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Discussing Difficult Topics: The Representation of Women in Today’s Church

… "There's always an opportunity to at least quote a woman in the Sunday School lesson as an ecclesiastical and spiritual … authority, even if the stories themselves aren't about women." … Wayment: … There seems to be a lack of female …

Women’s Religiosity and Employment

… Abstract This study explores the relationship between women’s religiosity and employment. … of twenty and sixty years living along the Wasatch Front in Utah during the spring of 1991. The responses of 1,130 …

Latter-Day Saint Women in the Twenty-First Century

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today … division of labor, meaning that administrative functions in the Church are largely separated by what men can do and what women can do. Gendered division of labor is becoming more and …

Helping Female Students Rise to Their Spiritual Privileges

… Elder Dallin H. Oaks explained that in the Church, organization is hierarchical, but in the family … that room. At least 75 percent of these students, men and women combined, were returned missionaries! I stood …

Susa Young Gates's "Vision Beautiful"

In April 1920 the magazines published by various organizations within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints featured articles … question: What was the meaning of the First Vision for women? This may not be a question we would ask today. In

Relief Society Healing

… Healing (36 ″ x 54 ″ , oil on board, 2019) A Background In the small town of Mayfield, Ohio, new Latter-day Saint … the 1830s and for the next hundred years, Latter-day Saint women actively participated in healing blessings of children, …

Using Women's Voices in Teaching History and Doctrine

… Historian Catherine A. Brekus noted that early women "have been virtually forgotten by modern-day … become invisible and their voices "difficult to hear." In early July 1830, shortly following her baptism, Emma Smith … Joseph Smith, about her position and responsibilities in the new Church of Christ. [1] In the revelation (now known as …

Women and the World of the New Testament

The New Testament is a rich resource for learning about the … and resurrection. Thinking critically about women’s roles in the Roman world of the New Testament is a task taken up by …

Women and the World of the New Testament

The New Testament is a rich resource for learning about the … and resurrection. Thinking critically about women’s roles in the Roman world of the New Testament is a task taken up by …

Family Life

… and family are a priority. Modern social science confirms the teachings of the prophets. In their widely acclaimed book The Case for Marriage , Linda … divorce laws, and increased educational opportunities for women have contributed to this shift. [2] Consequently, …