by Amy Lockhart | Dec 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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 | Nov 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
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 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
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 leap of...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
I Love the Cannery Did I mention, 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...
