by Nanette ONeal | Mar 2, 2014 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
I cherish a certain picture I have of the Savior healing a blind man. The blind man is kneeling at the Savior’s feet, his arms down at his side, his head slightly tilted upward. The Savior has his hands outstretched, his fingertips touching the man’s cheeks and his...
by Nanette ONeal | Jan 26, 2014 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
It’s winter again and that means snow! Whoever you talk to, you will find a variety of emotions associated with snow. When a big storm was forecast as coming our way, I used to tell my 5th grade violin class to play “Jingle Bells” ten times in a row when they got home...
by Nanette ONeal | Jan 12, 2014 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
A young Japanese warrior once traveled a great distance to gain wisdom from a monk in a monastery. He thought himself intelligent for his age and wanted to see what, if anything, the monks could teach him. A wise old monk agreed to the visit. The monk bowed humbly and...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 21, 2013 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
When I teach little children at Christmas time, I like to ask them what they want to give Jesus for His birthday. Their answers usually reflect the kinds of gifts they want to receive themselves, since, in their minds, those are the very best gifts. I love their...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 20, 2013 | Finding Happiness
Elizabeth Smart, at age fourteen, told God she was prepared to and willing to serve Him, but needed to know how to do it. Just days later, she was kidnapped by a mentally ill husband and wife. The man considered her his “wife” and repeatedly raped her, beat her,...
by Lisa M. | Nov 20, 2013 | Finding Happiness
Homosexuality and same-sex marriage are complex, sensitive, and often divisive issues that reach to the core of our deepest human emotions—our belief in God and His laws, our identities, our relationships and families, and our happiness in this life and the next. The...
