To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
There was an interesting discussion, at the Church History Symposium, about women and the priesthood. It is well known that in the beginnings of the Restored Church, women used the priesthood to bless one another, wash and anoint one another, and use gifts of the Spirit freely. The records prove that this was common […]
I was invited to come and listen to presenters speaking at the 2016 Church History Symposium, going on today and tomorrow. This year, the focus is on Mormon women. Eight years ago I first realized that I knew next to nothing about Mormon women, and certainly nothing about the organization of which I belonged; the […]
This is my report on the last (Sunday afternoon) session of the October 1971 General Conference. Onward and upward as we continue hearing the words of the prophets. I’m finding that the things they taught are just as applicable today as they ever were. Clearly, the catchphrase during this conference was “Keep the Commandments.” Our […]
Another great conference address; this one about life, and living, with simple purpose. A few years ago, my husband and I served together in a small branch at a care center. Mostly, there were elderly women who had lost husbands, and even children. They weren’t terribly happy to still be among the living, in fact, […]
This Howard W. Hunter lesson is an important one and it struck me deeply. The question that I had to ask myself was, “Do I really believe?” Do I really believe that God loves me, watches over me, cares about me, or even wants me? Do I really believe Jesus Christ when He […]
Several years ago, I discovered an article (and wrote a post about it here) about a group of teenagers wanting to organize themselves into a Latter-day army of righteousness. This group of youth was mentioned in Marion D. Hanks’ Priesthood session address in Oct. 1971. I enjoyed recalling my feelings in discovering these young people and […]
I am very, very grateful that I don’t have to become perfect in all things. I was sent down onto this imperfect world, as an imperfect being, to work out my imperfectness imperfectly. Yet, I still manage to beat myself up. Why do I keep going around in circles? Why can’t I figure it all out? […]
General Conference Odyssey post: Saturday morning session, October 1971 The session spoke of standing in the light. It’s impossible to justify away these words from our living prophets, spoken to us almost 45 years ago. Can I just express my gratitude in their divine fore-warnings? We are foolish not to listen more carefully today. Harold B. Lee […]
It seems that more and more often, we’ll hear people complain about the adversity around them. “Why is life so hard?” “Why did that have to happen?” “Why is there so much suffering in the world?” “Why me?” “Why isn’t it fair?” We need to remember that adversity is an important component of the Plan […]
I’ve joined a group of bloggers who are going to take the next several years to read all the General Conference addresses that are available to us online, starting in 1971. It’s called The General Conference Odyssey. My goal is to read all the talks of the assigned session and share my thoughts on one […]
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