If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know that I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon). I am very forthcoming about my faith, and I write up a series called LDS Faith and Beliefs in which I try to introduce you to various beliefs, policies etc. of the LDS church. I do this for mainly two reasons. One, to share my testimony and the Gospel with my readers and two, to give explanations and background to the Church, since there are a lot of misconceptions about us. I am NOT trying to convert any readers that might not be LDS, and I hope I don’t come across that way. I’m just simply trying to share. If what I write interests you, and leaves you wanting more information about the Church, that’s great! Please comment or email me and I can help you do that. But I hope you do not feel like I am trying to shove my Church down your throat. If you do, please tell me! And I’ll try to change my approach. However, I won’t stop sharing my faith, because it is such an important part of my life, and I hope you can understand that.
Anyway! All of that is just a big lead-in to what I want to share with you today! Last month I was introduced to a “coming soon” website entitled She Teaches Fearlessly, founded by Kelly Westover. I loved what she was aiming to do, and I emailed her as soon as I could, asking to be a part of the team. And I am thrilled to say that she graciously accepted me, and I am now a part of the team, and a writer for, She Teaches Fearlessly.
So what is She Teaches Fearlessly? In short, we’re a team dedicated to answering President Nelson’s call in the October 2015 General Conference for women who teach fearlessly. In his talk, he said:
“We need women who know how to make important things happen by their faith and who are courageous defenders of morality and families in a sin-sick world. We need women who are devoted to shepherding God’s children along the covenant path toward exaltation; women who know how to receive personal revelation, who understand the power and peace of the temple endowment; women who know how to call upon the powers of heaven to protect and strengthen children and families; women who teach fearlessly.”
I love that. I believe that that is so true. We need to step up and be what the world needs. We are aiming to spread the Gospel through social media. to help defend Christianity, to teach our children, our families, and the world. As a team of LDS women, we will be, of course, utilizing LDS resources and beliefs in our posts, but I think my wonderful Christian (women) readers, no matter what church you attend or what your beliefs are, can agree that we need to spread Christ’s goodness throughout the world right now. Love and joy and hope and faith and peace are all things that need to be taught and spread.
The world can be, and is, a scary place. But when we place our hope and faith in Jesus Christ, we need not be scared. And that’s what I want to share with others. I want others to come to know of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Of what He has done for them, of the gift He has given them. I want others to have that hope and peace, so that they might not be afraid in today’s world. I want them to believe.
I’d love it if you’d stop by, and check out She Teaches Fearlessly. Right now we are posting daily for advent, and you can read my first post here. Thanks for reading, lovelies. I so appreciate it.
