An Introduction

In the Relief Society Declaration, it states, "We are beloved daughters of God and our lives have meaning, purpose, and direction. As a worldwide sisterhood, we are united in our devotion to Jesus Christ, our Savior and Exemplar."

Sometimes I wish that we would read this every Sunday, like the Young Women read their motto, because it's becoming so easy to forget the importance of sisterhood among LDS women. We are suddenly defining one another by our marital status, the number of kids we have, our choice of career, the cleanliness of our homes, how "put together" we seem to be. At times, it seems that we achieve celestial glory by how many Pinterest projects we make.

We've become separated. What should be a beautiful sisterhood of support, founded on our common belief in Christ, has a huge rift in it. Cliques form within wards, Sacrament meeting becomes a fashion show, we stop sharing our true weaknesses for fear that we'll look less than perfect.

In reality, these problems will be solved off the internet, in our own homes and communities - but it has to start somewhere. The Sisterhood Project is our attempt to unite women again. We want to share our strengths and our weaknesses - and learn from each other in the process. We want a place where it's okay to be great at something, but it's also just as admirable to admit defeat. We don't have to be jealous of one another - in truth, we probably have more in common than we realize.

So, here are the basics of the project:

Any LDS woman can join using the "join" button above. You'll be asked for a bunch of information that will help us get to know you! You'll also be signed up for our monthly newsletter, which will have lots of fun information, post updates, and guest posting opportunities.

We'll be posting birthdays and anniversaries in the sidebar and hopefully have a fun way to celebrate each month.

Each week we'll have a new quote and talk in the sidebar - if you have a favorite you'd like to suggest, you can email us!

The three of us (Amanda, Stefani, and Brielle) will be posting a couple of times a week, with fun stuff like talk and scripture discussions, life hacks, and playlists.

We are also planning more fun things like book clubs, missionary opportunities, and more. We are always open to suggestions, too, so feel free to contact us.

In the meantime...let's kick things off with a giveaway! We've decided to give three winners a couple of our favorite things...

One lucky winner will receive a package of Stefani's favorite things, including a chevron scarf, adorable craft tape, a cute notebook, and who knows? She may just throw in some handmade goodness as well!

ANOTHER lucky lady will win a package of Brielle's favorite things, including a 32 oz. mason jar mug, two of the best lip products in the world, and a completely customized temple silhouette print!

ONE MORE winner will receive a package of Amanda's favorite things, including Vinylux nail polish and topcoat (like Shellac, but without the light!) and an Amazonite ring wrapped in brass wire.

That's right... 3 packages, 3 winners! Just enter using the Rafflecopter below! The giveaway will run from 7/7 to 7/14 at 12 a.m. MST. Entries will be verified, so let's all be honest :)

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Thanks for joining with us on this new journey! We are excited to share our ideas with you and can't wait to see what this community will become!