Choral Derangements

Glenagene from Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, writes: It has been nearly two years since I last corresponded with you. At that time you were very helpful in helping me get some information for a Nauvoo Christmas program; which, by the way, went very, very well. I...

Am I My Sister’s Keeper?

Jenny from Kansas City, Missouri, writes: Why is it that people who are normally articulate and outspoken find themselves, in some situations, biting their tongues instead of saying what is truly on their mind? It's not hostile or mean to speak directly if it is said...

Choosing Church Inactivity

CBR from Southern California, writes: Hi, Mommas. I am a stay-at-home mom, pregnant with baby number five. We have lived in our ward for a couple of years and I have recently just given up on church. We were married in the temple and I have a firm testimony, but I...

A Peevish People?

Shelley from Idaho, writes: Mormons are so uptight. I'm so tired of it. What's the deal with that? Tracy says: So, what's ” uptight” anyway? To me, a person is uptight when they're overly and unnecessarily rigid, extreme, get nervous, flustered, or...

ABC’s of the Double D: Difficult Divorce

An anonymous reader writes: I would love to initiate a conversation about “The Big D”: divorce. Really difficult divorce, (not that any divorce is easy!). Please, some realistic conversation! I have read other articles that are not, in my opinion, helpful...