by Larry Richman | Mar 7, 2019
An important article in the March Ensign explains that women are essential participants in the work God accomplishes through His priesthood power. I’ve come to recognize as never before the importance of understanding the priesthood and its associated blessings for...
by Larry Richman | Mar 9, 2017
The Church has updated the wording for the purpose statement of the Relief Society. On her Facebook page today, Sister Linda K. Burton, General President of the Relief Society, explained the following: “When we were newly called as the Relief Society General...
by Larry Richman | Mar 7, 2017
At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women, a new book by the Church Historian’s Press, is a collection of discourses by Latter-day Saint Women. The book features 54 talks given by Latter-day Saint women from 1831 to 2016, with selections...
by Larry Richman | Oct 24, 2015
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published an essay regarding Joseph Smith’s Teachings about Priesthood, Temple, and Women. The essay makes it clear that women exercise priesthood authority even though they are not ordained to priesthood office. The...
by Larry Richman | Oct 23, 2015
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published a statement of belief today regarding a Mother in Heaven. The statement makes it clear that Heavenly Mother is Mormon doctrine. The following is the beginning paragraph: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
by Larry Richman | Oct 1, 2014
The text and video from Saturday’s LDS General Women’s Meeting is now online as outlined below. Video of the meeting was posted at conference.lds.org and on the LDS General Conference YouTube channel immediately after the meeting. Videos and audio recordings of...
by Larry Richman | May 9, 2014
Enjoy the video “Mom’s Hands” for Mother’s Day. Our lives are in your hands. There’s nothing we can do to say thank you, but that doesn’t stop us from trying. The Mom’s Hands page invites you to do something now to thank the...
by Larry Richman | May 9, 2014
We thought you’d enjoy sharing these videos on Mother’s Day. In the video Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!, teenagers talk about the wonderful things their mothers do. This Mother’s Day, let your mom know how special she is. Share this video with your...
by Larry Richman | May 7, 2014
Motherhood is the highest, holiest service assumed by humankind. It’s the definition of selfless service. It’s both a daunting responsibility and a glorious opportunity. The divine role of motherhood is a gift from God, and key to His plan of happiness for all His...
by Larry Richman | May 7, 2014
Remember Seth Adam Smith’s article “Marriage Isn’t For You” that went viral the end of last year? It was read over 30 million times. Seth has now published the book Marriage Isn’t for You: It’s for the One You Love. Within a day of its release, the...
by Larry Richman | Apr 9, 2014
Below are two wordles (word clouds) of the text from the LDS General Women’s meeting held March 29, 2014. These wordles show the frequency of use of words (except words like it, the,and and). More frequently-used words are in larger type size. Read the text or...
by Larry Richman | Apr 2, 2014
The text and video from the LDS General Women’s Meeting is now online as outlined below. Also read a summary article about the LDS Worldwide General Women’s Meeting. The English texts were posted at conference.lds.org at 2:00 pm yesterday. The non-English texts are in...
by Larry Richman | Mar 29, 2014
Tonight’s worldwide LDS General Women’s Meeting has concluded. The Church provided real-time updates during the meeting, including quotes, highlight videos, and images on the Church Twitter account (@LDSChurch), the Church Facebook page (facebook.com/LDS),...
by Larry Richman | Mar 28, 2014
Don’t forget tomorrow’s LDS General Women’s Meeting. Learn about all the ways to watch the LDS General Women’s Meeting (in person, on TV, on the Internet, on Facebook, on Roku. etc.). Use the hashtag #WomensMeeting when commenting or use...
by Larry Richman | Mar 27, 2014
Members of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stand for faith, family, and charity. Are you going to the General Women’s Meeting on March 29? Pin this image to Pinterest #ReliefSociety #WomensMeeting