by Laurie W | Mar 3, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
I distinctly recall walking through the grocery store with my family when I was younger. This was in a time when there would be giant displays of food items out in the open, tempting little fingers. Mine were definitely tempted as we passed a large bin full of...
by Laurie W | Feb 25, 2008 | Finding Happiness
One of Satan’s greatest tactics is to convince us that once we sin we can never become clean again. It’s over. We should just give up, and give in. Fortunately there is hope. Repentance is an extraordinary blessing given to us by our Savior. All that He endured during...
by Laurie W | Feb 25, 2008 | Finding Happiness
This is such a difficult subject to write about. It’s not because I’m shy when it comes to talking about sexual purity. When the subject comes up in church lessons I’m usually the first to volunteer because I feel so passionately about remaining pure before, and...
by Laurie W | Feb 25, 2008 | Home and Family
I didn’t have my first date until I was sixteen. This may sound unusual to the rest of the world, but it’s standard for teens in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed the Mormon Church). Not dating until age sixteen may sound more like a prison...
by Laurie W | Feb 25, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
There is something remarkably powerful about the spoken word. For generations those who did not have the opportunity to learn to read and write would instead impart their histories through spoken word. Children delight in a parent’s voice repeating the words of their...
