by Britt Kelly | Oct 24, 2015 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
I’ve done toddler tantrums: in stores, in church, at the park…I don’t take them personally. Sometimes the child is hungry, sometimes they need a nap. Sometimes they need to face the very harsh reality that their mother is the worst mother in the world and won’t...
by Tudie Rose | Oct 23, 2015 | Tudie Rose: Daily Dose
The valleys of discouragement make more beautiful the peaks of achievement. — President Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, Eagle Gate (2001) My dad used to say, “You have to have the bad days in order to appreciate the good ones.” Life is pretty good for me...
by Delisa Hargrove | Oct 22, 2015 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Utah inmates have a rather unusual option in the work program lineup. Genealogy. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints partners with the Utah prison system to train inmates to complete family history projects. The Church’s first Family History Center opened...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Oct 22, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
“How can I write and write about avoiding over commitment and still find myself having a week like this one?” I wondered, stymied by my apparent lack of following my own directions. It reminds me of Alice in Wonderland where she says, “I give myself very good...
by Walter Penning | Oct 21, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
What’s in a name? I start with this simple question because the answer is both surprising and significant. Nephi explained it this way: “Behold, my sons, … I have given unto you the names of our first parents who came out of the land of Jerusalem; and this I...
by Jessica Clark | Oct 20, 2015 | Jessica Clark: Marriage—From Here to Eternity
What is it about your mother that you remember the most? Probably something that had to do with something that she did for you, right? I bet you are envisioning birthday parties or homemade meals or even family trips that she planned. What you probably aren’t thinking...
by Patty Sampson | Oct 20, 2015 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
Isn’t it amazing how the words we choose can give something power and validity or take it away? The words “Pro-Choice” have taken the sting out of the reality of abortion. The movement online to change the wording to remind us what is really is...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Oct 19, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
We all know that life is hard. There are times when no matter how hard we try, it feels like life itself is seeking to crush us into the dirt. Yet 2 Nephi 2:25 says that “men are that they might have joy.” So when does the joy begin? Perhaps our definition of joy...
by Rachel Wagner | Oct 19, 2015 | Home and Family
Welcome as we get a little spooky here on Family Movie Night! It is October after all! So in honor of the season we are going to talk about Tim Burton’s 2005 film The Corpse Bride. During this time of year many parents ask themselves a question about how dark is too...
by Nanette ONeal | Oct 18, 2015 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
Looking at a Throwback-Thursday picture of my fourth grade class, a wave of memories splashed over me—childhood friends, the games we’d play at recess, the subjects we studied, the annoying kids in class, the teachers I had. My classroom teacher had an exceptional...
