by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 6, 2011 | for Spirit
Today in testimony meeting our bishop opened the meeting by describing the baptism of his youngest daughter yesterday. He said, in part: It was an honor and a privilege to baptize my daughter yesterday. I'm still floating on cloud 9. Sounds like an amazing experience,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 1, 2011 | for Fun
Voting is now open for Best LDS Female Solo Blogger of 2010. Scroll down and vote now! You may vote for up to three of your favorite blogs. (They are listed randomly with every page reload. No favoritism here!) Then leave a comment if you want to sway the voting for...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 28, 2011 | for Love, for Spirit
Yesterday in Relief Society we had another you-women-are-so-awesome-do-not-be-hard-on-yourselves lesson, this one from the bishop. I wasn't there, I just heard (positive, glowing) reports second hand. The intentions are good and my bishop is a very good man. But when...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 24, 2011 | for Spirit
Dane Laverty—one of my fellow Times & Seasons permabloggers—recently started a site called Agitating Faithfully, “a site devoted to gender equality in the church.” I added my name to the list early on and now 244 others who've joined. All are invited. The...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 22, 2011 | for Good
Two years ago I blogged about how I don't value “being nice” very much. Like any other behavior, it has a time and a place, but it's neither good nor bad in and of itself. Elevating niceness can be the cause of great harm. So often we don't want to hear...
