by Valerie Steimle | Apr 21, 2020 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
For the last five weeks, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have remained home from church services. This was decided by our prophet and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and announced on March 12th. There are many elderly who come and just for...
by Delisa Hargrove | Apr 19, 2020 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
This is a time of separation. This separation, however, isn’t unique in our histories. Separation stories especially fill our religious history. From the very beginning, Adam and Eve were separated from God. We have exoduses of the House of Israel from Canaan...
by Delisa Hargrove | Apr 17, 2020 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
The phrase that caught my attention during my “Come, Follow Me” reading was in Mosiah 4:13: And ye will not have a mind to injure one another, but to live peaceably, and to render to every man according to that which is his due. King Benjamin makes this...
by Tudie Rose | Apr 14, 2020 | Tudie Rose: Strengthening Our Faith
I was watching general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the first weekend in April. As always, I was filled with the love of the Lord. This particular General Conference was different from any we have seen in our lifetime. Because of a...
by Abby Christianson | Apr 13, 2020 | Abby Christianson: Living in Harmony
Welcome to week three of social distancing and lockdown. I know we all wanted to be home more and lamented we didn’t have more time to spend with our family. Now we have it! Are you losing your mind yet? Honestly, I lost my mind the first week, but now it’s getting...
by Delisa Hargrove | Apr 12, 2020 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
One of the most important tenets of our faith is that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, resurrected from the dead after being crucified and buried in a tomb. Easter celebrates the glorious truth that He lives again and so will we! What is resurrection? And why did Jesus...
by Abby Christianson | Apr 6, 2020 | Abby Christianson: Living in Harmony
When I was a child I loved to run down hills. The thrill I got while hurtling at breakneck speed was a joy. And because I was going downhill, I could run faster than I could any other way, because I was basically just trying not to fall while gravity did the work for...
by Sonja Hopkins | Apr 3, 2020 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
This post follows up on Sonja’s last post, “Lessons I Learned From Homemade Bread.” Read it here. This was one of the most memorable classes for me. I knew the Spirit was there because I had no idea how to set up the learning experience...
by Marie Yvonne | Apr 2, 2020 | Marie Yvonne: Triumph Over Trial
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve watched as our country has fallen into turmoil because of the COVID-19 outbreak. I’ve seen many families struggle financially because the head of household has been out of work and forced to stay home. I’ve seen some lose their...
by Walter Penning | Apr 1, 2020 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Early this morning, we felt a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in northern Utah. Family was texting almost immediately and news stations reported the quake while it was still happening (aftershocks). Emergency radio broadcasts disseminated just minutes later, and as I was...
