Cool story....Elder Ronald A Rasband was at the BYU game today and gave Connor Pay who got injured a priesthood blessing. That is neat! Hope our injured players get healed throughout the bye week and come out strong.
#BYUFootball
I had a Non-Latter Day Saint friend come to me confused on why if we don't drink coffee ....why are we so obsessed with energy drinks and soda which are probably worse for you? I had to just shrug and say we all have our vices and that it doesn't make sense to me either. LOL
One of the coolest stories about Pearl Harbor is that during the attack from Japan, there was one bomber whose target was the temple. And every time he tried to bomb it, his plane would jam up. This happened 3 times. This pilot eventually joined the church. God is Good.
Very proud of myself this past weekend. Learned my mom followed this lady. Well I literally took her through her Instagram feed to show how dangerous her rhetoric is. We win with one woman at a time learning the truth and defending themselves against secret combinations
Women do the lion’s share of invisible labor because society expects it. Even for the women who are deeply fulfilled in this, invisible labor is still work.
Men also perform unpaid, invisible work. However, women perform the bulk of unpaid work enabling societies to function.
This has been building for a decade. Utah has the most strangest allowance for LGBTQ+ aspects in our schools and communities. We need to stan against this. I am so proud of these kids standing up but the parents in this state need to start taking a stand.
Students walked out of Nebo School District in Utah to protest the school for allowing "furries" to t*rrorize other students.
Students claim that the furries bite them, bark at them, and pounce on them without repercussion. However, if they defend themselves in any way, they get
So I am SO confused...what struggles do women have in the church that men don't have? And if you say the priesthood I might strangle myself 🙈🙈🤣🤣 I struggle with RS, not going to lie, but apparently for different reasons. I think its not nearly hard enough on women
On this day in Church history:
September 23, 1995
The Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley issues 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮: 𝘼 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.
President Hinckley gave the Proclamation as part of his General Relief Society Meeting address titled 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥
Learning how Boyd K Packer put down the hammer in the 80’s when BYU students would get married in Vegas then get divorced just so they could have sex. Whew! Totally based on reminding them that if they didn’t repent and quick….. telestial kingdom would be the end result 😱😱
We recently learned one of my sisters got involved in the LGBTQ+ group and has now requested her church records be removed and blackmailed her husband from be active, basically forced him to choose their marriage over the gospel. This is the one sibling I thought would never fall
The call from Pres. Oaks to be peacemakers is for us all and not just those we view as contentious from our standards of belief. We all need to be better about this in how we interact with each other and those that stand against us.
Karl D Hirst made me feel deep connection
Pres Oaks chastised me
Emily Freeman reminded me of my role in the Kingdom
Elder Kearon reaffirmed the focus of Joy in these troubled times
Elder Bednar reinforced the need to be aware of the greatest spiritual disease …. Pride
Speaking of garments …. The stake president I grew up with in our home ward… saw one of our neighbors always never wearing her garments so one day he went up to her and told her if she is an endowed active member she needs to change 😂😂🙏 kinda based
I normally don’t do this but asking for some prayers today. I have had an oral infection for over a week and over the weekend it has moved up my nasal cavity. and my face is numb and I think the infection might be going towards my brain.
I will never understand the resistance against having a temple. We are at 5 temples being delayed because of this and surprise surprise they are all in the states.
Of all the victories in the chronicles of humanity, none is so great, none so universal in its effects, none so everlasting in its consequences as the victory of the crucified Lord, who came forth from the tomb that first Easter morning. . . .”- Gordon B Hinckley
This may be a controversial opinion but I would rather be alone than be in a plural marriage. It would be a death sentence to my soul, and unless the Lord forced me into it, I wouldn't ever willingly enter into one because I dream of being loved not being a duty.
One issue I see the most especially in Utah and southern Idaho wards, is lack of fellowshipping. There is a reason why so many are so inactive here. And yes while you should have a strong testimony, its literally a battle when no one in your ward truly cares about you.
NEVER!!!!!
I will defend Emma Smith into the eternities! No one that lives today has the right to judge her so harshly! She defended the faith and continued to be a witness of the Book of Mormon with her dying breath! She is a noble and great one!
No one can tell me this isn't one of the best musicals ever created! Its hilarious, romantic, and great focus on gender roles. So what if there is some over the shoulder kidnapping 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I dreamed about being pregnant and feeling so happy and then I woke up and cried buckets. Being single and childless is the emptiest feeling ever and its not one I will ever ever get used to.
Hot take: if you live in the modern era and are a man and want to live polygamy …. You don’t desire it for righteous reasons…. It’s literally about having your own sexual harem. No rational man would actually want to live it. Read those pioneer journals …
Hosting my first LDS-X gathering tonight for some good food, treats and conversation, whatever the turnout may be, I am feeling humbled and my heart bursting with love with all the friendship and love I have found on here.
No matter what you are going through this one scripture has guided me more than anything else.
"Trust in the Lord and lean not unto thine own understanding, in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct Thy Paths"
This literally breaks my heart deeply. We had to learn from my brother-in-law's family because she wouldn't tell us. This is the damage this ideology can do and NO ONE is safe if you don't protect yourself from it.
I respect other opinions, I really do. But I am very defensive of Emma Smith. She had a heart of courage and we can't imagine her struggle. I am sorry but claiming she "fell" away is not actually what happened. She never denied her testimony. She was valiant in it.
It's important to be aware, to know how to combat it and to be continually striving to stay spiritually strong. This is where God's armor really comes in and plays such an important role.
Smash the patriarchy is the worst phrase ever created by women. It literally makes me ill when I see it or hear it. Anyone else feel this way or am I just being too sensitive to it?
I don't know who needs to hear this....but being modest is not actually about men. Its about who we are as children of God. If we are truly desirous to be like our Heavenly Parents, would they dress as we do? If your Savior appeared to you RIGHT NOW....would you feel shame?
No offense to those with beards …. But I hate to break it to you men …. Majority of women do NOT like beards lol just sayin 🤷🏻♀️ it’s a con when I am dating someone 😂😂😂 especially since most men don’t take care of them like they should.
I am so grateful for the beauty within the proclamation of the family...it offers clarity and spiritual insight into gender, marriage and family in a world of confusing philosophies. I will stand, defend and protect this document.
@SecretCityChez
Also keep in mind those are NOT considered abortions. Its considered a medical procedure and do all they can to save the life of the mother and the baby. Granted, we don't have technology to save the baby in those circumstances but they make every effort to save both.
The family invited me over to watch the evening session but they decided to watch football instead. So hiding in another room so I can watch conference. Let’s be spiritually fed tonight!
After a good discussion with the parentals …. I have decided to start going to a family ward starting at the end of the summer most likely maybe earlier! There is no good reason to stay in a singles ward at my age. And no church policy that states I have to.
So this is why everyone is so fired up right now?? This talk is truth and 🔥🔥 It is literally telling you that having a Celestial thinking center inspires one to be more charitable, loving and giving towards others.
I found the full Brad Wilcox talk people are getting upset about. It's 🔥 and teaches that you really are a better person when you
#ThinkCelestial
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Here's the full-quality clip people that's making the rounds and a link to the full talk on YouTube:
Men … just so you know you can compliment women, even their appearance. It doesn’t matter if you are single or married. But keep it appropriate. Don’t make it sexual or creepy.
Everything here is false 🤦🏻♀️it was the teaching of feminism that gave me more anxiety and depression. I actually am healthier mentally having broken free of that poison that taught me untruths about women and their roles and our value in patriarchal roles in the gospel
I believe this is related to the objectification of women’s bodies & the notion from patriarchy that women belong to men.
Another hidden factor in these differing mental health rates is that women’s contributions are seen as less valuable than men’s.
I do not know if I will ever be blessed to find true love again. My greatest fear is that I will be passed off as an extra wife so I can be exalted & not valued & just hidden away in some corner in the eternities. I hope and pray if this does happen I will have strength to endure
Not me sobbing during this Karl D Hirst talk. My goodness, I am feeling Christ's love so deeply. This is what I needed! I have felt so alone this past month. What comfort I am receiving, that I have never been alone.
#GeneralConference
Skirt check —- sacrament mtg only today due to the holiday … not going to complain not having to go to RS today. Anyone else’s wards just do sacrament meeting on holiday weekends or is that just mine?
This term has always rubbed me the wrong way: marriage is so much more than revolving around one persons happiness. Does the husband not deserve to be her priority in bringing him comfort and fulfillment? It takes both working together to have a truly happy home.
So according to this dude.... my role as a woman, that is a divine role, that I am not enough? That I need to have the priesthood to bring anything to the kingdom of God? And no clue how he hasn’t been excommunicated yet
Those of you who are married & haven't been single especially for a long while have ZERO comprehension what single life is actually like, the nightmare it is to date these days, or how we are treated by even our own families. If you think I EVER wanted to be single, rethink IT
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Yet men for many years while they had priesthood sessions were LECTURED to love their women better and told they weren't doing enough. Yet women are somehow not treated right when the brethren have been very loving and supportive of women and ALWAYS have been.
Much needed and so happy the church is standing so firm. Especially on things that as a woman has made me really uncomfortable in certain situations. This basically lays down a firm line on gospel principles.
I want to say a special thank you to
@VVenerabilis
and his lovely wife for such a wonderful visit and being so willing to assist in dedicating my home.
Hearts of gold, with a wonderful spiritual conversation! I am truly so blessed! May God bless and keep you both!
Sigh … as a single woman I can say this … please do Not give us a day. Technically there is single awareness day and I refuse to celebrate that. Singleness and being childless is not a happy state. There is an emptiness that is constant, a loneliness that never ceases
For all those who think I should just settle and just marry any random dude on the street instead of waiting for the right person because me being single is so offensive.
In words of Sheri Dew if you have issues with the Priesthood, the issue is with YOU. Not with the order of God. You are literally saying YOU know better than God. AND you are NOT paying attention when you are in the temple.
This is probably gonna cause a fight lol
But there are some members who will attack others who don't drink caffeine in regards to coffee so they can have the excuse to drink caffeine. Latter Day Saints are just as addicted to certain substances as anyone else in the world.
The groups like Julie Hanks .....are secret combinations. What is happening now is very similar to the secret combinations that occurred with the early saints in Missouri. They want to destroy the church from the inside out and take as many of us with them. Be mindful and aware.
For all you MEN out there
You are loved
You are wonderful
You are deserving of good things
You are incredible examples of strength + courage
You MATTER!
NEVER doubt your worth and value and that we women appreciate you and uplift you!
There is good reason for him to be concerned about this. When a behavior changes, it will affect the whole family not just that one individual. Wearing garments have deep meaning and when you change how you wear them, it doesn't affect just you.
Why are you all surprised about the backlash from this? Do none of you know why the brethren are hardly this Frank with women? Even in the 80’s women were upset by this talk. Why do you think they are so hard on men but never give women the same real truths???
LDS Relief Society President Camille Johnson told thousands of attendees at BYU Women's Conference to "put motherhood first." What do you think of that advice? Did it change your plans for children?
What about those of you who are single?
Unpopular opinion—- we need to have more constructive toughness towards women in the church. Let us know we need to strive to be better, to work harder and love our men more deeply and support and honor them and let us know when we are wrong ..: it’s okay the world won’t end 😂😂
This is one of the most grand and celestial looking temples we have created —— other than DC and SLC. It’s truly an eternal work of art. It makes me sad we don’t great these majestic masterpieces anymore.
This idea that women are second class citizens in the church is ridiculous. Who has the brides room in the temple? Last I checked there was no grooms room. Unless something has changed there is no fathers room in the chapel so they can take care of their kids
I would like those who think that to tell that to women like Sheri Dew or Julie B Beck or Silvia Allread and so many others. Now when I see women chase after the priesthood like its this wand of magic like harry potters world well do you understand the priesthood?
I know you all think I shouldn't have an opinion, to just quiet down and not speak because I am a woman. Well I will continue to share my opinion and if you want to give out hate, or demean me for it, I will just mute you or block you. Hope y'all treat your wives better than this
The garment reminds endowed members the covenants they have promises made in the temple. We are to wear them continually. Covenants do not take a day off. -Dallin H Oaks
#GeneralConference
crowds actually thanking men for their service and willingness to jump up and do the work? Nope I don't see that. Women are well represented. We do have high leadership roles. Is being the general relief society presidency not a leadership role at all??
and I am constantly praying throughout it just to get through it. The Lord definitely teaches me patience. But yes neglect your family because you feel like the church treats you bad when I don't remember the last time women were told to love their husbands better.
When ppl attack Latter Day Saints when they say that we aren't Christians, they are just mad that we don't follow the creeds. Just ignore them. We are the true Christians, because we actually follow Jesus Christ.
"We occasionally get distracted from why we are here and divert our energy to somewhere else. The adversary seeks to blind us from the best cause. "-Sister Cordon
#GeneralConference
Love how all the married people especially the married men criticize my concerns and act like they aren't valid or real. Those that are happy and in love in their marriages have NO IDEA what its like for those of us facing the possibility of not ever having something so beautiful
This may be a controversial opinion but I would rather be alone than be in a plural marriage. It would be a death sentence to my soul, and unless the Lord forced me into it, I wouldn't ever willingly enter into one because I dream of being loved not being a duty.
If you make this spiritually filled weekend about politics &can’t let go of politics to embrace these spiritually filled messages
I will mute you. I want ONE weekend where my feed isn’t packed with it —-politics isn’t everything. Christ should be our focus!!
Funny story: when we were kids, the middle sister told primary teachers that we had no food and were starving. That week the Bishop, RS pres and the ward missionary leader stopped by to see our food cabinets. We had food just no candy or sugar treats 🤣🤣🤣
"Priesthood KEYS authorize saving ordinance
Priesthood AUTHORITY is required to perform those ordinances
Priesthood POWER is available to all those who receive those ordinances
Ready to stir the pot?
I see no doctrinal problem with YW preparing and passing the sacrament.
And it would not require us to “ordain women.”
You shouldn’t be surprised if you see this change as the church, rightly, tries to involve the YW more.
Here’s why… 🧵1/5
and can lead us to it. We can embrace our destiny with Him to guide us to it. But we have to be open to discovery and the JOURNEY. Yes our path can be confusing at times, but that is why we must follow Him and clarity and purpose will thrive within us!
In a bad painful place right now and hope I won’t need to go to the emergency room, and unable to find anyone to give a blessing..prayers would be appreciated
@BlackBlessedLDS
Everything we do is voluntary but doesn’t mean there aren’t consequences down the road. Missions for young men are viewed as part of their priesthood responsibilities. But Pres Monson did say that young men should only go if they have that true desire to serve
Yes being a woman is NOT easy. Its complex and our roles aren't nearly as clear as men's roles are. But do you wonder WHY that is? I truly believe there are purposes we haven't discovered yet and one of those is discovering it on our own.
I want to thank you all for such comforting messages for me the other day! Sometimes I get discouraged, but I am determined to continue in faith and goodness and hope one day I will be worthy of my eternal companion and won't have a bleak future but a bright eternal one!
With all this priesthood talk....I am thinking I need to do a reread.
“The responsibilities, roles, and divinely endowed gifts of men and women differ in nature but not in quality, significance, or degree of importance, impact, or influence." -for all those who think we are less
Part of the trial of this life especially for women is FAITH. We have to trust in our Heavenly Father that He knows what He is doing where we are concerned. Do you think he doesn't get us? He happens to be married to a woman so I think he understands our divinity
I don’t know who needs to hear this but it’s okay if you don’t want to drink caffeine along with not drinking coffee. We probably shouldn’t be drinking a ton of energy drinks anyway 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ yep I said it lol
“ Apostasy can occur on two basic levels. Institutional or individual. Each of us must be aware of pride. This is a deadly spiritual disease. Consistently do the simple things and humble yourselves without being compelled to humble. “ - David A Bednar
#GeneralConference
@OremUte
Its actually not. There should be good sportsmanship between fans just as much as between players! Take the rivalry out of the equation. Any other team you would most likely admire for their efforts. If Utah was doing the same, I would applaud them for it!