Motherhood

By jtolman • August 3rd, 2010

Emmeline B. Wells (5th RS President) did a lot of writing in her day.  She had an opinion about everything, especially woman; how she should be treated, what she could accomplish, and what she should do with her life. Emmeline wrote under many pseudonyms, including Amethyst, who is the author of this interesting article I [...]

Back in the old days, Family Home Evenings were meant to create a special time for families to have a set time to be together to train in the gospel.  Things haven’t changed over the years; in fact, FHE is needed more than ever. There are two reasons to keep holding Family Home Evening: 1)      [...]

Elder Hales addresses a question we should all ask ourselves.  What is my duty to God in relation to the youth?    Example is the single best teaching method known to mankind.  If you aren’t a positive example, then you are a negative example.  Even when you say the right thing, your example shows through [...]

There are several thoughts, questions, and ideas going through my head that I’m just going to pour out in this post, and think about…publicly. Recently, I have experienced moments where I feel like a message is being forced into my head. I just have to think about it and let it stir my conscience into [...]

It’s funny, when a woman tells other women to stay home and raise children, she gets blasted for it, like Sis. Beck did. When the Brethren say anything like that, they are pretty much ignored. Either way, nowadays, this is still a hot topic that gets women upset. Eliza R. Snow said, “We want to [...]

It’s been years since I’ve attended Women’s Conference at BYU. I just returned from the first day and have to say—it feels real good to be surrounded by like-minded people, sisters of the heart. I have only one regret that we don’t have a chance to get to know each other during the sessions we [...]

At Conference, Elder Ballard reminded us of the series of talks he has been giving us lately. Like many of you, I have forgotten them.  This is just another example of why great talks should be remembered, and referred to, often. Starting with “Daughters of God”, he talks about motherhood and offers answers to some [...]

I promised that I would explain how temple symbolism, and its relationship to the Abrahamic Covenant, has to do with Relief Society and us, the Women of God. As I have taught this concept in my Gospel Doctrine classes these past weeks, I have gained a deeper understanding of how much God loves us, his [...]

It appears that gone are the days of month-to-month entertaining.  We have to adjust our thinking and think anew. As I have studied how our early sisters organized themselves, I see, readily, Sis. Beck’s vision.  She is not asking us to do anything new, she is asking us to refocus.  Times are always changing, and [...]

Not all of us can attend Women’s Conference at Brigham Young University.  I have to confess I haven’t been in years.  While checking out the sight recently, I saw how they are making it more available to everyone everywhere. You can follow this link:  ce.byu.edu/cw/womensconference/home.cfm , or another way is to go to www.byu.edu (BYU’s [...]