by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 30, 2015 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Recently I read Women at Church by Neylan McBaine. For me, one aspect of the book left me extremely concerned and made it very difficult for me to find the book safe to recommend. She asked what we are going to do if there are unhappy women in our wards—and hoped we...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 27, 2015 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
I hate to move. I hate change. When change is coming or we have to move, which we do often, I have developed the habit of praying and asking God to show me why I had to make the move. What would I get from it? Once, the Holy Ghost told me I had ancestors in the place...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 17, 2015 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
One Christmas our finances were very tight, and I was struggling. I love Christmas, and having so little money to spend on the holiday was putting me into a bad mood. I gave myself the usual lectures about how Christmas isn’t about money or shopping, but it didn’t...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 10, 2015 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Mormon women are getting a lot of attention today, but not always in a balanced way. I was recently invited to submit some comments to a newspaper on my experiences as a Mormon woman, but they were rejected for being positive—no positive experiences were included....
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 2, 2015 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Mormons try to live deliberately, organizing their lives so as to be prepared for the next step, whether it be college, marriage, parenthood—or death. Because Mormons are Christians, they aren’t afraid of death. Yes, some might be afraid of the physical process of...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 2, 2015 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Today I read yet another article about how today’s teens are all selfish, demanding, and entitled. People have made that claim since the beginning of time. It was made about my generation, my children’s generation, and will probably be made about my granddaughter’s...
