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 women with a calling and a current...
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 button is a...
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 the...
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...
