by Delisa Hargrove | Jan 26, 2020 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Last week, I wrote about a piano student who is teaching me to evaluate how and if I’m consistent in my daily efforts. Because the Holy Ghost told me I needed the lessons teaching piano would bring, I knew that teaching piano would show me important...
by Amy Carpenter | Jan 24, 2020 | Amy Carpenter: The Strength to Endure
Today, on National Compliment Day, I can’t help thinking of a Mark Twain quote that I love: “I can live for two months on a good compliment.” That’s a sentiment I totally understand. As a “words of affirmation” kind of gal,...
by Janette Beverley | Jan 23, 2020 | Janette Beverley: Reaching Toward the Light
This week’s study in the Come, Follow Me manual teaches about one of my favorite topics in the Book of Mormon: Lehi’s vision. It’s a story that many of us know well and have studied much. One thing I have always loved about this narrative is the phrase...
by Walter Penning | Jan 22, 2020 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Do you ever feel clumsy? I do too. Financial fears, economic obstacles, and commandments I just can’t seem to keep are just the beginning. The list of self-deprecating sentiments goes on. I’m just not good enough. I fall so far short. I’ll never measure...
by Tudie Rose | Jan 21, 2020 | Tudie Rose: Strengthening Our Faith
Sister Cheryl A. Esplin, in April 2016 General Conference, shared a story about a BYU devotional speaker. The speaker had a young woman stand and face her on the stand. She put a mirror between her face and the young woman’s face and proceeded to carry on a...
by Patty Sampson | Jan 20, 2020 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
I love to decorate! Can I just say that again? I love to decorate, and not just with whatever. I love when I can look around the room and everything has meaning to me. That’s why I highly recommend decorating with religious art, family art, family photos, and...
by Delisa Hargrove | Jan 19, 2020 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Do you have conversations that just won’t leave your mind until you figure out why? In September, the ward piano teacher announced she was moving. My friend Roxanne asked if I would reconsider my previous stance of no longer teaching piano lessons. I said...
by Britt Kelly | Jan 18, 2020 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
Sometimes I avoid going to the library. (I know that seems counter-intuitive for a homeschooler who loves books!) I’m not avoiding the library because I don’t want to have to deal with a very noisy, active toddler. I’m not avoiding it because I owe the library so much...
by Ben | Jan 17, 2020 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
There is an old Cherokee tale that you may have heard before. It goes like this: An elder cherokee was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me. It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One...
by Ashley Dewey | Jan 16, 2020 | Ashley Dewey: Single Life
This is part six in Ashley’s eight-part health journey series. To read part five, click here. After my prayer that night, I felt a mix of peace and discomfort. I was so incredibly uncomfortable that I decided to try to sleep. At this point, I had been...
