by Julia G | Jul 3, 2018 | Finding Happiness
I must admit that I am an avid reader. So much so that I have on more than one occasion been called a bookworm. When I was a child, (when I first started really reading) one of my favorite book series was Choose Your Own Adventure. In these books, there were many...
by Ali C | May 21, 2018 | Finding Happiness
I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or the Mormon Church, as many people call it. I am what is called a ‘convert’ to the Church, which means that I was taught the gospel by missionaries and I joined as a young woman, of my own free will...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 11, 2018 | Finding Happiness
Yesterday, in my weekly religion class, we talked about Abraham, of the Old Testament. God instructed Abraham to leave and get away from his family and homeland, where idolatry was being practiced. (See Genesis 12.) We noted this is a common practice in the...
by Ali C | Apr 20, 2018 | Finding Happiness
Cicero, the great Roman orator, claimed that gratitude was “not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” (Marcus Tullius Cicero, Pro Plancio, 54 b.c.) With a grateful heart, our minds are free to experience true happiness because we aren’t...
by Moira T | Apr 12, 2018 | Finding Happiness
If I were to let the world tell me who I am and what I’m worth, I would be a very unhappy person indeed. We live in a world that seems bent on telling us we’re not good enough, pretty enough, or skinny enough. According to society’s standards, we are simply not...
by Laurie W | Nov 13, 2017 | Finding Happiness
Did you know the fourth Saturday in October is always Make a Difference Day? I’d like to tell you what we did to celebrate Make a Difference Day this year. Our area had many fires last year. So we decided to help with the replanting projects. We...
