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The basic beliefs and traditions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) have a cultural impact that distinguishes church members, practices and activities. The culture is geographically concentrated in the Mormon Corridor in the United States, and is present to a lesser extent in many places of the world where Latter ...
It continues "homosexual and lesbian activities are sinful and an abomination to the Lord" and "unnatural affections ... toward persons of the same gender are counter to God's eternal plan". [11] The 2001 eighth version removes any mention of "unnatural affections" and "abomination" and only states, "homosexual activity is a serious sin.
The Young Woman's Journal was founded in 1889 by Susa Young Gates, a volunteer worker within the YLMIA, with its first issue dated October of that year. [1] [2] Anstis Elmina Shepard Taylor, the YLMIA general president at the time, oversaw the first publication of the journal. [2]
Exponent II is a quarterly periodical that publishes essays, poetry, and art created by women and gender minorities on the Latter-day Saint spectrum. Exponent II was founded in 1974, "poised on the dual platforms of Mormonism and Feminism...to strengthen The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and to encourage and develop the talents of Mormon women."
Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (abbreviated LDS Biographical Encyclopedia) is a four-volume biographical dictionary by Andrew Jenson that includes a church chronology and biographical information about leaders and other prominent members of the Church of Jesus ...
Fascinating Womanhood is now led by Helen Andelin's daughter, Dixie Andelin Forsyth. Dixie has written a sequel to her mother's book Fascinating Womanhood for the Timeless Woman, released in 2018. In addition, she has updated her mother's original books, as per her request before her death, with Vintage editions of each. [9]
In 2020, the LDS Church announced that the English-language Ensign magazine would be discontinued and would be replaced with Liahona. [4] Since Liahona will thus be the church magazine for adults, the content formerly found in Liahona for children and youth will instead be found in The Friend and the new magazine For the Strength of Youth, respectively.
Young Womanhood Recognition Award. Young Women Personal Progress was a goal-setting and achievement program within the Young Women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The program ran from 1978 to 2019 and was roughly analogous to the Duty to God program in the Young Men organization.