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Mormon Breastfeeding Frenzy

<b>Do Mormon girls, the future breast-feeders of tomorrow, want to see their Young Women leaders' breasts?</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_42lKxhyphenhyphenV-QeRIymrnUu5QohGItNbcxz7WpJmzJnviUdODkPkUk1x8EHpvRT4_5NWtsBOURXEcqfvVsmM_lePKrfRusvIwVwfoLJLQwz6BgO2imrRgsdEEGntPkfqbmOuPNg5pxdpPDo/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_42lKxhyphenhyphenV-QeRIymrnUu5QohGItNbcxz7WpJmzJnviUdODkPkUk1x8EHpvRT4_5NWtsBOURXEcqfvVsmM_lePKrfRusvIwVwfoLJLQwz6BgO2imrRgsdEEGntPkfqbmOuPNg5pxdpPDo/s1600/2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mormons are stereotyped as being baby-making-machines, so when our non-LDS friends started saying, "I thought y'all were all about kids, kids and some mo' kids at your church, why are y'all trippin' about women breastfeeding then?" Y'all know we had to find out what they were talking about. Last Saturday, <a href="http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/2013/02/call-to-action-lose-your-temple-recommend-for-feeding-baby/" target="_blank">Feminist Mormon Housewives</a> posted a story about a woman they say was released from her calling as Young Women leader and is in jeopardy of losing her temple recommend for breastfeeding uncovered. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although the woman has asked to remain anonymous the story has garnered media attention and folks everywhere are weighing in on the breasts of the LDS. The FMH post doesn't give us many specifics and since her identity is being kept private it is hard to find out all the facts. What we gather is that that a complaint was made due to her breastfeeding uncovered during Young Women class in front of LDS girls and other leaders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Based on our church going experiences trippin' over breastfeeding is not the norm in the LDS community. We've seen it go down on the regular both covered and uncovered. Now the debate over public breastfeeding, uncovered breastfeeding, how old is too old to breastfeed and if Americans are too uptight about breastfeeding...don't even try to front like that is particular to Mormonism. Just last May, Time Magazine was asking women, "<a href="http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20120521,00.html" target="_blank">Are you Mom enough?</a>" and yeah Mormons were discussing it, but so was everybody else.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We think that sharing unique and even unpleasant Mormon experiences of our sisters in the Gospel is a good thing and necessary. Asking for support from people within your faith, that is great. Debating your breasts, somebody else's breasts, ya mama's breasts, well carry right on. The media acting like there is some church instituted anti-breastfeeding contingency running a muck in the LDS church, ain't nobody got time for that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We Sistas have heard plenty about what adult men and women have to say on the subject so we thought; let's hear it for the girls in the <a href="https://www.lds.org/callings/young-women?lang=eng" target="_blank">LDS Young Women</a> program. YW would be similar to girl's youth group in other churches. It is made up of young ladies ages 12 to 17. Over the last few days we took the opportunity to speak to some Young Women and ask their thoughts on uncovered breastfeeding by a leader in front of them during their classes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYwvKHo_H9RUpecWEKsRlIHslPR0cBVcndGv3N1hfsZCAh-kIdl4fmd0BWu-6rF2QAD5itjprzYgvYqWfebmnIo2umPM4KFJmASe5M5DRsqqhDDxFldwEo0FDhoqNfd0eaywE3BTtuuc/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYwvKHo_H9RUpecWEKsRlIHslPR0cBVcndGv3N1hfsZCAh-kIdl4fmd0BWu-6rF2QAD5itjprzYgvYqWfebmnIo2umPM4KFJmASe5M5DRsqqhDDxFldwEo0FDhoqNfd0eaywE3BTtuuc/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At first each of the girls said that they would not want their Young Women leaders to breastfeed uncovered in front of them. All of the girls said that they had seen a women breastfeeding before and the majority said that they planned on breastfeeding when they became mothers. The girls asked questions such as; Why not feed in the mother's lounge? Why not feed covered? We discussed that some women prefer not to leave their meetings and that some mother's say their babies' dislike being covered while eating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we talked more some of the girls said that if the baby's head was uncovered, but they couldn't see any of the leader's breast that they would be more comfortable with uncovered breastfeeding. For each of the girls that we spoke with there was no aversion to the act of breastfeeding, but they each did not want to see the naked breast of their leader. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When asked how they felt about the rights of breastfeeding mothers, one girl responded, "I want mom's to have rights, but don't women's rights go for young women too? It's our class, I think we should get a say too."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We agree, y'all do have a say! So we want to hear from other young women too, what are your thoughts girls? Do you feel differently than the girls we spoke with? Adults tell us what the young women you've been talking to are saying on the subject.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be Blessed and Highly Favored,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel</div>

Mormon Breastfeeding Frenzy

Do Mormon girls, the future breast-feeders of tomorrow, want to see their Young Women leaders' breasts? Mormons are stereotyped as being...

Faith & Fashion - Jason Dunnigan + Race & Religion - Dr. Darron Smith

Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2013/02/25/faith-fashion-race-religion-w-dr-darron-smith" target="_blank">here</a> and call in at (646) 478-3671. If you miss a live show listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion" target="_blank">here</a> at anytime!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyWjhhOVq0NJaOcMoowVGVToLy3Vkjmmnwp__9BesSs24X7H69UO5Y2HExGnaTMRMi1IYkmprgCfyULOeFaMok7wnuJrlJmubrebP1bZ_BQMJmcYA8ak5jNeum7_sOjqdUfM6fJf0tVY/s1600/Jason+Dunningan+and+Darron+Smith.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyWjhhOVq0NJaOcMoowVGVToLy3Vkjmmnwp__9BesSs24X7H69UO5Y2HExGnaTMRMi1IYkmprgCfyULOeFaMok7wnuJrlJmubrebP1bZ_BQMJmcYA8ak5jNeum7_sOjqdUfM6fJf0tVY/s1600/Jason+Dunningan+and+Darron+Smith.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jason Dunnigan</b> has spent years in the fashion industry. He's not only obsessed with clothing and what he wears, but what everyone else is wearing too. His fashion philosophy is that you can shop where everyone else is shopping, but not be wearing what everyone else is wearing. It's all about how you wear it and what you put it with. Jason says, "I love to mix and match colors and patterns and really enjoy making people look and say wow!" He's a true believer that one can be fashionable and still maintain the standards of their faith. Jason served and LDS mission in Fresno, California and graduated from Westminster College with a degree in Communications. He works as a Stylist and Social Media Expert. Be sure to connect with Jason and his fashion sense on <a href="http://pinterest.com/fatkid/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</div><b><br /></b><b>Dr. Darron T. Smith</b> is a professor and frequent political and cultural commentator for <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/darron-t-smith-phd/" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a> and Your Black World on various issues of inequality in the form of racism, classism and other systems of U.S. based oppression. He has also contributed to various forums from Religion Dispatches and ESPN's Outside the Lines to The New York Times and Chicago Tribune op-ed sections. Dr. Smith’s research spans a wide myriad of topics on including healthcare disparities, Religious studies, Race & Sports, Transracial Adoption and the Black Family. His current research focuses on healthcare workforce discrimination involving African American physician assistants. He is the co-author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/White-Parents-Black-Children-Experiencing/dp/1442207620" target="_blank">White Parents, Black Children: Experiencing Transracial Adoption</a> as well as the co-editor of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Mormon-Newell-G-Bringhurst/dp/0252073568/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361674988&sr=1-1&keywords=black+and+mormon" target="_blank">Black and Mormon</a> and The Impact of Social Factors on Health: A Critical Reader for the Physician Assistant. His current book, The Truth About the Honor Code: When Race, Religion & Sports Collide, is scheduled for release in 2013. You can learn more about Dr. Smith at <a href="http://www.darronsmith.com/">www.darronsmith.com</a>.

Faith & Fashion - Jason Dunnigan + Race & Religion - Dr. Darron Smith

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Looking at Lent Through Mormon Eyes

<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Why do the Sistas look like they walked head first into lit cigarettes?</b> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Slow your roll, lets start with some warm up questions then we'll get to that.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVuW8VJTWpGiQ1m5rdz8nfoJ3V-t896HqOGT3jaMlJfqalBIHCZePPZ3tgGsgjSUFZxwPbyDxO5DUOP5uddUkLbDvv-0c-ONj6hyJBigJ-ugpm9_YLS6dqzweFGl-j5xtdKrf-JceSpw/s1600/Ash+Wednesday+Collage4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVuW8VJTWpGiQ1m5rdz8nfoJ3V-t896HqOGT3jaMlJfqalBIHCZePPZ3tgGsgjSUFZxwPbyDxO5DUOP5uddUkLbDvv-0c-ONj6hyJBigJ-ugpm9_YLS6dqzweFGl-j5xtdKrf-JceSpw/s400/Ash+Wednesday+Collage4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">If you tuned into <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2013/02/11/back-by-request-marvin-perkins-catholic-mom-lisa-hendey" target="_blank">SiZ Radio a couple of Sundays ago</a> then you know that the Sistas are observing Lent this year.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>What is Lent Anyway?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">Lent is a Christian observance devoting the 40 days leading to Easter to fasting, prayer and alms.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Do All Christians Observe Lent?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">No. Some denominations that typically observe lent are Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Anglicans and Catholics. Among Christian faiths that do not usually observe Lent are Pentecostals, Baptists, Evangelicals and Mormons.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Why Don't Mormons Observe Lent?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">We're the Sistas not the missionaries, ask the people at <a href="http://mormon.org/">Mormon.org</a>. Just kidding. Many of the practices of Lent are regular aspects of LDS faith, such as prayer, fasting, repentance and service, which is what peaked our interest in observing the Lenten season.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Does Everyone Observe Lent the Same Way?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Are you kidding? You can't even get people to hang toilet paper the same way! You'll find differences among faiths and individuals in how Lent is observed. In our quest to learn of Lent we reached out to Lisa Hendey from <a href="http://catholicmom.com/">CatholicMom.com</a> who schooled us on Lent from her perspective as a Roman Catholic.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pQE5fy4Pm4k3VSf_pf18DlXpnLeutGIp1wwRmW0oDYkcypGg-MiA28H8w9SAdOY91aqOnYV3BEJWI7CIKFaWJ9TOPjeOyv8PIJasswI3-tgfbs0QtODqXbntazSsWw4nqbE1kWatPiw/s1600/Scripture+Lent4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pQE5fy4Pm4k3VSf_pf18DlXpnLeutGIp1wwRmW0oDYkcypGg-MiA28H8w9SAdOY91aqOnYV3BEJWI7CIKFaWJ9TOPjeOyv8PIJasswI3-tgfbs0QtODqXbntazSsWw4nqbE1kWatPiw/s1600/Scripture+Lent4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>How are the Mormon Sistas observing Lent?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ol><li style="text-align: left;"><b>Lenten Calendar</b>: We began the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday and will end on Easter Sunday.</li><li style="text-align: left;"><b>Food Fasting</b>: Abstaining from meat, except for fish on all Lenten Fridays for Sista Beehive. Sista Laurel already eats this way 365 days a year. (As with our <a href="http://www.sistasinzion.com/2012/10/30-days-of-wow-word-of-wisdom.html" target="_blank">30 Days of WoW</a> it seems Sista Beehive does a lil' mo' sacrificing.) In addition we will observe our LDS practice of <a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?locale=0&sourceId=586a2f2324d98010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=bbd508f54922d010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD" target="_blank">Fast Sunday</a>; fasting for two consecutive meals, accompanied by prayer and offerings on the 1st Sunday of each month.</li><li style="text-align: left;"><b>Personal Fasting</b>: During the entire Lenten season Sista Beehive is abstaining from soda. Sista Laurel is abstaining from TV and online videos.</li><li style="text-align: left;"><b>Spiritual Food</b>: Our daily scripture study and prayer continue and we have added <i>Daily Reflections for Lent</i>, which consists of scripture passages, a message and a thought for meditation for each day of Lent.</li><li style="text-align: left;"><b>Almsgiving and Service:</b> Sista Beehive is focusing on serving her family and Sista Laurel is focusing on her visiting teaching service. We will also participate in our LDS practice of Fast Offering; giving to help those in need.</li></ol><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>What is the Purpose of Lent?</b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">We are observing Lent as an opportunity to strengthen our personal relationships with Christ through fasting, prayer, service and scripture study. One of the things that Lisa at <a href="http://atholicmom.com/">CatholicMom.com</a> suggested we do to prepare for Lent was read <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/6?lang=eng" target="_blank">Matthew 6</a>. We'll give y'all the Sistas abridged version: When we are praying, fasting and serving we shouldn't be trippin'. Don't call <i>People Magazine</i> to alert the paparazzi so the whole world can be like; look at her, she's at Starbucks with her scriptures, she must be hip and also super spiritual. Or look at him with his face all screwed up; either he smells something real funky or that's his I'm so famished from fasting face. We're paraphrasing for Jesus here, but what he wants is for us to be sincere. Keep it real.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWCoBq__ksGE406OHarbgaXsAUxZsGyAlyB2ZpPxCNzhqxsGIHZKx3eND_i4zW9MgT1YBQwMcDapsWDQZDlD96YkatusvRkl-th9sRVS9Gz1WGtElkP_pmle7KJbGHG2AqKPBVVRoEp0/s1600/Lord's+Prayer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWCoBq__ksGE406OHarbgaXsAUxZsGyAlyB2ZpPxCNzhqxsGIHZKx3eND_i4zW9MgT1YBQwMcDapsWDQZDlD96YkatusvRkl-th9sRVS9Gz1WGtElkP_pmle7KJbGHG2AqKPBVVRoEp0/s1600/Lord's+Prayer.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>So are y'all ever going to to tell us what's on your foreheads?</b><br />On Ash Wednesday we attended Catholic Mass, we've both been to Mass many times, but had never attended an Ash Wednesday service. Both of the services we attended were beautiful and the receiving of the ashes took place. The ashes are from the burning of palm leaves and symbolize human mortality and our need of repentance as we look toward the resurrection. We wore our ashes not with pride, but with humility as we each personally reflected on where we are on our path to the Father and asked for his guidance as we focus on correcting any deviations from the straight and narrow in our lives.<br /><br /><b>How did you like Mass, were the Catholics nice to the Mormons?</b><br />We both felt very welcomed by our Catholic brothers and sisters. We participated in most of the service; standing and kneeling when appropriate and the receiving of the ashes. We did not however take communion. Our first reason is that we had both attended LDS churches on Sunday where we both partook of the <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/gs/sacrament?lang=eng" target="_blank">sacrament</a> in remembrance of Christ's atoning sacrifice and renewal of our baptismal covenants. Secondly, while the receiving of the ashes is what Catholics call <i>sacramental </i>and open to Catholics and non-Catholics, communion or Eucharist is considered a <i>sacrament </i> and should for the most part be taken by those who have gone through particular steps in the Catholic faith in preparation to do so.<br /><br /><b>What were the differences between Catholic Mass and a Mormon church service?</b><br />One of the things that we enjoy when attending Mass and some services of other faiths is that there is a portion of the service where you greet your neighbors in the congregation. Another difference was that both of the Masses we attended served communion wine from a communal cup, we are both big fans of the individual cups. Although we know some folks who prefer the Catholic way of filling them with <a href="http://www.sistasinzion.com/2009/10/deacons-drank-wine.html" target="_blank">wine instead of water</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbSZSupdojezwOJHTnDVjDJyRJ2yt3Q4hfEC_dL4TyHuWcE6kNvFct8LzjUfHq5T-tut2zm4d1F7_5Nm975mK031DuIXDSicsvHgrWCSTz5_GS4rKC2kaNWqLVMJRMXtAi0xdGlqrMpE/s1600/Communion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbSZSupdojezwOJHTnDVjDJyRJ2yt3Q4hfEC_dL4TyHuWcE6kNvFct8LzjUfHq5T-tut2zm4d1F7_5Nm975mK031DuIXDSicsvHgrWCSTz5_GS4rKC2kaNWqLVMJRMXtAi0xdGlqrMpE/s1600/Communion.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b>Have the Sistas learned anything new since beginning Lent?</b><br />Yes, that there's one Wednesday a year when black people are alright with being <a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_ashy_skin" target="_blank">ashy</a>!<br /><br />Do you observe Lent or have you done so in the past? What is your favorite thing about visiting churches of faiths other than your own? Yay or nay to communal sacrament cups?<br /><br />Peace Be Unto You,<br />Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel</div>

Looking at Lent Through Mormon Eyes

Why do the Sistas look like they walked head first into lit cigarettes? Slow your roll, lets start with some warm up questions then we...

Darius Gray & Margaret Young + Danielle Miller w/ Let Women Pray

Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2013/02/18/darius-gray-margaret-young-let-women-pray" target="_blank">here</a> and call in at (646) 478-3671. If you miss a live show listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion" target="_blank">here</a> at anytime!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pk3qG2_LRGZQLp5WsL3PHelYWQFYriO5q6RVodqfaf-uzt3FKd8aG5P6bSus2zu7Ds4C4U5RRHYkRBj-Q7Zv-DVvXIaOCVsBTOZMeefutBjGZrb2-tgzyBREdtrVr0INOuDnCde-kOE/s1600/Darius+-+Margaret+&+Let+Women+Pray.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pk3qG2_LRGZQLp5WsL3PHelYWQFYriO5q6RVodqfaf-uzt3FKd8aG5P6bSus2zu7Ds4C4U5RRHYkRBj-Q7Zv-DVvXIaOCVsBTOZMeefutBjGZrb2-tgzyBREdtrVr0INOuDnCde-kOE/s1600/Darius+-+Margaret+&+Let+Women+Pray.png" /></a></div><b>Darius Gray & Margaret Young</b> are co-authors and producers. Their first joint work was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Standing-Promises-Book-One-EXPANDED/dp/0984360387/ref=sr_1_17?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361151316&sr=1-17&keywords=one+more+river+to+cross" target="_blank">Standing on the Promises</a> a book trilogy about early Black Mormons. Their documentary <a href="http://blackmormonfilm.com/" target="_blank">Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons</a> has been featured at film festivals throughout the country as well as The Documentary Channel. They are currently working on a film titled <a href="http://heartofafricafilm.com/" target="_blank">Heart of Africa</a>. Margaret Young resides in Provo, Utah with her husband Bruce, they have 4 children. Darius Gray resides in Salt Lake City, with his wife Leslie and their son.<br /><br /><b>Danielle Mooney</b> is an active Latter-day Saint living in Boston with her husband. She is a student at Wellesley College and will graduate this spring with a degree in French cultural studies. She is an All Enlisted admin and one of the co-founders of the Mormon Feminist Action Board--groups that advocate for equality in the LDS church. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LetWomenPray" target="_blank">Let Women Pray</a> was a project born out of a question asked by one woman's four year old daughter about when a woman would offer a prayer in General Conference. For further details visit <a href="http://letwomenpray.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.letwomenpray.blogspot.com.  </a>

Darius Gray & Margaret Young + Danielle Miller w/ Let Women Pray

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Jesus is Your Valentine

We each have a <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">LOVE</span></b> story. It's written in the bible and it tells of God's love for us. He loves us so much that he sent us each a MAN. A man who is there to wipe our tears and silence our fears even after suffering on the cross for our sins.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RxI0mRZ5Ei9jeGplm9twld3l2kiYMiuXN-acHDd3WzOFSrOb3rM9ipeR-8PsHRU439U5j9ToI1EergHSD9KZiHChlGbK58Qwei8eA3exjTfuVE0Y9aaMRIRakZ5dkqXf15GlbnLPaXE/s1600/SiZValentine.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RxI0mRZ5Ei9jeGplm9twld3l2kiYMiuXN-acHDd3WzOFSrOb3rM9ipeR-8PsHRU439U5j9ToI1EergHSD9KZiHChlGbK58Qwei8eA3exjTfuVE0Y9aaMRIRakZ5dkqXf15GlbnLPaXE/s1600/SiZValentine.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Valentine's Day!</div>Thank you Jesus,<br />Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel

Jesus is Your Valentine

We each have a LOVE story. It's written in the bible and it tells of God's love for us. He loves us so much that he sent us each a ...

Pinterest to the Valentine's Day Rescue

If you've got some last minute Valentines cards to do, but don't have a lot of time and are not interested in spending a lot of money, the Sistas got ya back. We needed some quick easy Valentines card ideas so we did what every God-fearing Christian woman does...we browsed <a href="http://pinterest.com/sistasinzion" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPFDs-nUGA1w8isUjfbDNavX2CSO9krQai4YhRE0Ko6OVFm55PiIz1nVphHhlMSU4lwpJw2K1TjndsyU96myWHJjsAo8A9ZNJU3awTYRqb1x8Bdp6ubRduBo-8QxRYwEoKKAHZ_1voeQ/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPFDs-nUGA1w8isUjfbDNavX2CSO9krQai4YhRE0Ko6OVFm55PiIz1nVphHhlMSU4lwpJw2K1TjndsyU96myWHJjsAo8A9ZNJU3awTYRqb1x8Bdp6ubRduBo-8QxRYwEoKKAHZ_1voeQ/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Mostly our Pinterest attempts look like this:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpBfCCTxxXUwFxnM9-DGafsmAYJIeq9jrLQxCCiNPEHVD0s3dkhZhDK6hyphenhyphenWQ3WVC9AlBAb6tD-npshbgjpIDBcCV1avNPUsOa9yGpsqNFQCbXS1_YJ7O77qYodY2xLYl40XEn23Cceto/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpBfCCTxxXUwFxnM9-DGafsmAYJIeq9jrLQxCCiNPEHVD0s3dkhZhDK6hyphenhyphenWQ3WVC9AlBAb6tD-npshbgjpIDBcCV1avNPUsOa9yGpsqNFQCbXS1_YJ7O77qYodY2xLYl40XEn23Cceto/s400/2.jpg" width="248" /></a></div>But not this time! Y'all believe us when we say this is as easy a pie (why do people say that anyway, pie is not that easy.) The longest part of this project is waiting for the 1-hour photos to be ready and getting your subject to smile (instead of playing in the water).<br /><br /><span style="color: #e06666;">1. Snap a quick pic of the person extending their hand.</span><br /><span style="color: #e06666;">2. Embellish the pic using any software you choose. (We used Photoshop, but something as simple as a phone app will do.)</span><br /><span style="color: #e06666;">3. Send pic to 1-hour photo printer of your choice. (Costco, Walmart, Walgreens, etc...) We printed 4x6s.</span><br /><span style="color: #e06666;">4. While waiting for prints pick up lollipops, do a little shopping or run some errands.</span><br /><span style="color: #e06666;">5. Cut slits in the photos near the top and bottom of the extended hand with an exacto knife.</span><br /><span style="color: #e06666;">6. Slip lollipop stick through the slits.</span><br /><br />Seriously y'all we were able to figure this one out by just looking at the photos on Pinterest! To make 30 cards it cost us $5 in prints and $3 in suckers. The project took under 2 hours including drive time and the kiddo loved it! This was a self esteem boost that left us feeling all crafty and Mormonish! Eat your heart out Martha Stewart!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKA4uPRPNc-gSxle-2VVQJguU3a5TyVKgMrA6za7DGqXUSruga2fyHlrhyYs-aFKeB7Yapw4RP7lur5KYN6CsUmcD4ugmkbbhDas5tToEgiNcvT8wxnXLiPSENU8ifjUl9vfhIQ4Plx9E/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKA4uPRPNc-gSxle-2VVQJguU3a5TyVKgMrA6za7DGqXUSruga2fyHlrhyYs-aFKeB7Yapw4RP7lur5KYN6CsUmcD4ugmkbbhDas5tToEgiNcvT8wxnXLiPSENU8ifjUl9vfhIQ4Plx9E/s320/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />God is Love,<br />Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel

Pinterest to the Valentine's Day Rescue

If you've got some last minute Valentines cards to do, but don't have a lot of time and are not interested in spending a lot of mone...