by Lisa M. | Dec 12, 2018 | How Beliefs Shape Mormon Culture |
Christmas is my favorite season. I love the crispness in the air and the white snow. But above all, I love the feeling of magic that hangs in the air this time of year. Elder L. Whitney Clayton said, Christmas has a divine ability to bring us together as families,...
by Lisa M. | Nov 22, 2018 | Mormon Thoughts |
The past couple of years have been rough for our family. With job changes, an injured kid and several time-consuming volunteer positions added to the pressures of everyday life, it’s been a lot for our family. And then at the end of October, the baking element in our...
by Lisa M. | Nov 13, 2018 | Mormons and Religious Liberty |
November begins in the same way every two years—with a fight at the polls. Republicans vs. Democrats. Independents vs. Libertarians. It’s a battle mentality that seems to take over at election time. But then, within a week a two of exercising our right to vote, we...
by Lisa M. | Oct 1, 2018 | Mormon Thoughts |
“What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” Juliet Capulet famously asked in William Shakespeare’s play. Many nowadays are probably wondering the same thing about the name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its other...
by Lisa M. | Jul 17, 2018 | Mormon Gospel Principles |
Summertime is for going to the lake and camping amid the trees—and sometimes you can do both. My teenage daughters went to girls camp for our ward (our congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), and my husband and I got to tag along (since he is...
