Chastity and Happiness
I have the privilege of working with young women between the ages of twelve and eighteen. They are amazing and wise beyond their years. I wish I'd known what they seem to know already, especially when it comes to chastity. These young women know that intimate...
Mormon Articles of Faith: We Believe . . . Part 3
This will finish up the last of the The posts preceding this have the rest: Mormon Articles of Faith: We Believe . . . Part 2 Mormon Articles of Faith: We Believe . . . Part 1 Eleventh: We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our...
We Stand Not Alone
There are so many during this wonderful Christmas season who suffer from There is one who became your Advocate, your Savior, your Redeemer and your Lord God long before you were born into this world. I know these are just words, but I ask you to pause for a moment,...
What If Food Fails?
Today is December 17, 2007. And today the Houston Chronicle reported that for the first time ever wheat prices have now soared above ten dollars a bushel. The report expressed experts' concern that there could be a shortage of grain in less than twelve months! Do you...
The Whole Armour Of God
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places....
“Food Supply is Shrinking”
Are you familiar with the story of Chicken Little? Yes, that one, where the weird little chicken runs around flapping his wings and squawking about the sky falling in? Sometimes those who speak of weird pending events are viewed as "Chicken Littles". I feel a little...
This is Why I’m a Mormon
I am a Mormon. I’m grateful I’m a Mormon. But the truth remains. I’m grateful I’m a Mormon. And I’ll tell you why. Nowhere have I felt as much peace as I have in the Mormon church (officially called The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Here I have learned...
The Family: A Proclamation to the World
Recently I read with interest, yet dismay that an international woman’s organization stated that pregnancies were a disservice and as slavery to women. How far the world has fallen in their perspective towards families! There is a saying that when people know what we...
When Holy Men Speak…
Get this quote! , shall be the voice of the Lord, and the power of God unto salvation" (D&C 68:4). What an amazing definition of scripture. And this is why we have so much of it. The Lord has called men to speak for Him to us both in ancient times and in modern...
Orson F. Whitney: Mormon Apostle, Poet and Historian
Born July 1, 1855 in Salt Lake City, Jr., Heber C. Kimball. One of his earliest memories was the family moving as Johnson’s Army approached Salt Lake City. Which is a whole other story pertaining to Mormon History and is better told at another time. Raised in Salt...
John A. Widtsoe: Mormon Apostle and Scientist
One of my favorite apostles in this modern age is Elder John A. Widtsoe. Born January 31st of 1872 in Dalöe, Island of Fröyen, Norway, his mother, who worked as a seamstress, and siblings joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) and they...
Building Family Traditions
Good family traditions seem to be fading in today’s fast-paced world. Yet spending time together during those times can have an exceptional meaning for your own family. It is a huge link in keeping your family chain together. "" ("Traditions Worth Keeping," Ensign,...
Teaching Children the Value of Service
Service is a value that sits within the top two or three for my family. Both my husband and I were brought up in families that focused on serving within the home as well as outside the home. The great thing about serving others is we learn so many other priceless...
Personal Progress for Mormon Teen Girls
It’s difficult for me to put into just a few words what the Personal Progress program can do for a young woman. For those who don’t know much (or anything) about it, the Personal Progress program was designed for the Young Women of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
The Young Women Value of Faith
“Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith he hope for things which are not seen, which are true” (Alma 32:21). This scripture describes so beautifully what faith is all about. We none of us start out knowing that we are sons and...
Saviors on Mount Zion
Just what does it mean to be “saviors on Mount Zion?” Thankfully, we have modern-day prophets and apostles to shed a little light on the subject. Elder John A. Widtsoe highlights an agreement we made concerning the eternal welfare of all of the sons and daughters of...
Merry Christmas – Indeed!
Christmas used to be a time when the world paused in its weariness and raised tired eyes symbolically toward heaven. The focus of most of humanity then became on the little Babe sent from heaven, sent to redeem mortality from its fallen ways. But so much of that is...
Boredom – the Easy Way Through Life
Have you ever felt bored in life? I know I have. I could be sitting in a car waiting for a family member in a doctor’s office. I could be in line at the grocery store. There could be a myriad of places where I feel bored. Boredom isn’t a great emotion. And there is an...
A Very Merry Christmas … Just Not an “In Debt” One
As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes casually called the Mormon church), we believe in prophets. Prophets are men who are called by the Lord to lead and guide His children while they live on this earth. Just like a very technical...
Manna and the Law of Obedience
When the children of Israel journeyed in the wilderness after their deliverance from Egypt but before their entry into the Promised Land, they received food from the Lord called manna. It’s not something that we’ve knowingly seen since then, but through the scriptural...
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