Church History

The Thirteenth Apostle: Susa Young Gates

Keep busy in the face of discouragement -Susa Young Gates I couldn't resist writing a little about Susa Young Gates.…

11 years ago

My Mother, the Midwife: Thoughts from President Joseph Fielding Smith

I simply wanted to share this because of the lovely thoughts Joseph Fielding Smith shares about his experiences taking his…

12 years ago

Come, Come Ye Saints: A Birth Metaphor

I think often of my ancestor, Elizabeth Horrocks Jackson, who left England and crossed the plains with the Martin Handcart…

12 years ago

A Pioneer Birth Story: Emmeline B. Wells

  With Pioneer Day approaching I wanted to share a birth story from one of our pioneer sisters.  I was…

12 years ago

In Good Hands

This week's birth stories come from our Latter-day Saint birthing history. They illustrate beautifully that God cares deeply about each…

12 years ago

Birth of an Early LDS OBGYN

It is to me the crowning joy of a woman's life to be a mother -Ellis Reynolds Shipp If you…

12 years ago

The Relief Society’s Legacy of Maternal Care

This post is from our archives. I wrote it last year after doing a lot of research into the history…

12 years ago

Fortitude: A Birth Story from an Early Mormon Midwife

Fortitude  \ˈfȯr-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\- strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage.…

12 years ago

Midwifery as a Calling

By Heather One of my assignments for this book has been to research the birthing history of early LDS women.…

13 years ago

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