by Angie Gardner | Jun 24, 2014 | for Spirit
Somewhere along the line, I must have identified myself as a Mormon feminist—for in the 24 hours that have passed since Kate Kelly's excommunication was announced, I have received multiple messages from various friends, asking, “Are you okay?” Two things....
by Alison Moore Smith | May 14, 2014 | for Spirit, Videos of Jesus Christ
Don't Tell Me About Magical Genie Prayer Usually I hate sermons like this. Particularly when they come from general authorities. Years ago I read a book by Elder Gene Cook titled Receiving Answers to Our Prayers. I loved the book and poured over it again and...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 3, 2014 | for Love, for Spirit, Videos of Jesus Christ
My mom died 11 years ago. Once my dad was unable to teach his BYU math classes, unable to be called to service missions, unable to drive, and unable to follow detailed conversations, he decided his time had come. He was ready to move on. He missed his sweetheart and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 27, 2014 | for Spirit, Simple Family Home Evening Ideas
The day after BYU finals ended, our entire family sat down for a family counsel. We try to have one every Sunday afternoon, but this extra meeting was called to get us jump started on a good summer. One of the things we discussed was the desire to have good habits...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 23, 2014 | for Spirit, Videos of Jesus Christ
A common jab at the person who complains about something relatively trivial in the eternal scheme of things—bad service at a restaurant, annoying people at the theater, a car nice car with a flat tire, a slow internet connection—is to tag their complaint thusly:...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 20, 2014 | for Spirit, Simple Family Home Evening Ideas
My early adulthood made it easy to believe that God was a magical genie. If I prayed hard enough and worked hard enough and had just the right amount of faith mixed in, I could do anything or have anything. (Except the ever-elusive pony. That never happened.)...
