by Delisa Hargrove | Aug 1, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
“Thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty” (1 Samuel 20:18). This morning, I attended the funeral of a friend’s 24 year old brother. His untimely death sent shock-waves through the family. “Who’s going to protect me now?” cried one of his girls at the...
by Emlee Taylor | Jul 31, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
Social media causes narcissism. People who take selfies have shallower relationships. Reality-TV watching is directly related to self-absorption. “A study by Larry Rosen at California State University, presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological...
by Denise Mastrocola | Jul 30, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
As we head into August the first thing on most people’s minds is the intense heat, and how to keep cool in spite of it. The second thing may be what to do with the overabundance of certain vegetables which are taking over their gardens. It’s understandable that in...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 29, 2016 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
This article was previously published on Latterdaysaintwoman.com Back in May, I wrote an editorial responding to Helen Croydon’s opinion that marriage is pointless. It was posted at LDSBlogs.com. Croydon doesn’t want to waste five minutes helping someone find a shirt,...
by Delisa Hargrove | Jul 28, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
The wood felt curious in my hands as I dipped between the handle and the cart. I leaned my waist into the handle. The cart moved easily and seemed eager to get under way. My sister Destinee stood on the other side of the frame. My parents stood at the back of the cart...
by Walter Penning | Jul 27, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. -Matthew 25:36 All my life, I have read this scripture with the thought of visiting those behind prison walls, and it is certainly appropriate, good, and right....
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 26, 2016 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Every time I turn around I’m being invited to read a book of scripture on a schedule–usually a fast read. I zip through them and that has value, but it has a different kind of value than reading slowly. When I read on someone else’s schedule, I find myself keeping an...
by Rachel Wagner | Jul 25, 2016 | Home and Family
There are few people who are bigger Walt Disney fans than I am. I love their films but I also enjoy stepping outside the box and discovering smaller, more quirky animated movies. A lot of times these small budget animated films can take risks a big studio with a...
by Emlee Taylor | Jul 24, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
“The more we treasure the words of the prophets and apply them, the better we will recognize when we are drifting off course—even if only by a matter of a few degrees.” “In 1979 a large passenger jet with 257 people on board left New Zealand for a sightseeing flight...
by Denise Mastrocola | Jul 23, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
The month of July makes me yearn for home. Not because the weather is any more pleasant during July in Michigan than it is here in Pennsylvania, but because it is cherry season! Normally our local produce section offers only sweet cherries from Washington State and no...
