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...
by Valerie Steimle | Jun 20, 2015 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
This past week I have been to Girl’s Camp. This particular activity is distinctly different from any activity experienced through church. Fifty or more young women between the ages of 12 and 18 come together for a week or so of camping, singing, laughing, eating,...
by Valerie Steimle | Jun 13, 2015 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Hypocrisy! That’s what I call it, hypocrisy! We teach our children from the “For The Strength of Youth” pamphlet (a set of standards to follow for our youth) but when we, as adults, become single ourselves many times we completely ignore what we teach our own...
by Valerie Steimle | May 23, 2015 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
With all the talk of emergency preparedness, we sometimes forget about another aspect of self-reliance: spiritual self-reliance. Are we spiritually strong enough to withstand the wiles of the world? Are we spiritually self-reliant? First we have to choose between...
