by Valerie Steimle | Aug 1, 2015 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
When my two sons and I took a walk on the Brigham Young University Provo campus 4,500 feet up in the mountains a couple of months ago, I found myself running out of air. As we walked from the north side of campus to the south side then back to the very tip of the...
by Valerie Steimle | Jul 25, 2015 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Helping others has always been a important goal to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. We love to help people and we are encouraged to by Church leaders all the time. I have heard so many inspiring stories of people helping other people but one...
by Valerie Steimle | Jul 18, 2015 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints we have a code name for our life here on earth. It’s called the Plan of Salvation. What is this plan, you ask? Let me tell you it is what gives us happiness. We know who we are, we know where we came...
by Valerie Steimle | Jul 4, 2015 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Today is the 4th of July or better known in the USA as Independence Day. It is a great day to take a minute to ponder all that we have been blessed with in this great county. Many times I think of the Constitution as the document created on the 4th of July, but it...
by Valerie Steimle | Jun 27, 2015 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Over the course of the last week, several of my discussions with others were centered on virtue. It seems strange now that I think about it but most people don’t talk about this attribute. I found the meaning of virtue to be a comfort in difficult situations. Virtue...