and games, I’ll throw in my opinion of the Twilight movie: “New Moon”. (more…)

... stuffed Thanksgiving! I know I did. This particular illustration isn't particularly holiday-themed, but it does warm the cockles of my heart to see video of skinny 70's punk rockers dressed in women's clothing with hair teased to epic proportions. I was recently asked to do in illustration for the Calendar section of LA Weekly, and one of the events was a reading of the book "I, ...