by Emlee Taylor | Feb 11, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
About six months ago, life was crazy hectic. I felt pulled in a thousand different directions and as though I was pretty much failing at everything. Then my youngest daughter came crying to me, “Mom, something is wrong with Belle.” After scooching myself under...
by Valerie Steimle | Feb 10, 2017 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Question: What is one thing we can take with us after we leave this earth? Answer: Knowledge. It is one of the few things on the list we can take with us to heaven. (ok, the other things are developed virtues and family/friend relationships). As the Chinese...
by Valerie Steimle | Feb 9, 2017 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
For thousands of years, philosophers, suitors, admirers and even spouses have questioned the idea of love. On this Valentine’s Day, when commercials advertise buying jewelry, flowers and sending cards to our sweethearts, which is all good by the way, some of us want a...
by Walter Penning | Feb 8, 2017 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
We had a snow storm last week. It was the biggest we have seen this year—probably 8+ inches in the valley. My wife and I started up the snow blower and used it to make one pass down the driveway. Its swath was significant, because the fallen snow that had accumulated...
by Delisa Hargrove | Feb 7, 2017 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
The wise man built his house upon the rock The wise man built his house upon the rock The wise man built his house upon the rock And the rains came tumbling down. The rains came down, and the floods came up The rains came down, and the floods came up The rains came...
by Patty Sampson | Feb 6, 2017 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
I sat in the darkened movie theater and tried to catch my breath. The movie I had just seen was so gripping that I had been holding my breath for what seemed like hours! My husband, sitting beside me, exclaimed “That was SO COOL!!” I had just seen...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Feb 4, 2017 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
“Oh!” I hear my children yell. “Augh!!” They holler. I hear laughing with loud exclamations as I hurry to the family room to see what is going on. They are watching “fails” on the internet and enjoying the death defying mistakes of others, some that make me hurt...
by Walter Penning | Feb 3, 2017 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Times have changed. Shifting I remember when spreading your message meant an expensive advertising campaign or public relations strategy. Now blogs, Internet, Twitter, Facebook, texting, and other social media phenomena allow us to reach dozens, hundreds,...
by Denise Mastrocola | Feb 2, 2017 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
In my last article I talked about some of the reasons it is important to get a good night’s sleep. We can understand this need a little bit better by going over some sleep basics. When we sleep we usually go through stages of sleep known as stages...
by Tudie Rose | Feb 1, 2017 | Tudie Rose: Strengthening Our Faith
The past couple of years, I’ve really be concentrating on trying to keep the Sabbath Day holy, as this is something I have struggled with for a long time. I’ve made some progress, but I’m not there yet. I don’t think I’m the only one who struggles with this, so I...
