Birth/Rebirth: Baptism as Rebirth
Guest post by Jess R Jess is a PhD student in developmental psychology. Her research focuses on moral development in adolescence. She also enjoys teaching in her YSA branch Relief Society. She loves to...
View ArticleBirth/Rebirth: Birth of a New Father
Guest Post by Bruce Bruce is a convert to the church who lives in Australia. He is married to Spunky. My journey to fatherhood has been fast paced, chaotic, challenging and surprising. I’m an...
View ArticleBirth/Rebirth: My Birth, Their Baby
Guest Post by Jen Jen previously posted about why she became a gestational surrogate here. She lives in Utah with her husband and four children and is currently on her second journey as a Gestational...
View ArticleBirth/Rebirth: Two Tales of Triplets
At a Christmas party last month, I found myself talking to two women who are in choir with my husband. They have a lot in common, both LDS women, in Mesa, Arizona, amazing singers, and they have each...
View ArticleBirthing My Feminine Soul
I lay in the hospital bed with my legs in the stirrups. I had given birth four times already, but this time I was both the birther and the birthed. I was done having babies so I was having a simple...
View ArticleRelief Society Lesson 13: Baptism
Guest Post by KMeldauc Click for French Translation/Traduction en français The last couple of weeks The Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith manual has hit the topic of priesthood HARD. Honoring...
View ArticleRelief Society Lesson 25: The Birth of Jesus Christ: “Good Tidings of Great Joy”
Click for French Translation/Traduction en français Click for Spanish Translation/Traducción en español Mary nativity To quote the Teachings of Joseph F. Smith manual: “There is no story quite as...
View ArticleChristmas Series: The Parable of the Nativity
Guest post by Quimby “And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives! And this is the gospel, the glad...
View ArticleGuest Post: Almost Everyone who Interacts with a Pregnant Woman is Drunk
by MargaretOH I’m pregnant, due in February with my third child. That’s all I feel comfortable telling you, although the chances are good, if you’re like the majority of people I interact with these...
View ArticleClaim your blessing!
Because children are baptized at age 8 rather than as infants, the Mormon version of a baby’s christening (blessing) is not considered a saving ordinance on their behalf. The LDS interpretation of...
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