Are You Prepared?
What if a large calamity hit your country? What would you do? Are you ready? Do you have survival skills that would see your family through till help arrived? And more importantly, how are you doing spiritually? Being prepared for emergencies is not only prudent, it...
Agency – Should Kids Have It or Not?
Agency is the ability and privilege God gives us to choose and to act for ourselves. Agency is essential in the plan of salvation. Without it, we would not be able to learn or progress or follow the Savior. With it, we are 'free to choose liberty and eternal life,...
Adversity – When it Hits the Family
Adversity. Yuck. What a difficult word. Right? Who wants adversity. I know that life would feel so much easier without adversity. Just imagine. Life always up. Flowers always blooming. Family always healthy. Job security always there. Friends always loyal. Christmas...
The Brazen Serpent
¿Se ha sentido fatigado por completo? No físicamente, pero emocionalmente? Cuando usted se siente que la vida no puede ser peor? O tal vez te preguntas por qué de que nacieras? Uno de los relatos de las Escrituras más potente que he leído se puede encontrar en el...
Jesus Christ, the Divine Son
I did not grow up in the Mormon church (officially known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Thus, I had a rather confused image of God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Ghost. But no wonder. Modern-day voices declare many different...
Emergency Preparedness Tip – Medical Supplies
Bishop H. Burke Peterson once told the church: "It is a serious issue. Let's not forget one of the most important lessons learned through the year's supply program is the lesson of obedience" (Church News, 4/12/1975). In my previous blog, "Emergency Preparedness Tip -...
Emergency Preparedness Tip – Inventory
This quote is daunting and yet so essential as a wake-up call! Should the Lord decide at this time to cleanse the Church - and the need for that cleansing seems to be increasing - a famine in this land of one year's duration could wipe out a large perecentage of...
Emergency Preparedness Tip – Anticipate
The Lord speaks through his prophets. Not only did He use prophets anciently, such as Abraham, Moses, Samuel, etc., but He also uses prophets today. Gordon B. Hinckley just passed away. He was the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes...
Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
My son’s mission call finally came! Woohoo! If you’ve just started following my blog, then you know that my oldest son recently sent in his mission papers and was patiently waiting. Notice that I didn’t say I was the one patiently waiting? I was going crazy with...
The Power of Faith in Jesus Christ
Picture yourself on a vacation in the mountains. Even as you unpack your bags, the trees and the path seem to be calling: beckoning you to come and enjoy their beauty. A journey is begun which takes you deep into the forest until time and the trail escape you. Until...
Differences Between Mormon Temples and Chapels
Something that often confuses people learning about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the “Mormons”) is the difference between Mormon chapels and Mormon temples. Both are important buildings in Latter-day Saint worship. Chapels are meetinghouses for...
Mormon Institute at the University of Utah
Sometimes the various buildings owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormons”) can get confusing to those outside the Mormon faith. There are chapels, where regular Sunday services are held. There are temples, where...
Young Mormons Wear Sunday Best to Honor Gordon B. Hinckley
Apparently it all began with some fast text-messaging, and it spread like wildfire. President Gordon B. Hinckley, the prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormons”) since 1995, passed away on January 27, 2008. And the next day,...
Mormons in the News–January 2008
Denver, CO: Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as “the Mormons”) collected and wrapped over 1000 gifts for Meals on Wheels recipients to receive on Christmas morning. Church members have been participating in this program as a...
The Head of the Mormon Church: Priesthood Authority
In an earlier post I explained that the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles becomes the highest body of leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as “the Mormons”) upon the death of President Gordon B. Hinckley and the subsequent...
Who Stands at the Head of the Mormon Church?
Who stands at the head of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, otherwise known as the Mormons? This almost seems like a trick question right now, but the answer is actually quite simple. Our beloved prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley, who passed from this life on...
Jesus the Mediator
Joseph Smith is a revealer of Christ. As the founding prophet of the Mormon Church, one part of his mission was to teach about Jesus Christ. On many occasions Joseph Smith was asked if he were a prophet. His response was an unequivocal yes. He would also quote a...
Character of Jesus Christ
In a previous blog, I mentioned how Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of my faith. And yet, when I was a youth I barely knew who He was. I remember as a child belonging to another denomination, another faith, and being so terrified of God. During that time, I had a...
Cornerstone of Faith
I remember thinking the day I found my baby in his crib, dead from SIDS, "This can't be happening to me." As I blurred through many motions, from calling 911 to letting in the paramedics to going to the hospital behind the ambulance, I continued to think, "This can't...
Created and Made
I watched my little six-year-old play with his new garden two days ago. He'd taken great care to fill the pot with soil. After that, he placed a few rocks to rest a toy house on. Next, he created a little turquoise walkway of colorful mini-stones leading up to a tiny...