by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 15, 2009 | for Good
[Warning: For the first time ever, a Mormon Momma column will include a curse word! Yes, it’s true. But remember, I’m just quoting the leader of the free world.] Big uproar in Washington, D.C., today. Kanye West—a man who is apparently famous for something...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 13, 2009 | for Mind, Homeschool
We have just begun our 16 year of homeschooling. In Utah and other high LDS population areas, seminary is taught in a building adjacent to the public schools on a released time basis, mostly by full-time church employees. When my children begin taking seminary in 9th...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 8, 2009 | for Good
In light of the royal family of the United States of American demanding that we each figure out what our pledge to Barack Obama will be, I have spent much time pondering over my personal contribution to his administration. While it is hard to top Demi Moore’s...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 27, 2009 | for Good
Let me preface this post with the clear statement that I don’t believe in granting sainthood to someone just because s/he dies. We are what we are and what we’ve done is done. Let’s be honest about it even when we’re gone. I was born just after...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 20, 2009 | for Spirit
In the Orlando temple, at least in the late 90’s, there was a professional sign hanging in the cafeteria. Loudly it pronounced: The Food Has Already Been Blessed Every time I saw it, I imagined all the cafeteria workers, at the crack of dawn, circling the...
