Last week I was sick. Throw-up, lay on the couch, moan, and hope my kids didn’t destroy things too much sick. At one point my little Rose really wanted me to read her a book, but I was so sick that the thought of sitting up made my head spin. She begged and begged, but…
When I was younger I was a bit discouraged by the fact that most of the important women in the scriptures are always described as being very physically attractive. For example, in his vision of Mary, the Mother of Christ Nephi describes her as “exceedingly fair” (1 Nephi 11:13), Rachel is described as being “beautiful…
Queen with Great Spiritual Gifts
Dr. Ellis Shipp and her “sister-wives” Image Source Did you know that the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, midwifery was a spiritual calling? A woman was called to be a midwife by priesthood authority, often after having been nominated by the Relief Society, and set apart by the laying…
One of the most frequently misunderstood terms in the bible is the term “help meet” in the book of Genesis. In Genesis 2:18 it says, “And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.” The common way in which the…
Image source On the first Sunday of the month there is no an assigned lesson topic for Relief Society. Instead it is up to the prayerful discretion of the Relief Society Presidency to choose a message their sisters need to hear. This month it was my turn to teach (I am the first counselor in…