by Walter Penning | Apr 20, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
When I was just getting started, Alan Ashton changed my life. I met this infamous business icon when I was a young father recently graduated from Brigham Young University. We all knew of Alan’s success, because he had been a professor at the school prior to launching...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Apr 19, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Several things in this last Conference signaled to me that times are changing, and the Church is also changing. It started with the emphasis given in the women’s session on the refugees. The quotes in this article are from Linda K. Burton’s talk, which focused on the...
by Rachel Wagner | Apr 18, 2016 | Home and Family
Nostalgia is a tricky thing when it comes to movies. Some movies require it to be enjoyable and some movies are bolstered and made better by it. The Peanuts Movie, for instance, is a film that was made better by nostalgia. I really loved that film on its own merits...
by Emlee Taylor | Apr 17, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
Sunday morning, I walked about before our meetings began and greeted my friends and caught up on our weekly happenings. As I visited with my friend Ginny, she shared with me how she had almost called me because she was in desperate need of safety pins and didn’t have...
by Denise Mastrocola | Apr 16, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
**Disclaimer** While the word of wisdom gives us basic guidelines for health, it leaves the interpretation of those guideline up to the individual members. This blog is not intended to replace your medical professional or the divine revelation of the Word of Wisdom,...
by Jen Narra | Apr 15, 2016 | Jen Narra- Living by Faith
Hello, everyone! My name is Jen and I’m so thrilled to be a part of this amazing opportunity to spread hope and courage to all the LDS Blogs readers. To share a little about myself, I’m 24 years old and living in Utah. I’m a convert to The Church of...
by Krystal Wilkerson | Apr 14, 2016 | Krystal Wilkerson: Latter-day Mom
“My kids are driving me crazy!!” Does that sound familiar? It seems we hear this phrase more often than not. You always hear those horror stories when your toddler gets into someone else’s diaper bag, and opens and dumps the entire can of formula....
by Walter Penning | Apr 13, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
What’s in a name? I start with this simple question because the answer is both surprising and significant, and it may change your life. I remember a story told about President George Albert Smith: When President Smith was young, his deceased grandfather George A....
by Jessica Clark | Apr 12, 2016 | Jessica Clark: Marriage—From Here to Eternity
For just about 10 years, I have been singing “I Am A Child of God” to sleepy little boys. Sometimes when I sing that song, it is filled with deep emotion, but other times, I have to admit, I am merely going through the motions in the hopes that by the time I hit verse...
by Rachel Wagner | Apr 11, 2016 | Home and Family
As an animation addict it can be easy to discount properties that are deemed as ‘cartoons’. This word sometimes designates a lower level of quality than the grandness of animation. It was with this thought that I never really paid much attention to the Cartoon...
