by Ali C | Feb 19, 2008 | Finding Happiness
Picture this: You’re driving down the road and you see a large station wagon on the road in front of you. Through the windows of the car you can clearly see the turmoil going on inside. The wagon is loaded with people. Bare feet dangle outside the rear window while...
by Laurie W | Feb 19, 2008 | Home and Family
One Christmas my mother pulled me aside, holding a small package in her hand. I was surprised, as we’d opened all our gifts and were busying enjoying them. “Many years ago,” she started, “we were with my grandparents for Christmas. My grandmother gave me this ring. It...
by kendalbhunter | Feb 19, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
Sometimes observations from philosophers just crack me up. Take, for instance, Thomas Aquinas. He was a medieval Roman Catholic philosopher and theologian, and was so adept at explaining Catholic theology that he was later called The Angelic Doctor. Aquinas is perhaps...
by Ali C | Feb 18, 2008 | Finding Happiness
I once heard a talk given by President Gordon B. Hinckley, the late Prophet and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (or Mormon Church) that I’ve found myself thinking a lot about lately. I suppose it was less a story and more of an observation...
by kendalbhunter | Feb 18, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Members of the Mormon Church believe two things about the Book of Mormon: 1. Joseph Smith translated it by the gift and power of God. 2. It is scripture. In our day, the story of the Book of Mormon began on September 21, 1823. Joseph Smith was seventeen, and for the...
