A Thought About Mother’s Day

Mother's Day is this Sunday, and as a woman without children I have thought about this day a lot. In years past I've felt hostile, sad, indifferent and even a bit glad on Mother's Day. As my husband and I have gone through the ups and downs of fertility issues we've...

When Bad Things Happen To Good People

Recently I taught a Sunday school lesson on the Plan of Salvation. As I began to prepare my lesson, I mistakenly thought that I would be finished in no time, because I am a returned missionary, I ?ve been a member of the Church all of my life, I was weaned on the Plan...

What to Say When She’s Not Expecting

Over the past few weeks I've had several friends approach me and ask what they can do or say for a woman who has suffered a miscarriage. This put the idea into my head that perhaps there are many people out there who do not know what to say to a woman in this...

The Doctrine and Calling of Motherhood

Motherhood. The feelings that this word can evoke are powerful, joyful and sometimes painful for women. As I have walked the path of infertility, more often than not I have felt the pain of not having children of my own and of not being considered a mother. ? For...