by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 26, 2013 | for Body, for Spirit
No, I’m not a misandrist. No, I’m not a lesbian. No, I’m not an exmo. I’m not even a radical feminist. Rather, I’m a heterosexual woman, married for 28 years (and counting) to a wonderful man, with six kids. I’m also an active LDS...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 24, 2013 | for Love, for Spirit
The Boca Raton ward once hosted a stake Relief Society conference. One of the popular classes was “How To Keep the Romance Alive in Your Marriage.” Fun! Exciting! Romantic! In my late 20s with two kids, I settled in toward the back and began listening. At...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 21, 2013 | for Body, for Love, for Spirit
Thank you so much for the generally positive and always interesting input on Sunday’s post: A Mormon Mother of Daughters Talks to a YSA Bishop About Intimacy, which was a response to an article by Larry L. Eastland. Sometimes clicking the publish...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 17, 2013 | for Body, for Spirit
I just read a post by Larry L. Eastland titled A YSA Bishop Talks to the Sisters About Intimacy taken from a talk he gave to young single adult women. (He says a companion piece for young single adult men is coming. Someday.) It’s been shared on Facebook about a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 5, 2013 | for Spirit
The First Presidency of the Church announced November 1 that beginning in 2014, a semiannual general women’s meeting will replace the general Relief Society and general Young Women meetings held annually since 1993. The general women’s meeting will be held...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 29, 2013 | for Good, for Spirit
I Love the Cannery Did I mention that I love the cannery? To me, it is the most sacred place I know. More sacred than even the temple. I cry when I talk about the cannery…which happened as recently as last Sunday during our Relief Society Committee meeting. Now I know...
