by Jenny A | Apr 10, 2008 | Home and Family
In the last three blogs, we’ve been trying to solve the puzzle of balance between being too lenient or too strict as a parent. This last blog talks of what we might think of as being “strict” – responsibility for our choices and consequences. Mormon apostle Boyd K....
by Alison P | Apr 10, 2008 | Finding Happiness
Today, my heart is singing “There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today.” I live in a part of the country that is very reluctant to give up it’s hold on winter. Some people like that, but I don’t happen to be one of them. Yes, winter carries its own blessings. My favorites are...
by Alison P | Apr 10, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
There is a story in the Old Testament about a man named Lot and his family. Lot was living in a place where it was very difficult to be a man of God. It was so full of sin, that God decided he couldn’t let their actions spread any further or even get any worse within...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Apr 10, 2008 | Becoming a New Member
When you’re new to the church, it seems like there are so many things to learn you hardly know where to start. One fast way to get some of the basics in your mind is to study the Articles of Faith. These are thirteen statements written by Joseph Smith to John Edward,...
by Laurie W | Apr 9, 2008 | Finding Happiness
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about gifts. I hear words echoing through many mouths about how there is nothing within them anyone would consider special. This is a cry that has been heard for hundreds upon hundreds of years. “One of the great tragedies of life, it...