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Motherhood's guilty pleasures
MR says: What things about mothering (or parenting) do you feel guilty about when comparing to others? In the immortal words of Pres. Uchtdorf, "Stop it!" A few years ago, a neighbor brought my 3-year-old daughter home after a play date and asked me a funny question: “Zoey says she’s never eaten a...
Mormon one-size-for-all Sacramental goblet was a casualty of the progressive era
MR says: Super interesting facet of Church history and LDS culture. Did you know that the influenza epidemic was a large factor in the use of goblets being discontinued? I was talking to an elderly woman in my LDS ward and I asked her if her father had mentioned partaking of the Sacrament in a large ward...
Mormon and Jewish interfaith marriage rates: of temples and missionaries
MR says: A response by Mark Parades (a Mormon who works closely with Jews) to an article on interfaith marriage (read it here). I read with great interest Naomi Schaefer Riley’s...
A Mormon conversion story from Hungary (+ a message for missionary moms)
MR says: Love, LOVE this video. This Hungarian convert has a message for all the missionary moms (or prospective missionary moms). Michelle Lehnardt at Scenes from the Wild created a beautiful video about her friend, Noémi, from Hungary. Noémi became interested in The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Mormon-affiliated group offers help, hope to suicide survivors
MR says: These parents lost both sons (one to an accident, one to suicide after he lost the other). Now their working with the Church to reach out to those in similar situations. As young brothers, Kris and Kourt McGuire often spent hours chasing the shimmering dragonflies that floated above a lush, green...
Femininity abroad: How clothing standards clash
MR says: FASCINATING article on differing standards of modesty across countries, and what happens when differing modesty isn't observed. Knee-length skirts. No revealing attire. English major Ashley Brocious thought she dressed modestly, but she didn’t plan on spending hours at the “DI” searching for a...
Some notes on Book of Mormon names and their historical authenticity
MR says: Analyzes three Book of Mormon names--Josh, Nahom and Alma--for antiquity and legitimacy. Interesting. At the beginning of Lehi in the Desert, the late, legendary Hugh Nibley reviews the distinguished American archaeologist William F. Albright’s criteria for determining the historical plausibility...
Laotian immigrant, convert and Iraq veteran shares story
For Utah National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Sisaliao Vongphakdy, 35, of Eagle Mountain, Utah, the journey to a college degree has been a long one stretching from Laos to California, from Utah to Iraq, and from 1999 to 2013. Vongphakdy, who goes by Leo, will be at the Marriott Center this week to...
Family builds Mormon temples out of Legos
MR says: What a fun activity! They've built new Lego temples since October, and one every week for the past several months. What began as a Sunday night family activity turned into an inspirational blog with more than 6,800 views. Last October, the home of Nate and Jen Wilkey filled with argumentative...
How to help after Boston Marathon bombings, Texas fertilizer plant explosion crises
MR says: A good how-to for those looking to help. The International Business Times reported that as of Monday morning, more than $12 million had already been donated toward helping Boston bombing victims. While many people have a desire to help, navigating calls for donations can be difficult. There are...
Why going to church is good for you
MR says: Super interesting article on how science supports going to church. A couple things: she uses the word "imagination" to refer to how we comprehend God (possibly unfamiliar with the idea of personal revelation) and "placebo effect" to show how healing can be symbolic and not come through a physical stimulus. She is quite careful to explain she is not using these derogatorily; they're some of the only words in science that can explain certain patterns.
Is there a dearth of religious journalists in the nation's newsrooms?
MR says: Faith among journalists is more and more rare, yet these are frequently the people who write about faith topics. The recent death of a newsman drew some unlikely praise from those who admired him. And it wasn't just for his skills as a writer and reporter. McCandlish Phillips was also a...
An infertility journey of faith, trust, timing
MR says: Great perspective on an increasingly large issue in society. (Especially good to read as we near the yearly parenting holidays.) Our story starts much like your own, I'm sure. Boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy and girl get married. Like many newlywed couples we looked forward to our...
Revealed! The Mormon church dance ecosystem
MR says: Pretty funny. Co-authored by a 17-year-old for validity. Last Saturday, my 14-year-old daughter Jadi attended her first dance. She was, not surprisingly, more nervous about this rite of passage than a shrimp at a seafood restaurant. Gladly accepting my fatherhood responsibility, I’ve tried to...
Washington Post: Coming out Mormon
MR says: An interesting op-ed piece by a gay Mormon who lives within Church standards and remains faithful. As a gay Mormon, people often assume that I have an interesting and unique story to share. While I feel what I have to say is interesting, it’s not as unique as one might assume. It simply seems to...
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