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Mormon Women for Ethical Government to Speak at 59th Inaugural National Prayer Service
Executive Director for Mormon Women for Ethical Government, Emma Petty Addams, Joins Leaders of Faith-Based Organizations at the First Virtual National Prayer Service WASHINGTON — Mormon Women for Ethical Government is honored to announce that Executive Director Emma Petty Addams will participate in the offering of a liturgical prayer at the 59th annual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service on Thursday, January 21, at 10 a.m. ET, hosted by the Washington National Cathedral and livestreamed at https://cathedral.org and https://bideninaugural.org/watch. The virtual event will include readings, prayers, and performances from a diverse group of religious and spiritual leaders, musical guests, and leaders of faith-based organizations, like Addams. “One of the missions of MWEG…
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5-Day Call to Action: Pray and Act for Truth
Each day this week, please do something to stand for truth. Set a reminder on your phone to help you remember. Check back here each day for a new prompt. Every day (Monday–Friday), do these three things: 1. Read this piece by MWEG member Elizabeth Davis-Edwards and then get on your knees and pray for the United States and for truth as she so beautifully advises. 2. Pick up your phone and call your senators to tell them you support a full and fair impeachment trial with pertinent witnesses and evidence. 3. Comment on our Facebook post (name your state) and tag someone you know, asking them to read, pray,…
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In Honor of International Women’s Day: A Suffragist’s Prayer
March 8, 2018 In honor of International Women’s Day, we share an excerpt from a powerful and moving prayer given by Dr. Elvira S Barney at the Utah Woman Suffrage Association in Salt Lake City on Oct. 7, 1889. Barney practiced obstetrics and medicine in Utah and was deeply committed to the work of women’s rights and religious liberty. We pray for the weak, we pray for the afflicted, and we pray for the strong, that they may be willing to help carry the burdens of the weak. We pray that thou wilt, in thine own way and time, mellow the hearts of the wicked and immoral, that thy grace…
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MWEG Immigration Leads Travel to Washington, D.C. to Meet with Senators and Representatives
“We have worked hard and long to push for ethical, fair, and compassionate immigration reform in our country. Our members of Congress have had months to come up with a legislative solution that would provide protection to DREAMers, and they have failed to get it done. The March 5th deadline is now mere days away. Many have given up all hope. But we have not. Our immigration committee is working tirelessly behind the scenes on something that we hope might spur some of the more principled of our elected representatives into action. But it may take divine intervention. And so that’s what we are asking for. And we ask you…
