Education Choices for Families
Secular education matters too, and more parents today are turning to homeschooling to give their children a more personalized education and more time as a family.
Quick, Remember Who You Are, Run Home and Change Your Clothes
When we know we are children of God we act differently.
Second Marriages: Baggage or Experience?
It’s up to you (the parties of the second marriage) whether or not the baggage from the first marriage will stay baggage, or be turned into life experience to make you both better people, and the marriage sweeter.
Post-Partum Depression and Suicide
Post-postpartum depression is not a choice. How can you help someone battling depression of any kind?
Mormon Beliefs: Life Requires Structure and Practice
God wrote the music for our lives. He worked out a beautiful plan of salvation and set commandments that would help us navigate it safely. When we stay within the guidelines, our lives are in perfect harmony.
The Dance
In a small way, we can each experience the poise and beauty of the dance by witnessing the grace and dignity demonstrated by our parents. We are better people to have viewed their performance.
Finding Joy in Times of Sorrow—Part I of IV
The scriptures help us realize that the greater our trials, the greater God’s mercy will be–and this can help us find joy in our trials.
The Happy Hike
We caught a glimpse of how Heavenly Father sees our trials in life. They are merely tiny specks in the eternal plan of happiness—hardly enough to weigh us down. How a hike taught teen girls about trials.
Good Family Habits of a Spiritual Education
Teaching children has always been an important part of a parent’s responsibility. The Lord tells parents of the great need to teach children and “bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4).
Transitioning After an LDS Mission
The transition from LDS missionary to ordinary person can be hard. Learn how to use your mission to make your post-mission life great.
Back to School: Stress on Marriage?
Sending the kids off to school doesn’t have to lead to financial arguments. Common sense can keep the cost under control.
Mormonism: What is a Ward Missionary?
How is a part-time Mormon missionary different from the full-time missionaries you see in your neighborhood?
Stories That Can Change Your Life
Stories have the power to change our lives and are the easiest messages to recall in moments of decision.
Parental Rights Responsibilities in an Eternal Family
Do we really want to give others the power to shape our children’s lives according to their opinions?
Child of God: Remember Who You Are
Being a child of God isn’t just an expression–it’s a life-changing realization we often under-appreciate.
Accepting Grief as a Healing Power
There is a redemptive power in our worst feelings.
Marriage and the Blended Family
As much as my children loved the story of Cinderella, I admit that I hated it a little more each time I read it. My husband was not the custodial parent of his son, but there were problems just the same.
The Power of Goals
Goals can bring meaning and purpose to our lives. Learn how to increase your ability to carry them out.
Oliver DeMille and Homeschooling
Forget the way you learned in public school. Try some new ideas that focus on preparing children for a lifelong love of learning.
Grace: Not Good Enough?
Too many are giving up on the Church because they are tired of constantly feeling like they are falling short. They don’t understand grace.