by Abby Christianson | Dec 28, 2020 | Abby Christianson: Living in Harmony
I grew up in many towns in the Midwest and back East. They were all different, but they had one thing in common. I was the only one in my grade at school who was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So I was the only one with my set of values....
by Delisa Hargrove | Sep 15, 2019 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Was picking your seat in the car for a road trip as a kid important in your family? It definitely was in mine. With the advent of minivans and car seats, jockeying for seats has minimized. However, I experienced the wonderfully reckless times of no seat belt...
by Delisa Hargrove | May 26, 2019 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Celestial marriage is a lofty eternal goal. To understand this end, we must begin at the beginning. Before Adam and Eve ever entered the Garden of Eden, or even before the world was formed, we lived with our Heavenly Parents. Through a process of creation that...
by Delisa Hargrove | Jan 13, 2019 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Two verses in Doctrine and Covenants 82 sit adjacent and parallel on the page and address two parties of one covenant—me and the Lord. For of him unto whom much is given much is required; and he who sins against the greater light shall receive the...
by Delisa Hargrove | Jul 22, 2018 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
To some extent, I’d always looked at the Sacrament table with its white cloth as a metaphorical funeral pyre. The prayers say we eat and drink in remembrance of Christ’s body and His blood shed for us. I always saw that as representative of His death. And...