Mama Berry Blog

I believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. At approximately the time of the prophet Jeremiah, another prophet named Lehi was commanded by God to take his family and leave Jerusalem. They journeyed across the ocean and came to the American continent. The Book of Mormon is the record of the prophets among Lehi's posterity. It records prophecies of the coming of Jesus Christ, his birth, life, death and Atonement. It records the visit of the resurrected Lord to these people. It is called the Book of Mormon because Mormon was the prophet who compiled and abridged into one record all the separate records made by prophets through the years. Because I have studied it and prayed about it, I know it to be true. So I'm grateful to be able to identify with a nickname derived from this book of scripture along with approximately 15 million other people. And that is 'Mormon'. Being a Mormon, or more correctly, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, i...

Relatively recently, a group of Mormon women has formed called Ordain Women. The purpose of this group is pretty self explanatory. At first I thought it all seemed ridiculous. (Wear pants to church if you want to, what's the big deal!?) But the more time has gone on and the more I've found out, the more I've come to realize that this Ordain Women idea is anything but flippant. Their mission statement is:  'The fundamental tenets of Mormonism support gender equality: God is male and female, father and mother, and all of us can progress to be like them someday. Priesthood, we are taught, is essential to this process. Ordain Women believes women must be ordained in order for our faith to reflect the equity and expansiveness of these teachings.'  Many of these women have been hurt by priesthood holders they should have been able to trust. Many of these women feel neglected because they cannot bless, baptize or ordain their children, and therefore feel they are not ...