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Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured

Baby Sister

I was fourteen when my youngest sister, Charlotte, was born. Because my mother birthed her at home, I saw her when she was just seconds old and watched my father cut her cord, bundle her in a blanket, and hand her to my mother. When she cried her first soft cry, I fell in love [...]

“…And Please Bless”

My preschooler’s foot kicked my leg in protest and I stifled a yelp. I tried to maintain the pretense of my eyes being closed by squinting from the bottom of my lids while wrestling El Guille to be quiet. From the pulpit Brother Soandso droned on and on while the clock in my head continued [...]

How to be a good Visit Teachee. Or not.

I have new Visiting Teachers. To my horror, I immediately begin avoiding them. Sis.M, in church: Hey, I’m your new visiting teacher! Me: Great! Sis.M, in church: So, we should get together… Me: yeah, uh-huh. excuse me, gotta find the kids. Instead I found my current, uh, I mean former, visiting teacher. Me: They took [...]

My most thankful Thanksgiving ever

It was nothing apparently dramatic. In fact, it was more on the order of “suddenly she realized” as in badly written fiction. Roll back to 2001. We were living in Silicon Valley, and the internet bubble had burst. Richard G. Scott had said in conference that the gospel invariably led to peace and joy, but [...]

Interview of Elona Knighton Shelley by Lisa Garfield

I loved doing this interview! Elona Knighton Shelley is the author of You Just Have to Love, published in our Spring 2006 issue. Her essay recounts the challenge she faced as the mother of a gay son and the things she learned about love and happiness. Here, she shares some important tips on how we [...]

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