by Ashley Dewey | Jun 5, 2020 | Ashley Dewey: A Light in the Darkness
Fires, racism, and violence across the nation are pulling at our attention. Coming directly off a pandemic, people are not in a very strong place emotionally and feel as though they cannot handle all that is being thrown at them. It is easy to get caught up in the...
by Walter Penning | Jun 3, 2020 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I have a lot of friends I want to write about. They impacted my life for good when I needed it most. Many have migrated to their homes in different states of locations over the years, and though they are not forgotten, our connections are limited and communication is...
by Cami Klingonsmith | Jun 2, 2020 | Cami Klingonsmith: Backyard Blessings
A Siberian husky was not at the top of my list of desired pets. If we were going to get a pet, I would have preferred a cat that slept on the couch twenty hours a day. But instead of a sedate feline, life brought me a puppy with more energy than an over-caffeinated...
by Delisa Hargrove | May 31, 2020 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Last year, my husband, Anthony, bought a used bike trailer and repurposed it to carry our 55-pound bulldog, Stig. Anthony fastened an old skateboard where the trailer lacked support (because it expected children’s feet to be lounging in that spot and not a dog...
by Randall McNeely | May 30, 2020 | Randall McNeely: Pure Testimony
Where can I turn for peace? Where is my solace When other sources cease to make me whole? When with a wounded heart, anger, or malice, I draw myself apart, Searching my soul? The questions of the soul posed in Emma Lou Thayne’s stirring hymn “Where Can I...
by Sonja Hopkins | May 29, 2020 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
Some years ago, I was scanning through the internet (which can sometimes be a mind-numbing thing to do). You know how one link can lead to another and another… and another? The next thing you know, you’ve uncovered a gem, read it, and with a single click, it...
by Janette Beverley | May 28, 2020 | Janette Beverley: Reaching Toward the Light
When I met my husband in 1996, he was serving in the US Army as an Airborne Ranger in the 2nd battalion in Ft. Lewis, Washington. We like to say that Bryan had three lives while in the Army, not the customary nine. Nearly losing these lives guided him in his decision...
by Walter Penning | May 27, 2020 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
We are engaged in a fierce battle. Does that surprise you? It’s true. No, I am not talking about national security or the COVID-19 virus. Even with all the uproar in the homeland, it is much more serious than that. This clash is not just a life or death situation....
by Tudie Rose | May 26, 2020 | Tudie Rose: Strengthening Our Faith
While studying the recent general conference talks, I was struck by something Elder Dale G. Renlund said about remembering the gifts of God. I love studying the talks after the fact, because I often learn things that I missed while listening to them live. Elder...
by Delisa Hargrove | May 24, 2020 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
“What e’er thou art, act well thy part” is the motto of the Scotland Edinburgh Mission. The fabled stone discovered on an apartment building wall by President David O. McKay as a missionary in Stirling, Scotland stood proudly in the mission...
