LDS women tell it like it is

In his transformational book Believing Christ, Stephen Robinson uses the “Parable of the Bicycle” to represent how the atonement works in our lives. The parable is a touching story about Robinson’s young daughter trying, unsuccessful, to save enough money for a bicycle. She saves what she can manage — which isn’t much — and her [...]

A recent discussion in Sunday School has turned my thoughts lately to puzzling about cultural differences and how those differences relate to (how each of us perceives) the gospel plan. Every day we become more and more a worldwide church. I don’t have all the statistics but I would venture to say that if there [...]

I’ve been a member of the church nearly all my life and am baffled at how often incorrect doctrine and concepts are taught, certainly not intentionally, but occurring nonetheless. And it happens almost every time I attend a baptism. So can we please get one thing straight?

Long story, short. I was trying out for a job at a school and it went great…right up until I pulled out of my parking spot and “rubbed bumpers” with a parked car. And not just any car. The principal’s car. Calgon, take me away.

Here’s a poser. I recently met with a former college roomate. It had been 30 years since we’d seen each other. I ducked out of the college thing early, married, and raised kids. She went the whole nine yards with schooling, graduated from BYU, ‘cuma sum’ something, went to medical school, Johns Hopkins, then she [...]