Because I Was a Sister Missionary
April 12, 2018[…] the worst missionaries at some time. Because Sister Burton was so diligent, we were always up at 6:00 A.M.. The only time we didn’t get up then was one morning after a certain baptismal […]
[…] the worst missionaries at some time. Because Sister Burton was so diligent, we were always up at 6:00 A.M.. The only time we didn’t get up then was one morning after a certain baptismal […]
[…] Stilson, a member of my ward, was working on a degree in fine art. Together we looked over the paintings and drawings in an issue of the Ensign. He explained that most paintings in […]
[…] try to promote an image of Christ’s disciples as having been perfect in their understanding nor gloss over or omit their errors from the history, letting the Pharisees and Sadducees be the only ones […]
[…] dresses and high heels. She would strut and shuffle through the house with a worn purse slung over her arm, pretending she was “Sister Thompson,” her Primary teacher. She adored that woman and fought […]
[…] of how I used to sit at forums and devotionals so that I could watch the signer for the deaf club. I knew the manual alphabet and recognized a sign or two, but mostly […]
[…] help us at that time, but we didn’t have everything we needed. We did can some and buy bulk goods at sales, but a whole year’s supply of everything was too much for me […]
This anthology is designed for people with a professional interest in Mormon historiography as well as for the much larger number of men and women who have been intrigued or alarmed by the rhetoric […]
[…] or half-myths sometimes perpetuated in Sunday school (and other) classes, builds faith rather than weakens it” (p. 6) is especially germane to present debates over the faithfulness of Mormon history that strays from the […]
[…] would be $156,000!” “Windows of Heaven!” I declared to myself. Why, with my good works, I could buy a house on the hill and drive a German car. I could prosper in the land […]
[…] own limited approaches to life and communication. Fortunately, these people all chose to seek help rather than buy into the myth. My own personal experience also refutes this myth. I have been in therapy […]