by Rachel Wagner | Mar 14, 2016 | Home and Family
Certain movies are easy targets for cynics and critics who won’t give them much of a chance to begin with. The Barbie movies are probably a prime example of such films. Not only is the titular heroine a doll that feminists hate but little girls love but they are the...
by Patty Sampson | Mar 13, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
I have a wonderful group of friends from the years we lived in Philadelphia. We lived in the same congregation while their husbands attended Temple Dental school. We were about the same age, and all had small children. We met together weekly for an epic “Mom...
by Emlee Taylor | Mar 11, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
The parable of the Good Samaritan is about living as a Christian every day of our lives. Being a follower of Christ is more than just attending our various churches and fulfilling our duties. It is about seeing opportunities to minister all around us, every day,...
by Delisa Hargrove | Mar 10, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
It was a beautiful evening in Haiku, Hawaii. The birds sang their evening songs. The Maui breeze rustled through the pine and rainbow eucalyptus trees. I decided it was a good time to clean up the leaves and pine needles collecting at the base of the trees. We lived...
by Walter Penning | Mar 9, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
The following experience happened to my great grandfather when he was just a boy. This story helped me connect to him particularly when I was young. My grandfather shares this experience in his journal: I will now relate a wonderful experience which I had while we...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 8, 2016 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
This article was previously published on Latterdaysaintwoman.com To start off my now-public research into my personal gospel questions, I decided to actually research the subject of questions. Each question I ask will continue to grow answers as I research. I may add...
by Rachel Wagner | Mar 7, 2016 | Latter-day Saints
If you’ve been reading this column regularly you might have gotten the hint that I’m a big Disney fan. Certainly if you take a look at my blog you will see I am all things Disney all the time! It might surprise you then that I was cautiously optimistic going into...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Mar 7, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Somewhere in my reading this verse from Hebrews 3:13 was referenced. “But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” The phrase, “deceitfulness of sin” caught my attention, and I’ve had a hard...
by Patty Sampson | Mar 6, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
We have been so blessed this school year because my son has an exceptional teacher. He is in first grade, and has hated school since Preschool. In the USA, preschool is optional, and in Utah (where I live) Kindergarten is optional also. But he went. This year as...
by Britt Kelly | Mar 5, 2016 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
My 3 year old is considering potty training. That would have a wonderful impact on my life. She’s not totally ready. I can reward and chart and beg and do heaps and heaps of laundry. OR I can offer and wait. Keep open to it and be willing. Imagine if we decided at age...
