A BIG thanks to all the readers who are participating. We even made some video interviews of readers. Here is a quick peak at snippets of those interviews. We will be posting the whole interviews later on during the tour. Check back on Monday for our first tour stop and ways to enter to win […]
Virtual Book Tour is Starting on Monday! Read More »
Thank you to Kristall for sharing her birth story with us! I don’t believe in love at first sight. My husband won’t mind me saying this as he feels the same about me hahaha – we were best of friends for years before we grew in love with each other.Ok I lie, I didn’t used
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We hope you have enjoyed learning more about our legacy as women of the LDS faith. I know I have enjoyed reading these posts, some old ones, some new ones. We hope that if you stumble upon a birth story or history of an LDS midwife, nurse or doctor that you will share it with
Women’s History Month In Summary Read More »
It is to me the crowning joy of a woman’s life to be a mother -Ellis Reynolds Shipp If you have read Heather’s post, “Midwifery as a Calling”, then you have heard of Dr. Ellis Shipp. I wanted to share a little more about her. It is evident she felt called to the work before she
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I went to my small local library in search of stories of our pioneer sisters. I was lucky enough to find a series called Covered Wagon Women which is a compilation of diaries and letters of women who came west. I was drawn to the story of Jean Rio Baker (1810-1883) because it
Every Neighbor a Midwife/Doula? Read More »
With Pioneer Day approaching I wanted to share a birth story from one of our pioneer sisters. I was pleased to find something that Emmeline B. Wells wrote. There are so many titles and achievements attached to our 5th General Relief Society President: writer, poet, pioneer, teacher, leader, political activist, women’s suffragist, and mother. Even with her
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Fortitude \ˈfȯr-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\– strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage. Upon learning of Patty Bartlett Sessions, I had to own the book containing her diaries. She was an avid journal writer. She worked and served among many of the well known members of church history.
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3 Book Signings on April 6th – Ladies Night Out! Heather will be at: Fort Union Deseret Book Store (1110 E Fort Union Blvd, Midvale, UT) Robyn will be at: Ammon, Idaho Deseret Book Store (3025 S HITT RD,AMMON, ID) Sheridan will be at: Orange County Deseret Book Store (2230 E SEVENTEENTH ST,SANTA ANA, CA)
Lots of Fun Upcoming Events!! Read More »
I just wanted to share a few gems from Polly’s Birth Book: I loved that the dedication in her book said “To all who hold in reverence the gift of life.” Sound familiar? Does it remind you of the title of our book? The following are two poems that she had written and included in
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I wanted to share some information about Polly Block, a more recent LDS midwife. I had the privilege of connecting with her daughter, Jeanette, who provided me with this background information about her. She also kindly wrote about her mother’s life of service in the church. What a treasure to have this information. Thank you
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