Children’s Song

I am a child of Gods, And They have sent me here; Have given me an earthly home, With parents kind and dear. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way. Teach me all that I must be, to live with Them some day. I am a child of Gods, And …

Searching

[M]y father, Lehi, took the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass, and he did search them from the beginning. Wherefore, we search the prophets, and we have many revelations and the spirit of prophecy; And now, my sons, I would that ye should remember to search them diligently, that ye may profit …

Priestesshood

An interesting discussion occurred on Facebook recently, in which a profound observation was made: The moment you say motherhood makes up for the disparity [of women not holding the Priesthood], you put fatherhood on a lower pedestal. I find this to be incredibly insightful. Let's consider what this is saying. We often hear in the …

Being Here

From a conversation with my spouse earlier this week: Life is not as big a deal as we make it out to be. As we struggle to understand doctrine, argue over Priesthood and the Church, attend all our meetings and tick service assignments of our lists, as we delve deep into symbolism, and worry about …

I’ve a Mother there

From the ever-astute Julie Smith over at Times & Seasons: [I]f you took what Mormonism teaches about Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother and mapped that onto a couple on earth, you’d get a stay-at-home dad and a mother who is–I don’t know–a medical resident or deployed to a foreign battlefield or maybe took a job …