Mormonwomen.Com

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Haven't looked at if for awhile so after the panel on Thursday I thought I'd take a look to see what was new and came across this quote in a lovely bio that goes well with what kind of became a semitheme of the Conference this year:

I think a lot of people have questions but they don’t ask them. If we don’t ask the questions, we can’t have the conversation, and it’s the dialogue that enlarges us all, that enables us to get understanding. We’re told in Proverbs [4:7], “Above all, get understanding,” but sometimes we just swallow stuff.

I wish everyone had that part of my upbringing...I can't ever remember not living with this as central to how I was supposed to be interacting with the world and coming closer to God.

Lucy Mack Smith said it all: “We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another and gain instruction, that we may all sit down in heaven together.” That is where we need to focus. Never mind who’s working outside of the home and who’s staying—whatever choices we make, we must cherish one another. We need to support each other in our choices as much as we righteously can.

Know who you are. Know what power lies within you. Get on a first-name basis with your Father in Heaven. Pour out your heart to Him. You got to get personal with Him. Know what He wants you to know and do what he wants you to do. And always be a proud woman of faith, never apologetic of who you are and what you believe. Never ashamed.

http://www.mormonwomen.com/2013/07/31/cherish-one-another/

Now this is something on the Internet worth seeing.

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Another excellent thought that ties in to interacting with those in pain from their doubts or feeling the loss of their faith or sense of security:

I think people have good hearts and want to say something comforting and meaningful, but a lot of times they try to make sense of it all for you. I remember people saying things like, “Well, Jonah obviously served his mission here on earth. He didn’t have anything else he needed to do and that’s why he’s gone.” That could be true, but that explanation didn’t make me feel at peace. In fact, it made me feel guilty for being so sad. This taught me that I don’t ever need to explain to someone else what they’re experiencing. Whether it be a divorce or losing a job or losing a child—every experience is so different, and I don’t need to make sense of suffering for other people. What I do need to do, what I think our moral obligation is as Christians, is to mourn with those who mourn and comfort those who stand in need of comfort [Mosiah 18:9].

http://www.mormonwomen.com/2013/06/27/a-grief-observed/

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Another inspiring story....I have become hooked on this site...must go to be...must read another...sigh...

http://www.mormonwomen.com/2012/06/20/understanding-who-she-is/

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http://www.mormonwom...sh-one-another/

Now this is something on the Internet worth seeing.

Yes, it is! Thanks for posting that; very inspirational!

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These stories are very penetrating. Well worth the time. This is the kind of narratives I see as changing other people's lives and how they perceive the Church, can change your own by putting it out there and letting people see the whole you. This is a dynamic full frontal picture of these women, showing themselves reclaiming all that they are. Nudity NOT required. There is a difference between nudity and transparency...transparency is healthy but takes a lot more work and a lot more risk, nudity is the world's cheap imitation of the true exposure of the soul for the most part.