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Tag Archives: family
Feminism and Families
(This post is inspired by this beautiful photography and story project on Mormon women created by a non-Mormon student at Massart.) When I first heard about feminism described in waves, this really made sense to me. My mother was on … Continue reading
Birth Control & Abortion: A Mormons’ Perspective
Birth Control is a very interesting topic among those who call themselves religious. Many within our own faith even miss the boat a bit on this one. Our religion has a very strong focus on the family and we believe … Continue reading
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Women and History
The LDS Church is mailing out a book this week to all its English-speaking female members (other languages will be out in the next couple of weeks) on the history of women in the Church, particularly as connected to the … Continue reading
Flash Reaction to Death – 90 Minutes and Counting
Until ninety minutes ago, my experience with death was somewhat limited. But my favorite person in the entire world died this afternoon. And now I have ninety minutes worth of emotions and thoughts and feelings about life and death and … Continue reading
Mormon Women and Careers
I recently read the business week article God’s MBAs: Why Mormon Missions Produce Leaders. I think for the most part the article makes a great point about the preparation that a mission provides to business leaders and how it helps them … Continue reading
Would I be Mormon if…?
Would I be a Mormon if my parents hadn’t raised me as a Mormon? Without my parents to take me to church every week as a child, would I go to church today? If my parents hadn’t set an example … Continue reading
