by Tudie Rose | Nov 27, 2015 | Tudie Rose: Daily Dose
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Nov 26, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
I’m inspired by simplicity. Amazing, complex concepts can often be meaningfully summed up and expressed with a simple symbol. My heart sings to the words of “Simple Gifts,” a Shaker song written by Joseph Brackett: “‘Tis a gift to be simple, ‘Tis a gift to be free.”...
by Walter Penning | Nov 25, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Occasionally, someone captures the essence of feeling by articulating our sentiments perfectly. This happened for me in a round-about way when President and Sister Monson’s daughter, Ann Monson Dibb, spoke recently of her mother. As the children were growing up, her...
by Jane Thurston | Nov 24, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
What does my Down syndrome son do with his time? I am so accustomed to his routine now that it just occurred to me that the way my son spends his time might seem remarkable to other people. Virtually every minute of every day when he is at home he is positioned in...
by Ashley Dewey | Nov 24, 2015 | Ashley Dewey: Single Life
“What if we lived each day as if the promised blessings we seek were already granted?” This question from a friend has truly caused my mind to ponder and I have come to one very important conclusion. God really, actually does want us to be happy. However obvious this...
by Rachel Wagner | Nov 23, 2015 | Home and Family
Anyone who knows me knows I am a Disney nut. I love animation and particularly almost anything from the house of mouse. However, it is no secret that the 70s and 80s were a bit of a rough patch for their animated films. In fact, with the massive disaster at the box...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Nov 23, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This article was previously published on Mormonbasics.com Let me just say up front that I, like everyone else in the world, am incapable of understanding the true measure of the Fall of Adam and the Atonement of Christ as parts of one large event. Exactly how it was...
by Denise Mastrocola | Nov 22, 2015 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
Holidays are a time for traditions, and gatherings with family and friends. In fact some of my fondest childhood memories are from time spent with my family at our Grandparent’s home. Living in Michigan you could count on Thanksgiving being cold, and a bit of snow...
by Emlee Taylor | Nov 21, 2015 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
GOAL: To focus on living the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) for one year. Shootings in Paris. Syrian refugees. Homeless veterans. What can I do? My weekly goal seems a pittance and insignificant in the face of such desperate need. I would open my home...
by Valerie Steimle | Nov 21, 2015 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Over the summer months our air conditioning was out most of a week. We needed to get someone on it right away but it didn’t happen because of other circumstance. I was always very grateful for air conditioning as I live in the southern tip of Alabama where it is so...
