2 Latter-day Saint women on the eternal, but difficult, call to nurture
by Emily Watts and Zandra Vranes, excerpted from "All Kinds of Mothers" | Makes You Think
This story originally ran in the July/August 2020 issue of LDS Living . Women—whether ...
My Daughter's Car Crash Right Before Her Mission and the Powerful Lesson God Taught Me
by Emily Watts | Mormon Life
The following story originally ran on LDS Living in August 2016. Sometimes I assume Heavenly Fa...
You Know You're Getting Older When These 10 Things Happen at Church
by Emily Watts | Humor Mormon Life
We have lived in the same ward practically our whole married life (38 years), and although I have to acknow...
Because of Mary's Baby Boy, We'll Have Our Baby Boy Again
by Emily Watts via Time Out for Women | Makes You Think Mormon Life
What a beautiful testament of our Savior and eternal families. My feelings about Christmas pretty much para...
Motherhood: Why the Hard Is What Makes It Great
by Emily Watts, excerpted from "I Hate It When Exercise Is the Answer" | Makes You Think
We have quite a transient ward, with lots of apartment units and young families, and it's difficult to put ...
The Parable of the Big Cookie: What I Learned About Making Assumptions at Church
by Emily Watts | Fun Makes You Think
Here is the ridiculous and ineffective way in which I live my life: if I have treats within my reach, I eat...
The Problem with Mother's Day Gifts at Church
by Emily Watts | Makes You Think
My children are now all of the age where male-female relationships play a prominent role, and watching them...
{A&E} Deseret Book Editor Review: 'Increase in Learning' by Elder David A. Bednar
by Emily Watts | Arts & Entertainment
I’ve been in the LDS publishing industry a long time, so a lot of books have washed over me through the yea...
Snow Woes
by Emily Watts | Around the House
A beautiful blanket of white covered the graying world, gathering light from the full moon and reflecting i...
Fat Boy Ice Cream and the Gender Gap
by Emily Watts | LDS Life
Now, many years later, I've seen the research that suggests men's brains are structured differently from wo...