by Candace | Jun 16, 2017 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Main Source: Elder Dallin H. Oaks, “The Message: Eight Ways God Can Speak to You” New Era, Sep 2004, 4 — From a devotional address given at Brigham Young University on 29 September 1981. I mentioned in my post How a new Apostle is Chosen that...
by Denise Mastrocola | Jun 15, 2017 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
I have always been a strong advocate for spending as much time out of doors as you can. There are many benefits to be derived from walking, biking, gardening, simply sitting out on the porch or lying in a hammock. According to Clare Cooper Marcus, professor...
by Walter Penning | Jun 14, 2017 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I love a good story. Some of my favorites come from family or personal experiences; others come from third parties that have a brilliant message to share. Regardless, they are worth repeating and remembering. You decide: During the 1968 Olympics in...
by Cheryl S. Savage | Jun 13, 2017 | Cheryl S. Savage: Finding Hope
There have been many times in my life when I have been like Captain Moroni. I should probably be specific, because no, I haven’t led armies into battle, nor have I been a standard bearer to encourage people to go into battle. I guess it could be said that...
by Cindy B | Jun 11, 2017 | Emergency Preparedness
Preparedness raises many feelings amongst those who hear the word. For some, it reminds them of “Emergency Preparedness” – something most frightening and overwhelming. For others, the word “preparedness” conjures up something you...
by Summer O | Jun 10, 2017 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Upon hearing the term, work for the dead, many Latter-Day Saints think only of the actual performance of temple ordinances. But there are many other ways to contribute. In the June 1989 Ensign Article Family History: “In Wisdom and Order” Elder...
by Delisa Hargrove | Jun 9, 2017 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
The leaf bobbed on the sea, swirling, twirling, dunking with the waves. I watched from the side of a shark cage adventure boat three miles from the shore and wondered about the leaf’s journey so far away from the shore. I’d loved my time in the cage...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Jun 8, 2017 | DarEll S. Hoskisson- Everyday Disciple
“Errant assumptions lie at the root of every failure” according to Peter Drucker. In No Excuses, Brian Tracy warns that you must have “tremendous self-discipline and character to face the possibility that you could be wrong in your most cherished assumptions...
by Walter Penning | Jun 7, 2017 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Performing beautiful musical renditions is not my strong point, so I am grateful for those who share their musical abilities. Near and far, we are fortunate with today’s technology to enjoy their talents. Have you ever found yourself weeping at the end of a...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Jun 6, 2017 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
We now live in a world rapidly filling with strife of every description, war, contention, division, sorrow, unhappy people, selfishness, and misery. Where did all this come from? Why is it getting worse? Is there no cure? Is finding peace an option? Sources of...
