by Lisa M. | Jun 15, 2014 | How Beliefs Shape Mormon Culture |
Life is hard sometimes. Life with children is really hard sometimes. And trying to juggle careers and kids exponentially increases the level of difficulty. So many recent college graduates are saying they plan to opt out of parenthood altogether—58% of them, to be...
by Lisa M. | Apr 2, 2014 | How Beliefs Shape Mormon Culture |
Once the ballots are counted and in, the spotlight turns off and the players leave the political stage, the audience goes home. We tend to remember the winner and the loser fades back into the fabric of society, not leaving much of a mark. But Mitt Romney is...
by megan | Jun 14, 2013 | How Beliefs Shape Mormon Culture |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Mormon Church, teaches youth the importance of work and self-reliance. For the Strength of Youth, a pamphlet instructing youth about standards and values, teaches: “When you are...
by megan | Jun 14, 2013 | How Beliefs Shape Mormon Culture |
We’ve all seen those Mormon missionaries: white shirt, tie, nametag, backpack, sometimes a bike. Especially after the debut of the Book of Mormon Broadway musical, these young men, always in pairs, are more visible and recognizable than ever. And they’re becoming...
by Keith L. Brown | Jun 4, 2013 | How Beliefs Shape Mormon Culture |
Many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (a church often inadvertently referred to as the Mormon Church) were raised in the faith. Some church members even have ancestry dating back to the Mormon pioneers who crossed the Great Plains in wagons...
by nora | Feb 17, 2012 | How Beliefs Shape Mormon Culture |
Our beautiful and lively black chicken is gone. I got a phone message from a neighbor yesterday saying that a stray dog had entered our backyard and was endangering our chickens. I immediately guessed which dog this was. We live in an area where dogs are forbidden by...
