Podcast appearances and mentions of Kate Holbrook

Sarah Sun Kanell began attending a Salt Lake City residential ward as a high schooler. In that ward, she experienced what she describes as true belonging. This was only the beginning of Sarah's conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ but the people she met exemplified the person and disciple of Jesus Christ she wanted to be. On this week's episode, Sarah shares what she has learned about the contribution we all have the ability to make to the Church of Jesus Christ. Time stamps: 3:25- Honoring Sacrifice of Others 9:27- High Expectations and Gentle Parenting? 17:20- An Unconventional Living Situation 19:31- Gathered In 30:17- Barbara and Gaining a Testimony 33:13- Chosen 40:05- Unhistoric Acts 46:34- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ? “If I'm willing to choose Him then I think He can turn me into something better than what I can even imagine right now, and what better thing is there to be than His?” Made For This book link- https://www.deseretbook.com/product/P6073753.html BYU Hawaii talk- https://speeches.byuh.edu/trusting-god-with-the-rest-of-your-story Lean in with Lizzy episode- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lean-in-with-lizzy/id1768159695?i=1000688795426 Kate Holbrook podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in/id1439975046?i=1000526603170 Samuel Brown “Where The Soul Hungers” book- https://www.deseretbook.com/product/5252752.html?srsltid=AfmBOoq-XWAk7RyClW3i034cMC7VcJTfOZJEzzPca4uhGJrdjKMt_eWZ Unhistoric Acts painting- https://www.thecompassgallery.com/product-page/unhistoric-acts-barton    

In this enlightening episode, you''ll learn how a growing group of funders is thinking about wellbeing – for grantees and themselves. Laura Bacon, strategy lead and facilitator of the Funders and Wellbeing Group, discusses how this new global group of a dozen foundations is working to transform philanthropic culture with regard to wellbeing. Through regular virtual meetings and annual in-person gatherings, the group explores ways to support both individual and organizational wellbeing in the social sector. Their recent retreat in Malaysia highlighted how many nonprofit staff challenges related to wellbeing are universal, from shrinking civic spaces to staff burnout and retention issues.The conversation emphasizes the critical importance of maintaining focus on wellbeing initiatives during challenging times, particularly in the current political climate where social justice work and the nonprofit sector face significant pressures. Laura advocates for funders to be more flexible and generous in their support, while ensuring that wellbeing remains a priority rather than an optional add-on in grantmaking practices.Laura shares her journey from musician to social change advocate, and her extensive experience in philanthropy and wellbeing initiatives. As the former founding director of the Partner Support Program at Luminate (an Omidyar foundation), she established wellbeing stipends for grantee organizations, allowing them to address their staff's needs with maximum flexibility. The program distributed about 71 grants totaling $350,000, which organizations used for various purposes from team retreats to mental health support.Biography:For more than two decades, Laura Bacon has designed programs and led projects and teams to achieve social impact around the world. She's currently an independent consultant, partnering with clients on a host of cool initiatives. One of her roles includes Strategy Lead and Facilitator of the Funders + Wellbeing Group at The Wellbeing Project, where she facilitates peer-learning and convenings among a dozen funders to enhance wellbeing for individuals, organizations, sectors, and communities.Previously, Laura was founding director of the Partner Support program at Luminate, a global philanthropic organization that is part of the Omidyar Group, where she supported over 300 grantee partners to achieve their goals of being more resilient, healthy & inclusive, and well-networked.Before working at Luminate / Omidyar Network, Laura was a White House Fellow focused on clean energy.Resources: laura.m.bacon@gmail.com LinkedIn Funders & Wellbeing Group Website Wellbeing Project website The Wellbeing Project - Global Hearth Summit in Slovenia College course: Personal Choice and Global Transformation Global Values 101, a book based on the above course, edited by Brian Palmer, Kate Holbrook, Ann S. Kim, Anna Portnoy   Rights and Dignity Working Group (piloted Wellness stipends - a cross-Omidyar Group initiative) Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice (inspiration for wellness stipends) https://astraeafoundation.org  - Healing Justice stipend General Service Foundation (inspiration for wellness stipends): https://generalservice.org/whatwefund/healingjustice/  - Fund the People podcast interview with Desiree Flores Priya Parker book “The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters” Deepa Iyer's Social Change Ecosystem Role Map Prospera, the International Network of Women's Funders, doing great work on wellbeing Laura's Blog posts on Partner Support, Coaching Stipend, Wellbeing Stipends: Luminate & Omidyar Group (philanthropy I worked with for 10+ years) * Here's more info about thePartner Support program of which I was the founding director Blogs (first andsecond) about Luminate's wellbeing stipend Luminate's coaching stipend Grantee Perception Reports (2020 and2023) Funders & Wellbeing Group "FundWell" newsletter about our funders' retreat in Malaysia

*This episode is inspired by Kate Holbrook and her book, Both Things are True.

Today, we're resharing an interview we loved with Astrid Tuminez, who we're excited to be hosting as a speaker at Restore this year. Astrid is the President of Utah Valley University and an absolute delight to talk with and listen to. She's full of stories, humor, and deep insights that made our time with her pass way too quickly.This interview actually came about because Astrid wrote an essay in Melissa Inouye and Kate Holbrook's new book Every Needful Thing. We loved Astrid's essay and knew we wanted to get to know her better.Astrid has an absolutely fascinating and unique story. She grew up in the slums of the Philippines, but along with her siblings, was discovered to have an exceedingly bright intellect and was offered a free place at one of the most prestigious and expensive Catholic schools in the area. As a child, she was, religiously, a Catholic, but felt that she was always brimming with questions that were being hushed. When she eventually met the Latter-day Saint missionaries, it was a different experience — they gave her a new framework to think about the world, and weren't afraid to at least try to answer her questions.Astrid's pursuit of education eventually took her to the United States, where she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in international relations and Russian literature from Brigham Young University. She later earned a master's degree from Harvard University in Soviet Studies and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in political science. Before becoming President of UVU, Astrid spent many years in leadership in the corporate, non-profit, and academic worlds.What we maybe loved most about Astrid was that her unique perspectives make the world of faith and intellect seem expansive, exciting, and adventurous — even full of mystery. She's found spiritual insight and even practice well outside of Mormonism while simultaneously keeping that “fixed foot,” in the Restored Gospel. In a real way, she's living Joseph Smith's injunction to “receive truth, let it come from whence it may.”We want to send Astrid a huge thanks for coming on the show, and we really think you're going to love this one. And with that, we'll jump right in.

We have been invited by senior Church leaders (and continuously in scripture by our Savior, Jesus Christ) to build Zion by creating communities of unity and belonging. On the podcast today, guest Jared Harding joins me to discuss how male allyship is critical to building Zion. Jared, who holds a master's degree in leadership and organizational behavior, shares how his interest in allyship began as he more fully understood the doctrine of Heavenly Mother and women's divine potential. We then discuss how men can move from avoiding or even accomodating gender issues to creatively advancing women's standing in the Church by sharing power, influence, and decision-making ability.    Challenge: Share this episode with the male leaders in your Zion community.    Resources: “Sacred Struggle: Seeking Christ on the Path of Most Resistance” by Melissa Inouye  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1639931872/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1  “At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women” edited by Kate Holbrook and Jennifer Reeder (great resource for quotes by women throughout Church history)  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/church-historians-press/at-the-pulpit?lang=eng  Learn More:   Learn more about Dr. Susan Madsen at ⁠⁠www.susanrmadsen.com⁠⁠    Sign up to receive monthly emails from Dr. Madsen about updated research, resources, and events at www.utwomen.org. These can be helpful whether you are in Utah or beyond.    Follow Unleashing Sister Saints on social media:    Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/UnleashingSisterSaints⁠⁠    Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/unleashingsistersaints/⁠⁠    Contact Me:   I love hearing from listeners! Email me with questions, comments, or suggestions at ⁠⁠⁠unleashingsistersaints@gmail.com.⁠⁠⁠ 

This is a book club discussion from an essay in Kate Holbrook's book "Both Things are True". (fabulous book, highly recommend!) Becky's podcast Resentment Free Relationships can be found here ⁠Book a call with me ⁠Find me on Instagram

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Latter-day Saint scholar Rosalynde Welch has been involved in two recent projects that may, on the surface, seem very different. One, ushering the last words of a beloved friend through to publication after the friend's passing, and the other, an exploration of words written in holy scripture two millennia ago. And yet, on this week's episode, we explore how both books capture the power of a woman's witness of Jesus Christ. Show Notes 2:19- Contrast Between Two Books6:50- Who is Kate Holbrook?17:51- Housework and Motherhood22:56- Legacy26:54- The Gospels of Abish and Mary30:41- 1 Nephi 1135:18- A Nativity Story39:18- Witnesses of Christ “In the two beams of the cross—those are never going to be made parallel with each other. They are always going to be at cross purposes to one another and, as disciples, we're called to take up our cross. And sometimes that means having the patience and the largeness of mind and heart to live with two things that are true but not easily reconciled.” Links & References: Both Things Are True book Seven Gospels book Kate Holbrook and Samuel Brown - All In Faith Matters - Kate Holbrook Morgan's tribute to Kate HolbrookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In July of 2022, Rosalynde Welch had a distinct impression while cleaning her house — that she should reach out to Kate Holbrook and ask how she could help share more of Kate's own writing and thinking with the world.As many of you know, Kate was a historian, scholar, and a light in so many lives. Kate had been previously diagnosed with a rare eye cancer, which had just entered a terminal phase. As she cleaned, it struck Rosalynde that Kate had spent so much time promoting others' voices, particularly the voices of women, that the insights Kate herself needed to share were preserved. She reached out immediately, and Kate responded gratefully. Rosalynde, and a few others who she mentions in the episode, began an urgent work of gathering, compiling, and filling in gaps to complete what is now a brand new book of Kate's writing: Both Things Are True, which is part of the BYU Maxwell Institute's Living Faith series. Kate, tragically, would pass away only a few weeks after this work began, in August of 2022.And we want to be really clear about this  — this is a really special book. What comes shining through so clearly is Kate's gentle nature alongside her “backbone of steel” (as Rosalynde puts it), and perhaps more than anything, her authentic discipleship. As the book's title indicates, it wrestles with what Joseph Smith called contraries: how the church can be both true, and open to further truth; how revelation can be, how what Kate calls “the crucible of housework” can bring about a sense of both inadequacy and divinity. And, true to Kate's hope that she'd be remembered for her recipes, the book ends with Kate's own recipe for what she calls “the perfect chocolate bundt cake.”Our guest, Rosalynde, is an incredibly insightful scholar who currently works as a Senior Research Fellow at the Maxwell Institute. She has also hosted the Maxwell Institute podcast since March of this year, a resource which we can't recommend strongly enough, especially with Rosalynde at the helm.

Samuel Brown is an academic, a shock trauma ICU doctor, and a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School. He has achieved much professionally, but it was not until his wife, Kate Holbrook, was diagnosed with cancer in her eye and he faced the risk of losing his beloved that Sam realized he had neglected things in his home. This realization was painful and required work to undo the hurt of the past, but together, he and his wife have rebuilt a home and a marriage they are grateful for and proud of. "You can't introspect your way into another person if you don't spend a lot of time with them." —Samuel Brown Show Notes 2:32-Authenticity or Repentance? 5:23- The Natural Sam 9:55- From Atheist to Believer 22:44- Kate 26:10- Confronting Selfishness in Marriage 32:46- Forgetting Ourselves to See Others Clearly 43:10- Cheering Each Other On In Being Useful to God 48:55- “Holy” Food Deliveries and Reverence for One's Spouse 53:23- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ? This episode originally aired on June 23, 2021.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of the podcast is very close to my heart. I'm speaking with Dr. Miranda Wilcox, my friend and colleague, about a new book just out from the Maxwell Institute, written by the late Kate Holbrook and titled Both Things Are True. Miranda and I had the privilege of shepherding the book to completion after Kate died of cancer in 2022. Miranda, who is a professor of English at BYU, co-edits the Maxwell Institute's book series we call “Living Faith,” a series now up to seventeen titles featuring scholars who write in a personal, conversational way from their professional expertise to strengthen faith. In that capacity, Dr. Wilcox served as lead editor for Both Things Are True, the latest book in the series. Kate Holbrook, who at the time of her death was the managing historian of women's history at the Church History Department and a longtime friend and advisor to the Institute, spent her professional life discovering and amplifying the voices of other women, and mentoring other people in how to do the same. So Miranda and I wanted to find a very special lens to approach this very special book. We settled on a luminous essay by the French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil, a writer whom Kate revered and whose rigorous spirituality inspired Kate's own scholarly methods. We felt that Weil's essay resonates in profound ways with Kate's aims in Both Things Are True, and we hope that the essay will be a kind of gift to you from Kate. We also hope, of course, that this interview will inspire you to buy the book and fully absorb the wisdom and compassion of Kate Holbrook. She wanted nothing more than to share what she had found.

Barely a month after Kate Holbrook died, her widowed husband, Dr. Samuel Brown, heard her voice. He was walking around New York and listening to the Maxwell Institute's interview with Holbrook, a professional historian with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During her five decades of life, Holbrook connected to hundreds of Latter-day Saint women in the present and elevated the lives of scores of women from the past. Now Holbrook's voice is speaking to a new, even wider audience in a new book, titled “Both Things Are True.” “My dead beloved,” Brown writes about that Manhattan moment in the book's epilogue, “reached … all the way to the center of me.” And at least one of these five essays touches her husband in his grief. The piece on housework “is beautiful and thoughtful and provocative and does really important things for thinking about the shape of relationships with men and women,” he says in this deeply personal and poignant podcast. “But it was also, I think, her making sure I knew she forgave me for having been a pain…for the first 10 years of our marriage.…I had been a busy academic and had not really shown up for housework.” Though Brown changed and became more involved in helping at home, the essay was his wife's way of assuring him. These five essays together “chart a path through the heart of Kate's faith,” Rosalynde Frandsen Welch writes in the prologue. The pieces speak to history, belief, spirituality, community and the beauty of housework and cooking. On this week's show, Brown, an intensive care unit physician and writer, along with Welch, a senior research fellow at BYU's Maxwell Institute and host of its podcast, discuss Holbrook's book, their memories and how her words live on.

We've been really excited to share this week's interview with you. Our guest was Astrid Tuminez, President of Utah Valley University. Astrid is an absolute delight to talk with and listen to. She's full of stories, humor, and deep insights that made our time with her pass way too quickly.This interview actually came about because Astrid wrote an essay in Melissa Inouye and Kate Holbrook's new book Every Needful Thing. We loved Astrid's essay and knew we wanted to get to know her better.Astrid has an absolutely fascinating and unique story. She grew up in the slums of the Philippines, but along with her siblings, was discovered to have an exceedingly bright intellect and was offered a free place at one of the most prestigious and expensive Catholic schools in the area. As a child, she was, religiously, a Catholic, but felt that she was always brimming with questions that were being hushed. When she eventually met the Latter-day Saint missionaries, it was a different experience — they gave her a new framework to think about the world, and weren't afraid to at least try to answer her questions.Astrid's pursuit of education eventually took her to the United States, where she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in international relations and Russian literature from Brigham Young University. She later earned a master's degree from Harvard University in Soviet Studies and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in political science. Before becoming President of UVU, Astrid spent many years in leadership in the corporate, non-profit, and academic worlds.What we maybe loved most about Astrid was that her unique perspectives make the world of faith and intellect seem expansive, exciting, and adventurous — even full of mystery. She's found spiritual insight and even practice well outside of Mormonism while simultaneously keeping that “fixed foot” in the Restored Gospel. In a real way, she's living Joseph Smith's injunction to “receive truth, let it come from whence it may.”

In the 1830s, Mormonism's founder, Joseph Smith, offered Latter-day Saints an expansive view of education. In his mind, temple (a religious space) and school (a secular place) were linked in a joint spiritual and intellectual venture. Smith urged followers in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint to gather “every needful thing” to further that kind of learning. Now, writer/editor Melissa Inouye and the late Kate Holbrook, who directed women's history for the church, have gathered two dozen essays by Latter-day Saint women wrestling with what it means to “flourish in a world of complexity and abundance.” The book is titled “Every Needful Thing: Essays on the Life of the Mind and the Heart.” On this week's show, two of the authors, Farina King of the University of Oklahoma, and Tanya Wendt Samu of New Zealand's University of Auckland, discuss their views of the Book of Mormon, seen by some as an exploration of racism, and their identities as Indigenous scholars and Latter-day Saints as they navigate a life of learning and a life of faith.

Today, you're going to hear a really special episode. It's a conversation with Melissa Inouye and Kate Holbrook that took place last summer, not long before Kate's passing in August 2022. We spoke with Kate and Melissa about an amazing new book that they co-edited called Every Needful Thing: Essays on the Life of the Mind and the Heart.In their book, Kate and Melissa gathered so many remarkable Latter-day Saint women who are true leaders in their fields, including academics, psychology, medicine, law, and many more. These women also represent countries around the world; it's a truly diverse book and gives wonderful insight into how broad the definition of “Latter-day Saint” can be.Kate and Melissa talked through so many important questions with us, including how we can belong exactly as we are and how we may have more choice in the matter of belonging than we think we do; how it's important to be thoughtful as we think about change and progress in a global Church; and perhaps most importantly, how we can reconcile both mind and spirit as we live our lives. As the book's description puts it: “Instead of pushing us to choose between faith and reason, love and law, truth within the restored gospel and truth in the wider world of God's children, these writers urge us to seek ‘anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report' and learn to live in a world of complexity and abundance.”Melissa received AB and PhD degrees from Harvard University. She is a senior lecturer in Asian studies at the University of Auckland and a historian at the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Kate received a BA from Brigham Young University, an MTS from Harvard Divinity School, and a PhD from Boston University. At the time of her death, Kate was the Academic Outreach Director at the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she focused on women's history.We're really grateful that we got to hold this conversation with these two, especially at the time we did. Kate was an influence for beauty, truth, and goodness wherever she went, including on us at Faith Matters. And for those interested in furthering Kate's work — when she passed away, a scholarship was set up in her honor, which anyone can donate to at  https://www.kateholbrook.org/scholarship/This new book, Every Needful Thing is available on Amazon and at Deseret Book.

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The Faith Matters family lost a dear friend this week. Kate Holbrook passed away after a long battle with cancer. Kate was a graceful light in our lives. Her strength, her courage, her wisdom, her intelligence and her gentle manner will be with us forever. Our thoughts, prayers and determined support go out to our good friend Sam Brown, Kate's forever companion, and to their three daughters.In Kate's memory and honor, we're sharing this conversation that she had with Terryl Givens in 2018. The video was called “extraordinary women in Mormon history,” and Kate, of course, is one of them.As managing historian of women's history at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history department, Kate wrote, studied, and interpreted history full-time. Her major research interests were religion, gender, and food. Her primary professional activity was to discover, encourage, and celebrate women's flourishing in the scholarly and spiritual realms.We'd encourage everyone who'd like to honor and further Kate's legacy to donate to a scholarship fund that has been set up in her honor, and that was established by her, together with her family. It was Kate's wish as she departed mortality that these funds serve to help the women of the Church to flourish in their scholarly and spiritual lives. Kate herself benefited from a similar gift (from Ruth Silver of Denver, Colorado) early in her scholarly career, when she and Sam had minimal financial resources, and she needed time and money to devote to the study of women and religion. She hoped that such giving would become more and more common over time.To contribute, please head to kateholbrook.org/scholarship.We love you, Kate, and we miss you.

Kate Holbrook, PhD (1972–2022) was a leading voice in the study of Latter-day Saintwomen and Latter-day Saint foodways. As managing historian of women's history atthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history department, she wrote, studied,and interpreted history full-time. Her major research interests were religion, gender,and food. Her primary professional activity was to discover, encourage, and celebratewomen's flourishing in the scholarly and spiritual realms. A popular public speaker, Kate was voted Harvard College's Teaching Fellow of theYear for her work as head teaching fellow in a course that enrolled nearly six hundredstudents, and she co-edited Global Values 101: A Short Course (Beacon Press, 2006),based on that class. In 2012, Kate co-organized a conference entitled “Women and theLDS Church: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.” She and her co-organizer,Matthew Bowman, edited a collection of essays that sprang from this conferenceentitled Women and Mormonism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Kate hasalso published essays and book chapters about Latter-day Saint women andhousework, Nation of Islam Muslims, Latter-day Saints and food, religion andsexuality, and religious hunting rituals. Kate grew up at the feet of the Rocky Mountains and returned there in 2006, to liveamong the historic sites, cultural currents, and food environments where herscholarship had its roots. She earned a BA in English and Russian literature fromBrigham Young University, an MTS from Harvard Divinity School, and a PhD inReligious Studies from Boston University. For her dissertation work on Latter-day Saintand Nation of Islam foodways, she was the first recipient of the Eccles Fellowship inMormon Studies at the University of Utah. She was proud wife (to Samuel Brown) andmother (to Amelia, Lucia, and Persephone Holbrook-Brown). Kate and her family developed this endowment together. It was Kate's wish as shedeparted mortality that these funds serve to help the women of the Church to flourish in their scholarly and spiritual lives. Kate herself benefited from a similar gift (fromRuth Silver of Denver, Colorado) early in her scholarly career, when she and Sam hadminimal financial resources, and she needed time and money to devote to the study ofwomen and religion. She hoped that such giving would become more and morecommon over time. The post Maxwell Institute Podcast #148: The Weight of Legacy, with Kate Holbrook appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

Kate Holbrook, PhD (1972–2022) was a leading voice in the study of Latter-day Saintwomen and Latter-day Saint foodways. As managing historian of women's history atthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history department, she wrote, studied,and interpreted history full-time. Her major research interests were religion, gender,and food. Her primary professional activity was to discover, […] The post Maxwell Institute Podcast #148: The Weight of Legacy, with Kate Holbrook appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

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Every sister and every talent is needed to build the kingdom of God. Join hosts Karlie Guymon and Shalyn Back for a special bonus episode with President Jean Bingham, Sister Sharon Eubank, and Sister Reyna Aburto of the Relief Society General Presidency to discuss the unique and important ways Latter-day Saint women are contributing around the world. With practical tips about how to overcome feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy, our leaders teach and share examples of how we can make Relief Society a safe space for all women to serve and contribute. Featuring interviews with Agniezska Mazurowska, refugee coordinator and current Relief Society president of the Warsaw Poland Branch, and Church women's historian Kate Holbrook, this conversation is an uplifting and encouraging reminder to recognize and share your unique gifts and talents to lift and serve others like the Savior. Resources: Relief Society General Presidency Biographies: President Jean B. Bingham https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/jean-b-bingham?lang=eng Sister Sharon Eubank https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/sharon-eubank?lang=eng Sister Reyna Aburto https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/reyna-i-aburto?lang=eng Church Newsroom story featuring Agniezska Mazurokwsa: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/poland-ukraine-refugees-four-months Church History Relief Society Building online exhibit: “A Home of our Own” https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/exhibit/relief-society-building?lang=eng How to visit the Relief Society building: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/relief-society-building-temple-square?lang=eng Catalog of Relief Society Building Contributors and Donations: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/record/68d7defa-b2f7-4828-9b2e-d15f7bc21999/0?view=browse&lang=eng Catalog of Relief Society Building Artifact Donations: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/record/49a57e83-fea9-48ad-8791-6cf674a74e8e/0?view=browse&subView=arrangement Sister Reyna Aburto “Come Out of Your Shell: 3 Ways to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone”: https://studio5.ksl.com/come-out-of-your-shell-step-out-comfort-zone/ Jerusha Barden Biography : https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/jerusha-t-barden-smith

Kate Holbrook, a managing historian in the Church History Department, and Steve Harper, a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, join us to discuss the life of Alma Richards, his accomplishments at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, and the role of the Word of Wisdom in the lives of Latter-day Saints.

Amber Taylor, Kate Holbrook, and Lisa Olsen Tait are historians in the Church History Department who join us in today's episode to discuss the state of Mutual Improvement Associations at the end of the nineteenth century. Our three guests explain the ways that Latter-day Saint women were improving themselves and the church.

"He Will Swallow Up Death in Victory." Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu meets with Old Testament scholar Kate Holbrook, as well as special guest Tad R. Callister, to discuss Easter, redemption, and how we can find peace and joy through the Savior's Atonement. Also discussed are the redemption of Israel from exile, and its parallels to the Atonement and Resurrection. These discussions correlate with the weekly Come, Follow Me resource from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With participation from the live studio audience and engagement via social media for viewers at home, Come Follow Up complements your personal and family scripture study.

"Stand Still, and See the Salvation of the Lord." Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu meets with Old Testament scholar Kate Holbrook, as well as special guest Scott Anderson, to discuss lessons from the parting of the Red Sea, as well as how the Lord can make bitter things sweet. Also discussed are how to exercise patience during times of trial, and God's provision of manna and water to the Israelites. These discussions correlate with the weekly Come, Follow Me resource from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With participation from the live studio audience and engagement via social media for viewers at home, Come Follow Up complements your personal and family scripture study.

We've whipped up another epic episode discussing the context left out of LDS church curriculum around early Mormon polygamy. Sandra Tanner joins Mormon Stories as a special guest to address comments made on the followHIM podcast by church historian Kate Holbrook. Join John, Sandra, and Gerardo live Monday at 4:30pm MT. ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117

Kate Holbrook, PhD is a leading voice in the study of Latter-day Saint women and Latter-day Saint foodways. As managing historian of women's history at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history department, she writes, studies, and interprets history full-time. Her major research interests are religion, gender, and food.

The one and only Sandra Tanner joins Mormon Scoops as a special guest to address comments recently made on the Follow Him podcast by church historian Kate Holbrook. Join Carah, John, Gerardo and Sandra for this epic episode starting Thursday at 4:30pm mountain time! ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117

Dr. Holbrook continues to discuss marriage, plural marriage carefully and corrects some misconceptions, errors, and missteps in teaching about the early Saints' practice of plural marriage.Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): https://followhim.co/episodes/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Executive ProducersDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: MarketingLisa Spice: Client Relations, Show Notes/TranscriptsJamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic DesignWill Stoughton: Assistant Video EditorSpanish Transcripts: Ariel CuadraFrench Transcripts: Krystal RobertsPortuguese Transcripts: Igor Willians"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-pianoPlease rate and review the podcast.

Hank, John and Dr. Kate Holbrook share their favorite thought from this week's Come, Follow Me lesson.Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): https://followhim.co/episodesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Executive ProducersDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: MarketingLisa Spice: Client Relations, Show Notes/TranscriptsJamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic DesignWill Stoughton: Rough Video EditorSpanish Transcripts: Ariel CuadraFrench Transcripts: Krystal RobertsPortuguese Transcripts: Igor Willians"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-pianoPlease rate and review the podcast.

Is plural marriage a requirement in the Celestial Kingdom? As Joseph has a few moments of respite in Nauvoo, he has more time for theological reflection and as these sections reflect. Dr. Kate Holbrook shares her research regarding marriage.Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): https://followhim.co/episodes/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Executive ProducersDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: MarketingLisa Spice: Client Relations, Show Notes/TranscriptsJamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic DesignWill Stoughton: Assistant Video EditorSpanish Transcripts: Ariel CuadraFrench Transcripts: Krystal RobertsPortuguese Transcripts: Igor Willians"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-pianoPlease rate and review the podcast.

This is the seventh of our Living Faith discussions this year, focusing on key events and persons from Church history. We were delighted to have Richard Bushman, emeritus professor of history at Columbia University and author of Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, speak to our stake on the topic “Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration”. Brother Bushman addressed the Kirtland period we are currently studying in Come, Follow Me, and then responded to questions sent in from members of the stake, moderated by Laguna Niguel Stake President Blaine Evanson. If you missed previous discussions you can find links on our website: http://www.lnstake.org/living-faith We look forward to hearing from Andrea Radke-Moss, Kate Holbrook, and Barbara Morgan-Gardner later this year.

This is the sixth Living Faith Discussion the Laguna Niguel stake has hosted this year, connected to Church history events highlighted in Come, Follow Me. While studying the Doctrine & Covenants, we realized that over half the revelations came while in Kirtland, so we wanted to find a Kirtland expert for our next discussion. Karl Ricks Anderson is known by many as "Mr. Kirtland". Originally from Utah, Brother Anderson left with a graduate degree from the University of Utah and went to work in Ohio. His LDS Church callings there include service as a stake president, regional representative, family history advisor and patriarch. His time in Ohio led him to a love of the Prophet Joseph Smith and LDS Church history there. He learned of the incalculable contribution the Ohio period made to the church's organization, doctrine and legacy of sacrifice. He has since written two books, "The Savior in Kirtland" and "Joseph Smith's Kirtland". If you missed previous discussions you can find links on our website: http://www.lnstake.org/living-faith We look forward to hearing from Richard Bushman, Andrea Radke-Moss, Kate Holbrook, and Barbara Morgan-Gardner later this year.

This is the fifth of several Living Faith Discussions the Laguna Niguel stake will host this year connected to Church history events highlighted in Come, Follow Me, and our first in person discussion. The other discussions we've had so far have been focused on particular historical events or people, but this one focuses on the unique doctrines that were revealed with the Restoration. Terryl Givens is a former professor Professor of Literature and Religion at the University of Richmond and currently a Neal L. Maxwell Senior Fellow at Brigham Young University. Along with his wife Fiona, he is the author of “The Christ Who Heals” (Deseret 2017); “The Crucible of Doubt” (Deseret 2014), and “The God Who Weeps” (Deseret 2012) and many other books. They are the parents of six children. If you missed previous discussions you can find links on our website: http://www.lnstake.org/living-faith We look forward to hearing from Karl Anderson, Richard Bushman, Andrea Radke-Moss, Kate Holbrook, and Barbara Morgan-Gardner later this year.

Dialogue Gospel Study June 27th with Matthew Bowman Matthew Bowman is the Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University. He is the author of The Mormon People: The Making of An American Faith (Random House, 2012), and the co-editor (with Kate Holbrook) of Women and Mormonism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. (University of Utah, 2016). He has alsoRead More » The post Dialogue Gospel Study #45 with Matthew Bowman first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

Samuel Brown is an academic, a shock trauma ICU doctor, and a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School. He has achieved much professionally, but it was not until his wife, Kate Holbrook, was diagnosed with cancer in her eye and he faced the risk of losing his beloved that Sam realized he had neglected things in his home. This realization was painful and required work to undo the hurt of the past, but together, he and his wife have rebuilt a home and a marriage they are grateful for and proud of. "You can't introspect your way into another person if you don't spend a lot of time with them." Show Notes 2:32-Authenticity or Repentance?  5:23- The Natural Sam  9:55- From Atheist to Believer  22:44- Kate  26:10- Confronting Selfishness in Marriage  32:46- Forgetting Ourselves to See Others Clearly  43:10- Cheering Each Other On In Being Useful to God  48:55- “Holy” Food Deliveries and Reverence for One's Spouse  53:23- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Find the full episode transcript at ldsliving.com/allin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From 1839 to 1846, the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was located in Nauvoo, Illinois. Under the prophetic leadership of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, Latter-day Saints worked together to build a beautiful community and temple that rose from the swamps. On Saturday, May 29, Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated five new properties located west of the Nauvoo temple in the historic Temple District of Nauvoo. Kate Holbrook, a historian, writer and the managing historian of women's history in the Church History Department, joins this episode of the Church News podcast to talk about this important era in Church history, how early Church members grew in faith amid the trials and triumphs they experienced along the muddy banks of the Mississippi River, and how they are an inspiration to Latter-day Saints today. The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Food sustains physical life, and as such is of critical importance to each of us. Some in the country have an abundance; hunger gnaws at others: in which group we find ourselves determines much of our current existence. What we eat also touches on other aspects of our lives besides “need”: celebrations, emotional comfort, health, family traditions, and connections or “breaking bread” with others. For the purposes of this podcast series, we are interested in uncovering and understanding the connections between religion and food in the United States – what are they, what do they mean, and how significant are they? To do a deep dive into just one aspect of this fascinating and meaningful subject, we have as our guest Kate Holbrook, currently managing historian in the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dr. Holbrook received her master's degree at Harvard Divinity School and PhD in religion and society from Boston University in 2014. She is the author of many articles and chapters, and co-editor of several books, including At the Pulpit: 150 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women, Women and Mormonism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, and The First Fifty Years of Relief Society. For our discussion today, we are looking at the chapter she wrote in the book Religion, Food & Eating in North America, called edited by Benjamin Zeller, Marie Dallam, Reid Neilson, and Nora Rubel published in 2014.   Today's episode will help us better understand what religion has done to America, and what America has done to religion, and we trust that as a result, listeners will see how indispensable the idea of religious freedom as a governing principle, is, to the United States and its ability to fulfill its purposes in the world.

In this episode, I’m sharing what I’ve learned about priesthood power. One of the biggest things I’ve personally learned is that understanding priesthood power is about more than studying scriptures, reading conference talks, and attending the temple. For me, understanding priesthood power has been about asking questions and seeking personal revelation to find answers to those questions.  Each of us can know in a very individual way what our Heavenly Parents want us to know about priesthood power. Why? Because God is a personal God. He can give you personal revelation to the questions you seek answers for about priesthood power. I hope listening to this episode will spark your own questions and your own journey to understand priesthood power. Journal Questions What does priesthood power mean to me as a woman? How am I drawing upon this power in ways I didn’t realize before? What am I doing with my endowment of priesthood power? How does my priesthood power affect my calling? What does my priesthood power mean for my most important relationships? How might I use my priesthood power to help someone else?   Episode Links Previous episode on power: Why I am Focusing on Power in 2020 More about the book: You Are Distinct & Different President Russell M. Nelson’s talk: Spiritual Treasures Elder Kelly R. Johnson’s talk: Enduring Power Scripture: D&C 9:7 Barbara Morgan Gardner Book: The Priesthood Power of Women Barbara Morgan Gardner Article: Connecting Daughters of God with His Priesthood Power Scripture: D&C 25 Scripture: D&C 84 Scripture: D&C 107 Kate Holbrook’s talk from 2020 BYU Women’s Conference: The Continuing Restoration and Gathering of Israel My Free email course: 5 Ways to Reimagine Prayer Church News Article: Why Women in the Church Should Be Following President Nelson’s Invitation to Study about the Priesthood President Russell M. Nelson’s talk: A Plea to My Sisters President Russell M. Nelson’s talk: Ministering With Power and Authority of God President Jean B. Bingham’s talk: United in Accomplishing God’s Work Follow Spiritually Minded Women on Instagram Watch podcast episodes on YouTube

Kate Holbrook is a historian and leads the women’s history team in the Church History Department. In this week’s episode we learn about the 50-year jubilee celebrations since the founding of the restored Church.

A one-week series discussing an article in the July 2020 Ensign magazine by Kate Holbrook regarding some of the controversial teachings of the LDS Church.

A one-week series discussing an article in the July 2020 Ensign magazine by Kate Holbrook regarding some of the controversial teachings of the LDS Church.

A one-week series discussing an article in the July 2020 Ensign magazine by Kate Holbrook regarding some of the controversial teachings of the LDS Church.

A one-week series discussing an article in the July 2020 Ensign magazine by Kate Holbrook regarding some of the controversial teachings of the LDS Church.

A one-week series discussing an article in the July 2020 Ensign magazine by Kate Holbrook regarding some of the controversial teachings of the LDS Church.

A few weeks after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published the sermons of Eliza R. Snow comes the online release of additional diaries by a lesser known, but no less influential, female leader in the faith’s history. Emmeline B. Wells packed a lot into her 93 years of life. She was a three-time wife, mother of five daughters, a writer, editor, longtime Relief Society record-keeper, Relief Society general president, and, perhaps above all, a zealous advocate for suffrage and women’s rights. Her diaries reveal much about her efforts to, in her words, “advance women in moral and spiritual as well as educational work.” On this week’s podcast, Cherry Silver, a co-editor of the online publication, and Kate Holbrook, the managing historian for the church’s History Department, discuss the project, Wells’ life and her writings.

For National Women’s Suffrage Month, managing historian of the Church History Department, Kate Holbrook, joins Boyd to talk about pioneering Latter-day Saint woman's rights activist Emmeline B. Wells. Listeners can explore her newly published diaries and join the Church History Museum’s live stream Facebook event on the historic suffragette tonight. ‘Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson,’ Opinion Editor at Deseret News, takes you inside the latest political news and current events, providing higher ground for today's discussions. Listen live Monday through Thursday from 11 am to noon at 1160 AM and 102.7 FM, online at KSLNewsradio.com, or on the app. Listen on-demand as a podcast on your favorite platform or web browser. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.  Want more Boyd? Don’t forget to listen to his Deseret News podcast ‘Therefore, What?,’ sign up for his weekly newsletter, and follow him on Twitter. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Kate Holbrook is a historian and leads the women's history team in the Church History Department. In this week's episode we learn about the 50-year jubilee celebrations since the founding of the restored Church.

"One of the most hopeful messages of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that no matter our present circumstances, change and improvement is possible. But, sometimes the prospect of growth and change feels overwhelming and difficult.

“Not enough people understand … that questions are good. … They can bring light and understanding.” Julie Willis shared this and other insights in her landmark speech at BYU Idaho in July 2014.

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does God allow suffering when he has all power? Francine Bennion explored these topics in her groundbreaking discourse in March 1986.

"One of the most hopeful messages of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that no matter our present circumstances, change and improvement is possible. But, sometimes the prospect of growth and change feels overwhelming and difficult.

  In Episode 4 we sit down and have a chat with Kate Halbrook of Gravity Enduro South Australia. We sit down and talk bout how the series is planned, how to give constructive criticism, and how the series is trying to grow. This episode was produced by Jordo at FSR Media. Get in touch … Continue reading Beyond The Tape: Episode 4 Kate Holbrook →

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does God allow suffering when he has all power? Francine Bennion explored these topics in her groundbreaking discourse in March 1986.

“Not enough people understand … that questions are good. … They can bring light and understanding.” Julie Willis shared this and other insights in her landmark speech at BYU Idaho in July 2014.

Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel get together for a special Episode discussion on Elder Quentin L. Cook’s Face To Face On Church History.   While Elder Cook and Church Historians Matt Grow and Kate Holbrook attempt to tell the audience that Church history is faith building and that it can withstand scrutiny, a simple look […] The post Radio Free Mormon: 53: The Dissection of Elder Quentin L Cook’s Face To Face On Church History appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel get together for a special Episode discussion on Elder Quentin L. Cook’s Face To Face On Church History.   While Elder Cook and Church Historians Matt Grow and Kate Holbrook attempt to tell the audience that Church history is faith building and that it can withstand scrutiny, a simple look […]

Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel get together for a special Episode discussion on Elder Quentin L. Cook’s Face To Face On Church History.   While Elder Cook and Church Historians Matt Grow and Kate Holbrook attempt to tell the audience that Church history is faith building and that it can withstand scrutiny, a simple look […] The post Radio Free Mormon: 51: The Dissection of Elder Quentin L Cook’s Face To Face On Church History appeared first on Radio Free Mormon.

Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel get together for a special Episode discussion on Elder Quentin L. Cook’s Face To Face On Church History.   While Elder Cook and Church Historians Matt Grow and Kate Holbrook attempt to tell the audience that Church history is faith building and that it can withstand scrutiny, a simple look […] The post Special Episode: The Dissection of Elder Quentin L Cook’s Face To Face On Church History appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Maxwell Institute Conversations are special videocast episodes of the Maxwell Institute Podcast, hosted by Terryl Givens and created in collaboration with Faith Matters Foundation. In this episode Terryl Givens sits down with Kate Holbrook to talk about extraordinary women in Latter-day Saint history. About the Guest Kate Holbrook is Managing Historian of Women's History at the LDS Church History Department and co-editor of At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women and the award-winning The First Fifty Years of Relief Society: Key Documents in Latter-day Saint Women's History. She also co-edited Women and Mormonism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives and Global Values 101: A Short Course. For her dissertation work on religion and food, she received the first Eccles Fellowship in Mormon Studies at the University of Utah. Her current projects include a history of the LDS young women organization and a monograph on LDS foodways. The post MIConversations #3—Kate Holbrook with Terryl Givens, “Extraordinary Women in Mormon History” appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

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Kate Holbrook is known to friends, neighbors and family first as a wonderful cook and gentlefriend. In the intellectual world, she is know as an accomplished historian and author. Sheearned her master’s degree in world religions from Harvard Divinity School, and a PhD inreligion and society from Boston University. She was voted Harvard College’s Teaching Fellowof the Year for a course she designed on global values. She now serves as managing historianfor Women’s History for the LDS church.In this wide-ranging conversation with Terryl Givens, Kate talks about her faith and her personal story. She highlights the importance of telling the LDS story from the perspective of its women. Does discipleship look different from a woman’s perspective than from a man’s? She talks about her heroes, including Ardith Kapp. And she talks about the effect the Relief Society (“God’s quorum for women”) has had in shaping the church.LDS church history “needs to be told in a way that integrates what men were doing with whatwomen were doing,” Holbrook says.And not just what Mormon women were doing, but what they were teaching and preaching. Kate recently co-edited an extraordinary volume titled “At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women.” “At the Pulpit” features 54 speeches by LDS women over the entire history of the church, complete with important historical context provided by Holbrook and fellow co-editor Jennifer Reeder.“After years of basso profundo comes another sound out of the Mormon tradition, the voice ofwomen preaching. It is a pleasure to hear…” writes Mormon scholar Kathleen Flake.

Kate Holbrook is the managing historian for Women’s History at the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Kate is co-editor of two books, The First Fifty Years of Relief Society, and At The Pulpit, 185 years of Discourses by Latter-Day Saint Women. Before working for the church Kate served a mission in Russia. She went on to earn her masters degree at Harvard Divinity School in World Religions. She also earned her PHD from Boston University in Religious Studies. Episode Highlights: At The Pulpit, 185 years of Discourses by Latter-Day Saint Women. Relief Society, The Early Years.  While Kate was working on her PHD she worked on a comparative project where she examined women, food, and religion in the LDS religion and the Nation of Islam. She studied how our emphasis on self sufficiency helped shape our recipes. She is working on publishing this book. 8:33  Kate’s first task while working for the church was helping to publish The First Fifty Years of Relief Society. She worked on this for the first 4 years of her employment. 10:53 In early church history adult women had to apply to become a member of the relief society. 11:35  Membership cards for relief society were distributed in early Nauvoo. 12:10  It was not until the 1970’s when you automatically became a member of the relief society if you were a female adult member of the church. 12:14  When the relief society was first founded it was referred to as the women’s quorum. 12:30 The early years of relief society the women were very involved in the local board and local Red Cross. As the church grew, that fell away and they focused on ministry to a global church. 12:59 At The Pulpit, 185 years of Discourses by Latter-Day Saint Women. The authors of the book wrote introductions to each discourse and gave biographical information on the speakers. 14:00 In the early years of the church the women would speak at sacrament meetings and cottage meetings, Talks could also be found in the Women’s Exponent Newspaper. These were all looked at as they studied which talks to included in the book. 16:07  Eliza R. Snow was a champion in helping women to stand up and find their voice. 19:24  Belle S. Spafford’s picture is on the cover of this book. She was the General Relief Society President for 30 years (1945-1975). She was also on the General Relief Society Board for 40 years. 19:49 The criteria for this book was timeless well written talks, and talks that engage doctrine, and inspire. 26:39  The women in the book had a strong vision of their potential. They were going to save the world, not just the Mormon world but the whole world. 27:51  The support the women had for the suffrage movement was to restore women to her rightful place so her voice can be part of the running of the world. 28:02  As they prepared the book, they picked two or three talks per decade. 29:10  The talk they included from Sheri Dew explains how to learn the language of revelation when the Spirit talks to you. 29:57  The early sisters in the relief society were very organized and great at mentoring the coming generation. 30:39 Links: The First Fifty Years of Relief Society At the Pulpit 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women Church History Site: At the Pulpit 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint  

Meredith Nelson interviews Jenny Reeder and Kate Holbrook, about their recent book At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-Day Saint Women. They discuss women's authority, titles, words, themes and experiences across the history of the church.

There's a famous passage from First Corinthians: “Let your women keep silence in the churches, for it is not permitted into them to speak. But they are commanded to be under obedience, as also say the law. And if they will learn anything, let them ask their husband at home. For it is a shame for women to speak in the church” (1 Corinthians 14:34–35). Many scholars believe this passage made its way into the Bible sometime after the death of Apostle Paul. Few Christian churches today abide strictly by that admonition, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A new book from the Church Historian's Press highlights LDS women speaking from the church's founding in 1830 to the present day. The book is called At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women. Jennifer Reeder and Kate Holbrook, who edited the book, join us to talk about it at the Church History Library of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City. About the Guests Jennifer Reeder (left) is the nineteenth century woman's history specialist at the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Kate Holbrook (right) is the department's managing historian for women's history. Together they edited At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women. They are also members of Mormon Women's History Initiative.The post Women at the Latter-day Saint pulpit, with Jennifer Reeder and Kate Holbrook [MIPodcast #61] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

There’s a famous passage from First Corinthians: “Let your women keep silence in the churches, for it is not permitted into them to speak. But they are commanded to be under obedience, as also say the law. And if they will learn anything, let them ask their husband at home. For it is a shame […] The post Women at the Latter-day Saint pulpit, with Jennifer Reeder and Kate Holbrook [MIPodcast #61] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

Editors Jenny Reeder and Kate Holbrook, respectively 19th- and 20th-century women’s historians, discuss their multi-year project to bring LDS women’s speeches together in At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women. This is the second book to come out of the Church Historian's Press in as many years with the goal of making LDS women's experiences, history, and discourses available to the mainstream membership. Before the reader even opens the book, the nostalgic cover art of At the Pulpit brings to mind its two opposing themes: change and familiarity. One glance at the over-sized corsage adorning Belle Spafford’s tailored dress may spawn a flood of memories. When was it that they stopped having women wear corsages at conference anyway? The scene is as familiar and comforting as it is foreign. Because women didn’t typically speak in conference settings before the mid-20th century, the definition of “discourse” is stretched a bit for this anthology. To Reeder and Holbrook's credit, this makes the book seem less like a Kate Holbrook collection of discourses than treasured glimpses into the relationship LDS women have had to their God over the last 185 years. It is less a collection of talks than a creative medium for teaching about how attitudes toward the roles of women at home and in the LDS Church have changed and in some ways remained the same. Jenny Reeder Many may find the introductions to each discourse the most enjoyable portions of the book. In these brief overviews, readers not only receive context for the discourse but also context for the time in which it is given. Overall this is a welcome addition to the fine work coming out of the Church History Department and to the library of anyone wishing to entertain a more nuanced view on the amplitude of women’s voices in LDS discourse over the years.  

Editors Jenny Reeder and Kate Holbrook, respectively 19th- and 20th-century women’s historians, discuss their multi-year project to bring LDS women’s speeches together in At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women. This is the second book to come out of the Church Historian's Press in as many years with the goal of making LDS women's experiences, history, and discourses available to the mainstream membership. Before the reader even opens the book, the nostalgic cover art of At the Pulpit brings to mind its two opposing themes: change and familiarity. One glance at the over-sized corsage adorning Belle Spafford’s tailored dress may spawn a flood of memories. When was it that they stopped having women wear corsages at conference anyway? The scene is as familiar and comforting as it is foreign. Because women didn’t typically speak in conference settings before the mid-20th century, the definition of “discourse” is stretched a bit for this anthology. To Reeder and Holbrook's credit, this makes the book seem less like a Kate Holbrook collection of discourses than treasured glimpses into the relationship LDS women have had to their God over the last 185 years. It is less a collection of talks than a creative medium for teaching about how attitudes toward the roles of women at home and in the LDS Church have changed and in some ways remained the same. Jenny Reeder Many may find the introductions to each discourse the most enjoyable portions of the book. In these brief overviews, readers not only receive context for the discourse but also context for the time in which it is given. Overall this is a welcome addition to the fine work coming out of the Church History Department and to the library of anyone wishing to entertain a more nuanced view on the amplitude of women’s voices in LDS discourse over the years.   Extra Resources: At the Pulpit Highlights (Free Website) At the Pulpit YouTube Channel At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women

In the last episode we heard from three editors of a new book of Relief Society documents published by the LDS Church. Jill Mulvay Derr, Kate Holbrook, and Matt Grow talked about the origins of the Relief Society and why its activities were suspended in 1844. Today is the Relief Society's 174th anniversary. In this episode we pick up where we left off as the Latter-day Saints begin to reestablish relief society in the Utah territory. You'll hear about issues like polygamy and women's suffrage. We also discuss the kind of impact the editors hope the book can have on how Mormons understand their history. We're talking about The First Fifty Years of Relief Society: Key documents in Latter-day Saint Women's History. Introductory matter and other material from the book is currently available at churchhistorianspress.org. About the Guests Jill Mulvay Derr is a retired senior research historian for the Church History Department. Kate Holbrook is a specialist in women's history at the Church History Department. Matthew J. Grow is director of publications at the Church History Department. Together with Carol Cornwall Madsen they edited The First Fifty Years of Relief Society: Key Documents in LDS Women's History. (Photos courtesy of Steve Griffin, Salt Lake Tribune.) The post #41—The First Fifty Years of Relief Society, with Jill Mulvay Derr, Kate Holbrook, and Matthew Grow (2 of 2) [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

In the last episode we heard from three editors of a new book of Relief Society documents published by the LDS Church. Jill Mulvay Derr, Kate Holbrook, and Matt Grow talked about the origins of the Relief Society and why its activities were suspended in 1844. Today is the Relief Society’s 174th anniversary. In this episode […] The post #41—The First Fifty Years of Relief Society, with Jill Mulvay Derr, Kate Holbrook, and Matthew Grow (2 of 2) [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

The Church Historian’s Press just released a landmark book of documents all about the Relief Society, the women’s organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was organized in 1842 with high hopes for benevolent service and holiness, and it was suspended in 1844 in the midst of conflict and controversy. Thursday, […] The post #40—The First Fifty Years of Relief Society, with Jill Mulvay Derr, Kate Holbrook, and Matthew Grow (1 of 2) [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.