Food, Fun, and Fiesta!
For the most part, when I discuss international adoption the topic that comes up is where to adopt from. Everyone seems to have their own opinion and reasons for picking where they would adopt from. But on St. Patrick’s Day, late at night, my husband and I were talking about something important to us in regards to [...]
LDS Church history and adopted Black children, part 5
Additional resources:
The Genesis Group
From the website:
The Genesis Group was established to meet the needs of Black members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, many of whom were descendants of early pioneers, with the hope of reactivating those who had left the Church and of supporting new converts of African descent. It [...]
LDS Church history and adopted Black children, part 4
2 Nephi 26:33 “…and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.”
Article of Faith Three
We believe that through the [...]
LDS Church history and adopted Black children, part 3
I can’t possibly do justice to all the different theories (and theories, they are) about curses and lineage and when and where and how the policy began, but I use the story of Abel’s murder and Cain’s subsequent punishment to illustrate that the “knowledge” some church members have on the subject of blacks and the [...]
LDS Church history and adopted Black children, part 2
Another reason it’s a good idea for caucasian parents who hope to adopt transracially to have a handhold on race and church history is because social workers who are aware of the church’s past policy want to know how this will be handled with the child. “What priesthood ban?” is not a good response. [...]
LDS Church history and adopted Black children, part 1
Since I was hired to create this blog, I’ve been wanting to tackle the difficult subject of race issues and the Church. In the beginning, it sounded like a logical topic to cover for an LDS adoption blog, knowing that many members adopt transracially. But each time I tried to start mentally composing [...]
Cheaper by the dozen? LDS family size, part 7
The world tells us that having a large family isn’t possible to do successfully. Something’s gotta give. Somebody’s gotta come out holding the short end of the stick. There simply isn’t enough time or enough money to raise a large family and do it well, right? Interestingly, or maybe logically – [...]
Cheaper by the dozen? LDS family size, part 6
The last question, about how we do (fill-in-the-blank) obviously depends on what’s being asked, but I have learned through experience that I can do a lot of things with a large family I never imagined I could. I won’t go into specifics here since the field is wide open, but trust me, if you [...]
Cheaper by the dozen? LDS family size, part 5
The second question I mentioned, “Are you able to spend one-on-one time with your kids?” is another one I wonder about. There’s no denying that spending time with your children together and separately is a good thing, but I can’t help thinking that the emphasis on “one-on-one time” and “quality time” stems from the [...]
Cheaper by the dozen? LDS family size, part 4
Let’s take the first question – finances. I think most people would agree that many of our 2007 “needs” would have been constituted “wants” in earlier times. Beyond that, our culture has begun to place importance on things that earlier generations couldn’t have conceived of. A good example, and a pertinent one [...]
