Callings and Revelation: What happens when things go bad?

February 6, 2012 By 2 Comments

Prayer for Mormons is an important ritual and symbol of our faith, and alongside our daily habits of prayer are some very grand expectations of revelation.  Joseph Smith started all of this.  When he prayed, the heavens opened and revelation poured in. And he expected the people to be similarly inspired and revelatory.  Any argument [...]

Filed Under: Church Culture, Mormon corporate culture, Mormon Cultural Identity, Prayer, Uncategorized 2 Comments

Actually, I’d like to talk to Heavenly Mother if that’s OK?

January 26, 2012 By 4 Comments

The noise began this  morning at about 7am.  I was already awake, reading the internet in bed, awaiting for an epiphany as I grappled with my current crisis of faith.  Morning noise always begins with the sound of the toilet door and then it escalates from there.  At about 8:15 the din in the boys [...]

Filed Under: Heavenly mother, marriage and family, New Zealand Mormon Feminist Thought, Prayer Tagged With: , , 4 Comments