by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 19, 2014 | for Spirit
For the first time in forever…they were noticed by someone! (Feel free to sing along.) Today, Peggy Fletcher Stack reported that the LDS church has made a huge, bold move into the 20th century! They have, for the first time, included…wait for it…portraits of general...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 16, 2014 | for Spirit, Simple Family Home Evening Ideas
Seven years after I wrote Bullying at Church, the post came screaming back to life. That traffic (not coincidentally, I'm sure) coincided with the release of the Mormon Moment video titled, Bullying – Stop It. The video went viral almost immediately and along...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 1, 2014 | for Spirit
I'm anxiously waiting for you to chime in on this Tad Callister talk. This Facebook message from a friend was the final straw. She was the seventh person to ask me what I thought about the BYU-Idaho devotional address turned Ensign article by Elder Ted R. Callister,...
by Amy Lockhart | Dec 13, 2013 | for Body, for Spirit
Here's my plan: Replace Stake Dances with game nights and talent shows (and other worthwhile activities) Combined YM/YW monthly activity = service, always. Real service outside of the church unit and in the community. If we can get our youth interacting on deeper...
by Lily Darais | Dec 9, 2013 | for Body, for Spirit
Bishop Eastland's recent talk to young single adult women provoked an explosion of emotion among members of the Church, and this outpouring has made one thing abundantly clear: Many of us are uncomfortable with the way modesty is currently taught in the Church. We...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 2, 2013 | for Good, for Spirit
The holiday season is upon us! It's that happy time of year where people complain about “consumerism” and get their dander up about stores opening too early or too late and, of course, engage in the annual rag-on-Walmart-to-gain-progressive-cred moment....
