“Just Do It!”
Nike turned “Just do it” into a tagline. But I bet Claudia said it first.
“Are We NOT All Mothers?”
It was a Saturday night and, like so many others, I’d tuned in to the scheduled session of General Conference. There was a familiarity to it all: meticulously groomed flowers flanking the podium, women and girls in their Sunday best filling the seats in the conference center. A choir of fresh-faced adolescents, singing in front of the biggest audience of their lives, poured out their hearts in earnest song. General Relief Society and Young Women Presidency members kicked off the program. First Presidency members, including a new — and energetic — prophet, wrapped up the program. The whole evening was […]
“Never Marry a Prophet”
Dear Zillah,Greetings, sister-mine. I send best wishes and prayers for the continued health and safety of your family. And mine? Well, remember what Imma used to say? “Never marry a prophet; you will always come second.” “You’ll want to have supper, but him? He’ll want to go and talk to Yahweh. You’ll be sitting down to eat, but he’ll be off climbing some mountain. Perhaps it makes him feel closer to heaven. Perhaps he thinks he can see and hear Yahweh better from there. But meanwhile, the milk curdles in the jug and the bread goes stale.” Remember when she said that? And […]
