by Britt Kelly | Oct 30, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
It’s really impossible to write about anything else, so you’ll have to indulge me. About twenty-five years ago I was eight years old. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, that means I could consider baptism. I wanted to be baptized in my childlike...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Jul 15, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Recently, I was privileged to participate in the blessing of one of my grandchildren, and on the same day baptized and confirmed two other grandchildren. As I was standing in the water with my hands positioned to baptize my granddaughter, I had a sudden flash that...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 18, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
In this series of articles, we have been discussing the Mormon priesthood, with the intention of helping people understand issues relating to women and the priesthood. Mormon is a nickname sometimes used to describe members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 11, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
This article first appeared on Latter-day Saint Woman. When I was first investigating the Church in the 1970s, during the women’s movement’s height, the idea of the husband as head of the home bothered me. As I studied the issue, though, I realized I had...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 4, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
When people learn that Mormon women do not have the priesthood, they often presume that means they can’t do anything but show up for services and listen. This is not at all the case. Mormon is a nickname sometimes given to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...