Your First LDS Christmas
Now that you’ve joined the church, you may be wondering how your Christmas celebrations should change. The church doesn’t hold special Christmas Day services, so it’s the responsibility of the family to select traditions and activities that will bring the Savior to...
Preparing for a Missionary Discussion
You have so much to learn from the missionaries when they come to visit you. How can you best prepare for the visit? Before they arrive for their appointment, prepare the setting and the family. Your house doesn’t need to be perfect, but do bring it to a level that...
What is My Child Doing in Primary?
Primary is for children ages three to eleven. In addition, there is a nursery for children from eighteen months until they are old enough to attend the regular Primary classes. Children are assigned to classes based on their ages. In smaller wards (congregations),...
Getting to Know God
If you’ve never been religious, or you’ve come from a religion where Heavenly Father is seen as a distant, misty sort of being, you may find it challenging to build a relationship with Him. Suddenly you’ve been instructed to love someone who is nearly a stranger to...
Charity Seeketh Not Her Own
This section has been a difficult one to define for the purposes of our discussion. It seems that those who have previously discussed it have two different ideas on what it means. Different, yes, but perhaps not so very different. When you look at the LDS footnotes...
The Marvels Of Modern Technology
Isn't technology wonderful? Most of us are so used to the conveniences afforded us by modern technology that we hardly even think about it anymore. Yet, it really isn't too long ago that such things as online banking, online bill pay, and online shopping were more a...
The Young Women Value of Knowledge
At almost any time you can find me with a book in my hand. While I love to read for entertainment, I also love to learn about new things. Just recently I read a book on the Mayans, and another on Mormons and Masons. Learning new things fascinates me. Perhaps that’s...
A Mess of Pottage
I didn’t actually get to see or taste it, but I sure heard about it. A program provided for the youth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as “the Mormons”) is seminary, and the early morning seminary teacher had made a of pottage to...
Decide Which Values are Nonnegotiable
In the pamphlet “10 Ways to Teach Values in the Home” put out by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), we are told teaching values is one of our “fundamental responsibilities” as a parent or guardian. Therefore it is up to us to decide which...
What is Genealogy and why should I do it?
The word Genealogy is derived from the Greek word Genea meaning race, family. Specifically it refers to the study of Family History and line of descent. Genealogies, recorded accounts of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor, are also referred to...
Brigham Young Testified of Joseph Smith, Jr.
Brother Brigham lived through all the early and extremely tough years of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons. He served with Joseph Smith, Jr. as a friend, a brother in the gospel and an apostle of the Lord, which is a...
Look for Teaching Opportunities
I’ve discussed this next idea from “10 Ways to Teach Values in the Home” before. This time I’d like to discuss a few key points brought out from the pamphlet that was published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). Looking for chances to teach...
Thomas S. Monson : Mormon Apostle, Veteran and Businessman
First Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Thomas S. Monson is a living apostle, Navy veteran of World War II and an accomplished businessman and publisher. He has served in the First Presidency under three prophets of...
The Young Women Value of Individual Worth
“Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God” (D&C 18:10). I think this is one of the most beautiful scriptures, and one of the hardest for any teen to learn. The third value listed in the The thought behind individual worth found in the Personal...
The Sweet Joy of Redemption
I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. You might know us as the Mormons. I was twenty-one when the missionaries began teaching me the gospel. For some inexplicable reason, I found myself overcome with laughter just about every time they...
Charity Vaunteth Not Itself, Is Not Puffed Up
It seems to be a common problem of this earthly life. Frogs do it, some birds do it, and people do it. We all tend to be guilty of trying to puff ourselves up in the eyes of someone else. We want them to think highly of us, we want to impress them, we want to prove...
Wars and Rumors of War
It's a frightening world we live in sometimes. Religion against religion, nation against nation, culture against culture, friend against friend and brother against brother. This is a time long prophesied of in the scriptures: And in that day shall be heard of wars and...
Today’s Missionary Moment
I work in a small office and the staff members are friends who have a good time together. Everyone there knows I'm a member of the LDS Church, otherwise known as Mormons. I respect the agency and opinions of the others regarding their faith, and they do the same for...
Monitor Your Kids and the Media
It frightens me some days to listen to my daughter. She recently turned ten, so in my eyes she’s still quite young. Certainly she’s too young to worry about being too fat, or too thin, or about boys saying inappropriate things. She has to be too young to want fake...
The Young Women Value of Divine Nature
Divine Nature is the second value listed in the Young Women (girls 12-17) theme. It is a most sacred value, as we are talking of those aspects of God we are to emulate. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) teaches we are the literal spirit...
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