Primary Songs in the Home
There are two types of songs used in the Primary program. (Primary is the organization for children ages 18 months to twelve years.) The first are commonly called wiggle songs. These are fun action songs, designed to help children who have been sitting quietly for too...
What is a Stake?
You’re probably already familiar with your ward, a local congregation, but you may be curious about stakes. A stake is a group of wards in one area, being made up of five to ten wards. Just as a ward is led by a bishop and two counselors, a stake is lead by a stake...
Your New Gift of Agency
“It’s my life and I can do what I want with it.” That’s a popular refrain among teenagers outside the church. As a new member of the church, you may already be aware that there is more to this story than that. We have always had agency. The right to choose for...
Piercing and Tatooing
As a new teen convert, you will want to pay close attention to the teachings found in For the Strength of Youth. This pamphlet, written for teenagers, helps LDS youth learn to live the life of a Latter-day Saint. One of the teachings that may be new to you as a...
Becoming an LDS Woman
I was raised in the very feminist 1960s and 1970s. Joining the church as a teenager caused me to spend a great deal of time rethinking the meaning of womanhood. My mother was a very traditional woman, but had raised me to be a “feminist,” thinking it would better help...
Worship
Worshipping God is more than just going to church every Sunday. As you begin to build your new LDS life, you’ll want to begin to put more time into your life for true worship. Attending church is certainly part of the worship process. However, it requires more than...
Starting Your Food Storage
Have you, since beginning to learn about the church, visited a long-time member and stared in awe at her food storage? Does it seem impossible to you that you could reach that level of readiness? You needn’t build your entire food storage in a few days. You can...
What the Word of Wisdom Says You Can Eat
When you’re first learning about the Word of Wisdom, you will probably mostly hear about the don’ts: Don’t use alcohol, tobacco, coffee, tea, or illegal drugs. However, the Word of Wisdom also has recommendations for those foods which are good for you. D&C 89:10...
Gambling
As a new member, the ways you entertain yourself may need to change. For instance, the church does not accept gambling as an appropriate form of entertainment. This includes lotteries, even those sponsored by governments. On LDS.org we read: “Gambling is motivated by...
Your Media Choices
One of the many wonderful changes you may be making as a new member of the church is in the media you choose for yourself. Sometimes, just at first, this doesn’t seem so wonderful. You’ve had years of listening to certain types of music and watching certain types of...
God Trusts Us
There is a wonderful lesson taught to the four to eight year old children in Primary (the children’s auxiliary) about Heavenly Father. They are told the story of a prince who was kidnapped by bad men who tried to force him to be immoral. He withstood all pressure and...
Building Your Food Supply
I used to hear quotes like the following and feel guilty: “The Lord said also, ‘Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.’ (Matt 7:21) And I was thinking that there...
Love At Home – (most of the time)
Families, can't live with them, don't want to live without them! Isn't it funny how the ones that we love the most can also be the ones that make us the maddest? It seems to me that the ones that I love the most can push all my buttons the wrong way. Probably because...
If Your Child Can’t Be Baptized
Often a new member is permitted by the spouse to bring the children to church, but not to let them get baptized. This is sometimes stressful for the child, especially if he is seven and all his friends are getting baptized. Often, teachers of these children spend a...
If I Had 30 Minutes with Jesus Christ
I have a rather unique mind with a vivid imagination. That's a combination that can get me into trouble on occasion. It also can paint scenarios in my mind that can take me on trips filled with hills, valleys and surprising curves, thus the topic of this blog came...
Standing as Witnesses of Jesus Christ
I am a daughter of God. As such, I believe strongly that there is much I have to do in this life to prove to my Heavenly Father that He was right to send me to this earth that I might prove myself in this phase of eternity. Mortality. The Plan of Salvation tells us we...
Making Lemonade: A Disciple’s Recipe for Happiness
A few nights ago I attended my son’s school program. Though it was focused around nursery rhyme stories, the main message was one I needed to hear: If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Yes, it is an old adage, but it’s also one that I hadn’t thought about for a...
Are We Born Again?
When we fully come unto Jesus Christ, are we born again? Conversion is a process, not an event. Conversion comes as a result of righteous efforts to follow the Savior. These efforts include exercising faith in Jesus Christ, repenting of sin, being baptized, receiving...
Developing Our God-given Talents
Each of us comes into this world with gifts, talents and skills. Society holds the actress/actor, singer, writer, athlete or politician high as a standard of talent which has been groomed and perfected. But there are other talents, not as evident, which are of greater...
The Best Bitter-Sweet Moment Of My Life
I just flew home from Utah, completely exhausted and exhilarated at the same time. Yesterday was one of the highlights of my life – I put my first of four sons in the Missionary Training Center, heretoafter known as the MTC. I knew it was going to be both brutal and...
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