The Power of Appearance
A short while ago, I was watching a movie which I had not seen in a long time. In this movie, there is a certain young woman (she was actually just a side character in the film) who has always tugged at my heart strings. Due to the fact that her mother died, when she...
A Word Of Thanks For The Joseph Smith Papers
Earlier this week the Mormon Church announced that they were publishing all the works written or overseen by Joseph Smith. This project, known as the Joseph Smith Papers Project, aims to be the “end all, be all” of primary sources about Joseph Smith, the first prophet...
LDS Teen Dating
One of the things that might change when you join the church is how you date. Ask your leaders for a copy of “For the Strength of Youth,” a pamphlet that teaches LDS youth standards that will keep them safe as they work toward adulthood. LDS teens are asked to avoid...
Breaking the Cycles of Abuse
Not everyone is born into a "happy family." Although, some are and it is a joyous thing. Those families not only seem to function well, they actually do function well. When I asked my seminary students this week about joyous families, they described them in these...
Will My Children Perish in Unbelief?
I love being a mommy. It is one of the biggest blessings in my life. But it is also one of the biggest responsibilities I have. How I raise my children will influence them throughout the majority of their lives, if not for the entirety of their lives. No pressure! One...
Why Does God Allow Both Bad and Good?
When somebody has hurt us or someone we love, we feel angry. Oftentimes we feel anguish. The emotions may run so deep and so hard that we wonder if we’ll ever feel light-hearted again. I remember when a friend’s dear husband was beaten up and left to die on the side...
How Do We Help Our Children Hearken to Truth?
Most everyone has seen an angry two year old. Whether in a store or at home, these little guys can put on quite the show when they are mad. They scrunch their eyes, they toss their head back, and pounding on the floor (or any neighboring surface) they scream and...
Choices, Choices, So Many Choices
Raising children to make sound choices can challenge even the best of parents. For example, while a child is only two years old, parenting can seem quite simple. If the little one runs out in the street, we pull him back. If he’s climbing too high a tree, we pull him...
Avoiding Contention and Raising Children in Christ
How do we help our children cling to the teachings of our Heavenly Father? How do we help them stay safe in a world that seems so interested in stuffing sin in their lives? With porn companies now seeking seven to eleven year olds as their newest customers, life has...
Successful Families
Successful families use The Book of Mormon to strengthen their home life. The Book of Mormon contains the priceless gospel of Jesus Christ and acts as a companion witness to the Bible as to the divinity of the Savior. Perhaps if the entire world believed Christ's...
When the Lord’s Prophet Speaks
As Mormons, we believe in serving missions; we believe in sharing the good news of the gospel about Jesus Christ and His redemptive offer for all God’s children. I had the privilege during college to serve one of these full-time missions. It was a wonderful...
Youth Helping Others: Pulling Weeds and a Trip to the Dentist
At a time when we hear so much about troubled teens and the problems they cause in society, it’s good to call attention to young people who are making good choices. Following are two accounts of youth who have gone the extra mile to help others. In one instance, a...
Reconcile Your Differences
What kinds of things can keep us from having a close relationship with someone? What kinds of things can get in the way? Prejudices, pride, anger, insufficient communication, selfishness and many other things can lead to a rift between us, and the people around us....
Ye Are My Friends
Recently, I’ve been studying the ways the scriptures talk about friendship. These stories are usually sweet and poignant. Jonathan was a friend who put David’s needs above his own and protected David from danger. Ruth went beyond that which was required of her and...
The Gift of Womanhood
Let’s face it, there’s been a lot of talk lately about Mormon women. Perhaps these sentiments are true for some. They are not true for me! Never in all the time that I’ve been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (and that’s all of my life) have...
A Literate People
Mormons are encouraged, from birth, to educate themselves as much as possible. Elder Orson F. Whitney, an apostle of the Jesus Christ, said: It suffices me to know, and to testify, that this people are the friends, not the foes, of education; that they are seekers...
Jesus Christ, The Son of God – a new LDS web site
“With all my heart and the fervency of my soul, I lift up my voice in testimony as a special witness and declare that God does live. Jesus is His Son, the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh. He is our Redeemer; He is our Mediator with the Father. He it was who...
Choices in Education
Yesterday's news reports about a teacher caught on tape verbally abusing her students angered and shocked many around the country. It's always disturbing when someone in a position of trust betrays that trust. When such incidents come to light, we can't help but...
News Around the Church: February 2008
: Flowery Branch, Georgia: Ground was broken for a new LDS meetinghouse in the Flowery Branch, Georgia area. It will be the fourth LDS chapel in the county, and is expected to serve a congregation of approximately 300 people when it is completed in January 2009. While...
Service from the Disciple’s Soul
There are things we do because we have to, things we do because we are expected to, and things we do because we want to. Where does service fall in this continuum? Sometimes, I think, it happens because of all three. When we are facing difficult challenges in our...
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