Why Are Your Favorite Bloggers Mormon?

As many of my readers know, I have a wicked sweet tooth.  I seem to blog about cookies and cupcakes and chocolate bars ALL THE TIME!  But here's a little something you probably don't know about me:

 I hide my candy in my underwear drawer.

It's true!  I do!  It's the darndest thing.  I have been known to stash peanut butter cups in the farthest recesses of my underwear drawer--way back in the corner, where no one will find them.  I'm like a crazy squirrel stashing acorns for the winter.  (Squirrels DO do that, right?)

When I was pregnant with Lilly, my favorite things to hide AND eat were Hershey's kisses and peanut M&Ms.  I loved them, I craved them, I hid them.  I'll never forget the night my husband came into our room, looking for a snack.

"Gosh, I could really use a treat.  Do you have anything?," he asked.

"Check my underwear drawer," I said.

I have thought long and hard about why I do this--stash sweets in my bureau.  It has been a habit (um..quirk) since I was in college, many years ago.  The only conclusion I can draw--after serious and careful pondering--is this:  I don't like to share!

Isn't that terrible, rotten, no good, horrible, awful?  I don't like to share!  I am a mother, dutifully teaching my children the important principal of sharing, and I can't even share my Hershey kisses!  I'm frequently harping on my children to share toys, share the crayons, share books, share the last package of fruit snacks, share, share, share.  But if I hear their little feet padding across the living room, making headway into the kitchen where I am eating a chocolate chip cookie, what do I do?  I quickly scarf it--shoving a much-too-large and unladylike portion into my mouth--and reply, "Nuffing," when they ask me what I'm eating!

AAHH!  I can bear my hypocrisy no longer!  It's time to change my ways.  It's time to embrace the concept of sharing that I've been preaching to my little ones.  And though I'm not quite ready to share my candy bars (baby steps, baby steps), I WILL share something that is equally sweet...and more meaningful and more precious than anything else I possess.  Ready?  Here goes:

I am a Mormon.  I am an LDS woman.  I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  My membership in my church is a tremendous blessing in my life; the gospel of Christ a most precious gift.  And I really, really love it.

So, why be Mormon?  Why would anyone want to be Mormon?  Why are some of your favorite bloggers Mormon?  What do Mormons really believe?  These are legitimate questions you might be asking.

I have joined with an AMAZING group of women bloggers to answer some of these questions.  These beautiful and talented women want to share with you.  And while we might not be offering cookies or peanut M&Ms, we are offering you a very special chance to hear from us.  A FREE packet, to include a Book of Mormon and the personal thoughts of the following bloggers:

 Mariel - Or so she says..

Becky ~ The Crafting Chicks

Camille ~ Six Sisters Stuff

Leigh Anne ~ Your Homebased Mom

Tausha ~ Sassy Style Redesign

Megan ~ Brassy Apple

Reachel ~ Cardigan Empire

Mandy ~ Sugar Bee Crafts

Caroline ~ Armelle Blog

Carrian ~ Sweet Basil

Melissa ~ 320 Sycamore

Shawn ~ I Wash...You Dry

Becky ~ Babes in Hairland

Shandra ~ Deals to Meals

Kristyn ~ Lil' Luna

Nikkala ~ The Crafting Chicks

Krista ~ Budget Gourmet Mom

Kelli ~ Lolly Jane

Stephanie ~ Somewhat Simple

Mel ~ Mel's Kitchen Cafe

Becky ~ UCreate

Arianne ~ Still Parenting

Emily ~ Is This Really My Life?

Shawni ~ 71 Toes

Nikki ~ Chef in Training

Lindsey ~ The R House

Jamie ~ The Crafting Chicks

Kirsten ~ The Crafting Chicks 
Melanie ~ Sugardoodle
Kierste ~ Brown Paper Packages
Shelley ~ How Does She? 
Brooke ~ The Crafting Chicks 
Ruthie ~ What's Cooking With Ruthie?
  And ME!

 

If you are interested in receiving a packet from me, all you have to do is email me at leishmcd@gmail.com.  Be sure to include your mailing address.  I promise I won't give out your information, nor will I send the Mormon missionaries to your door!  I'd love for you to have this gem-of-a-gift; no strings attached!

I know that we are all God's children and he loves us beyond our comprehension.  He blesses me with the courage and strength to face my challenges.  He brings comfort into my life when the days are long, when the parenting is challenging, and when the stockpile of treats is running low.  Our beautiful Savior loves us too.  This is evident in the most sacred and precious gift he gave to mankind.  Himself.

I have loved sharing this blog with you, my dear friends.  I have shared my thoughts and fears, my wacky "Lilly anecdotes," my lessons learned, and my adventures in motherhood.  At the very core, my faith is a part of it all.  Thank you, thank you, for being kind and open.  Thank you for reading.  Thank you for letting me share a part of myself with you.

  

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*Note:  If you are interested in additional resources, check out mormon.org.  It's a super cool website!  Be sure to look at the "I Am A Mormon" videos under the "Our People" tab.  They are cooler than the yummy goodies I love to hide and eat!  (HA!)  Like this video from my dear friend, Erick, a wounded Iraqi war veteran: