The Power and Beauty of the Scriptures

Don’t you just love the scriptures? I do, too! The word of God is amazing. I can think of no other balm more soothing for my heart when I am feeling disconsolate and discouraged than the Lord’s words. Truly I didn’t understand this as well when I was...
The Power of One Phone Call – My Conversion

The Power of One Phone Call – My Conversion

I worked as a co-host and producer on a syndicated radio program 7 to midnight in Charlotte, NC around the time of the Salt Lake Winter Olympics in 2002. The Nite Show – as it was called – covered local and entertainment news programmed with music....
A Library of Good Books

A Library of Good Books

“With help from your parents, begin your own library of favorite tapes, books, and pictures which are available at Church distribution centers. Enjoy reading each month in your home the Friend magazine or the international magazines.” (President Ezra Taft...
A Widow’s Mite

A Widow’s Mite

Last night, my baby had a case of insomnia. She wasn’t sick. She wasn’t crying. She just wasn’t sleeping. And while I lay down with her, trying to get her back to sleep, I was thinking of the widow’s mite (Mark 12:41-44). Jesus was sitting in the temple watching all...
What is tithing settlement?

What is tithing settlement?

Your bishop may have announced that it’s time for tithing settlement. What is it and how do you do it? Tithing settlement is a time for you to meet briefly with your bishop to let him know where you have stood with your tithing for the year. Are you paid up to date?...
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