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5 Things I Want my Daughter to Know About the Power of Mormon Women

by Lisa Montague | Jun 24, 2014 | How We Live, Latter-day Saint Church Life | 2 |

Often when we’re young, we equate power with celebrity and fame—how many people know who you are....

Portraits of Mormon Women: Lecia

by Women Seeking Christ | Jan 27, 2010 | Portraits of Latter-day Saint Women | 7 |

My name is Lecia. I am 37 years old. I’ve been married for 17 years and I have four children, ranging in age from 15 to 4. I’ve long regretted the fact that I have no interesting hobbies to reveal, but I do love to...

Portraits of Mormon Women: Michelle

by Women Seeking Christ | Jan 20, 2010 | Portraits of Latter-day Saint Women | 2 |

My name is Michelle. I have been married now for 7 years and we have three beautiful, busy children ages 5, 3 and 7 months. I have been a member of the Church all my life – a whopping 38 years. I was born in Magrath,...

First Person: We Didn’t Miss Christmas

by Women Seeking Christ | Dec 10, 2009 | Articles and Talks | 4 |

~ By Shawna Belt Edwards It was the night before Christmas Eve. John was already asleep beside me, unconcerned about the last minute plans I was making. I had meant to be all ready for Christmas, but I didn’t count on the...

Family Friday: A Mother’s Love

by Women Seeking Christ | Nov 27, 2009 | Latter-day Saint Family Life | 6 |

~by Jenny Last night, while tightly hugging me around my neck, my twenty-three month old spontaneously told me that she loved me – for the first time. “I love you.” Oh, how those words hold such magic. I immediately...

First Person: Is Anybody Listening?

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 22, 2009 | Articles and Talks | 3 |

-by Anna My name is Anna and I am a mother, wife, sister, aunt, and friend. I’ve been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints my whole life, yet I’ve had to discover and develop a faith of my own to make it...

First Person: Sharing My Belief Through Dance

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 17, 2009 | Articles and Talks | 4 |

By: Heather I am 38 yrs old, married to my college sweetheart now for 15 yrs and have been blessed with three children. My main job is being a mother and wife, something I didn’t predict for my future had you asked me in...

We Believe: Other Mothers

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 13, 2009 | We Believe | 0 |

~by Jenny This past Mother’s Day, one of the speakers spoke about how her children all had another mother. For example, with her first daughter, a hospital intensive care (ICU) nurse held her baby and knitted her booties...

Portraits of Mormon Women: Marivic

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 9, 2009 | Portraits of Latter-day Saint Women | 26 |

My name is Marivic and I am a Mormon woman in progress. I say that not so much because I worry about not being the kind of Mormon woman people expect me to be, but because I believe I still need to cover a lot of ground before I...

Missionary Mondays: Poetry –The Missionary Spirit

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 7, 2009 | Articles and Talks | 1 |

Women, as well as men, can serve full time missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or Mormon Church. While young men typically serve from the ages of 19-21, young women are eligible to serve beginning at...

Portraits of Mormon Women: Melissa

by Women Seeking Christ | Aug 26, 2009 | Portraits of Latter-day Saint Women | 2 |

~by Jenny At first Melissa may seem like a typical Mormon, raised in Utah as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. While she has been a member of the Church her whole life, her parents haven’t actively...

First Person: How I Create as a Mom

by Women Seeking Christ | Jul 10, 2009 | How We Live | 2 |

~by Michelle If you are a mother, you participate with God in His work of creation—not only by providing physical bodies for your children but also by teaching and nurturing them. If you are not a mother now, the creative...