Race and the Priesthood in the LDS Church

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Tune in as the Sistas speak with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about the recent Race and the Priesthood statement on lds.org. They'll also find out how Black Latter-day Saints feel about the statement, and the dialogue it's creating amongst Mormons and throughout the world.

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Nelson Mandela and Faith-based News + Filmmaker Stephen V. Nelson

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This week the Sistas talk to BYU student and filmmaker Stephen V. Nelson. Plus they chat about recent faith-based news: The passing of Nelson Mandela, LDS Race and Priesthood statement, Mormon Bishop goes undercover and more.

Stephen V. Nelson was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. He gained a love for film when he was in Jr. High and his mother bought him editing software to play around with. Play quickly turned to more, in that moment that he knew he would be making films for the rest of his life. Stephen is currently a senior at Brigham Young University where he will graduate with a degree in Media Arts this month. He has made many short films and is thrilled to be working on his first feature film, 6 Till Engaged.

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Sheri Dew - Women and the Priesthood: What One Mormon Woman Believes

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Sheri Dew stops by SiZ Radio to chat with the Sistas about her recent book, Women and the Priesthood: What One Mormon Women Believes, and much more! Sheri Dew is the CEO of Deseret Book Company and a former counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Mormon Women Bare, Katrina Barker Anderson + Journalist, Trent Toone

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Katrina Barker Anderson is the creator of Mormon Women Bare, a project which features portraits of nude women and their essays. The project began with the question; "Why has the modesty culture of the LDS church gotten so extreme and what can we do about it?"Katrina is a photographer, mother, and unabashed feminist. She is passionate about women’s issues, especially pertaining to education, birth, and breastfeeding. Katrina has a BA from Brigham Young University and lives in Salt Lake City with her husband and children.

Trent Toone is a journalist for the Deseret News. He was raised in Garland, Utah and earned an associates degree at BYU-Idaho and completed a bachelors at the University of Utah in 2003. Since then he has worked for a number of newspapers and received several awards. Trent is the author of No Excuses, No Regrets: The Eric Weddle Story. He served an LDS mission to Santiago, Chile, and spent a year teaching LDS seminary. Like his father before him, he is a proud Eagle Scout. Trent and his wife, Lisa, have four children and live in Utah.

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Hot Wife, Helpful Husband?

What happened to happy wife, happy life? A new study says husbands are happier in their marriages when their wife is attractive.

An article in the Huffington Post says that Men With Attractive Wives Report Higher Levels Of Marital Satisfaction. 450 newly weds agreed to be subjects in a 4 year study to find out if men with good-looking wives are happier than men with not-so-cute wives? Say what!

First of all, was research really necessary? Cause the moment your man says; "Hey baby, you wanna enter this study to find out if I'm gonna be as happy with an unattractive wife as this other guy with the attractive wife?" He was destined for the most miserable four years of his life.

Second of all, why are people marrying people that they don't find attractive. Third of all, how much money did the participants get paid to admit that they found their spouse unattractive, and for wives to be cool enough with it that they kept participating for four years. Did this study also come with some marriage counseling?

The article also said that when husbands felt they were better looking than their wives "They didn’t seem to be quite as motivated to help out their wives when they were more attractive than their wives." So let's get this straight...a husband who thinks he is the cat's meow, and that his wife is kitty litter, and is not pulling his weight around the house; finds that his marriage isn't going so well. You don't say!

Now don't get us wrong, we believe that both people in a marriage should consider the things that attracts their spouse to them. But may we suggest to husbands everywhere (especially those dudes that are married to us) that y'all remember that the bible says; "It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman." (Proverbs 21:19) So, if you're a husband who signs up for the attractive wives study, and you are not in the; I-think-my-wife-is-so-hot-I-get-burned-when-I-hug-her-group, should you be shocked if you end up sleeping outside?

What do y'all think, does a beautiful spouse make a beautiful marriage?

Hallelujah Holla Back,
Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel

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