by Emlee Taylor | Jul 21, 2018 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
There is an aspect of LDS culture that offends me: the culture of calling competition. The idea that what calling you hold somehow equates to your spiritual worthiness before God. Sadly, there are times when someone feeds into this cultural misconception...
by Emlee Taylor | Jun 23, 2018 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
Almost 40 million American adults will experience anxiety at some point in their lives. My helpful iPhone gave the definition for anxiety in two parts: Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. A...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 7, 2017 | Becoming a New Member, Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Returning to church after a period of inactivity can be scary. You’re not sure how others will receive you and you’re not sure how you’ll feel. You may still have unresolved issues that bombard your emotions as you walk back through that door. Your first day...
by Emlee Taylor | Jan 29, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
I just had a conversation which has shifted my perspective. My neighbor and I were sharing bus stop chatter about life. Her experience as a black woman living in a very vanilla suburb of Philadelphia compared with my own experience as a Mormon living in a very...
by Jessica Clark | Jul 7, 2015 | Jessica Clark: Marriage—From Here to Eternity
There are two stories that I have heard recently that have stuck with me, leaving a powerful impact. The first was shared in the Latter-day Saint General Conference held in April of 2015. In his talk Is It Still Wonderful to You? Bishop Gerald Causse shared a story...
