What do you think?
Rate this book
The Little Purple Book
Disheartened by the vitriol and extreme divisiveness of public discourse during and after the 2016 US election and by the general disintegration of honor and decency in government, a small group of Mormon women decided in January of 2017 to form a nonpartisan organization dedicated to civil discourse and effective political action. They called themselves Mormon Women for Ethical Government, and within just a few weeks had thousands of members.In this slim volume, Mormon Women for Ethical Government presents its Little Purple MWEG Essentials. It includes MWEG’s genesis story, explains the purpose and focus of MWEG, offers and expands on its Six Principles of Peacemaking, and shares some of its weekly “Sabbath Devotionals.”Grateful for the chutzpah of their pioneer Mormon foremothers a century before them, MWEG is proud to share its institutional history, inspiration, and a look at the phenomenon of strong women standing up and speaking out for ethics and justice.
75 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 27, 2020
3 people are currently reading
3 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
May 29, 2024
I’m so grateful to have found MWEG, or Mormon Women for Ethical Government. It’s a small, grassroots activist group that I have joined so that I can learn to use my voice to build up what is good in my small corner of the world.
This book is a portable constitution for the organization. It collects the mission, values, aims, and expectations in one place. It also contains a series of essays by the founders that illustrate the practical application of the organizational principles.
I loved it. I literally hunger and thirst for wisdom these days, and here is some I can turn to anytime. This particular wisdom addresses how to be political in the context of being a religious person, specifically a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but really, anyone who professes faith can find something here.
It teaches how to develop opinions and speak up about politics while being true to values, acknowledging and making use of anger and frustration, and much more. And how all of this needs to happen under the umbrella of the Christian covenant of compassion.
I’ll be opening this often.
This book is a portable constitution for the organization. It collects the mission, values, aims, and expectations in one place. It also contains a series of essays by the founders that illustrate the practical application of the organizational principles.
I loved it. I literally hunger and thirst for wisdom these days, and here is some I can turn to anytime. This particular wisdom addresses how to be political in the context of being a religious person, specifically a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but really, anyone who professes faith can find something here.
It teaches how to develop opinions and speak up about politics while being true to values, acknowledging and making use of anger and frustration, and much more. And how all of this needs to happen under the umbrella of the Christian covenant of compassion.
I’ll be opening this often.
Displaying 1 of 1 review