We read about animal sacrifice in the Old Testament, and it feels foreign and a little strange. But the principle of it should feel at least somewhat familiar. The Lord has always taught that sacrifice is necessary for our spiritual well-being and our remembrance of who He is and what He has given for us …
Once, there was a young Jewish girl named Hadassah. Her life was not easy. Her parents died and left her an orphan; her people had been conquered and carried captive into a foreign land where she lived with an older cousin who took her in. Through an unlikely series of events she became the Queen …
Someone I heard recently was talking about giving counsel to women whose husbands had recently been called to serve as bishops or stake presidents. They were being very kind and sensitive, but then referenced the ‘poor wives’-I am sure with the very best of intentions! We might use that phrase to describe any calling or …
‘Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word’ (Luke 1:38). What was it that allowed Mary to respond in such a way to such an incredible, incomprehensible calling from the Lord? We know little about the facts of Mary’s life. We assume she was a young woman, a teenager, …
I read a very poignant article in a magazine about love and worth. In it, the author interviewed Brother Michael Wilcox in his home and had a conversation with him about women’s worth. On his wall, she saw a scripture from the story of Jacob and Rachel which prompted the path of the discussion. He …
