by Walter Penning | Jul 10, 2019 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
We are told in multiple places, such as Job 38:7, that when we learned of the role of the Savior and His plan for us to come to earth, we shouted for joy. Do you still feel that way? We teach our children that shouts for joy rang out in the Grand Council in...
by Tudie Rose | Jul 9, 2019 | Tudie Rose: Daily Dose
Heavenly Father gave me great gifts. He gave me the gifts of strength, tenacity, and passion. These gifts got me through a childhood of illness when the doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. As tiny and sickly as I was, there’s probably no reason why I’m...
by Patty Sampson | Jul 8, 2019 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
I got a good laugh yesterday talking to a friend of mine. She was describing the differences she saw with her new family when she first got married. She described the day she met her in-laws for the first time. It was the 80s in Illinois and her mother-in-law kept...
by Delisa Hargrove | Jul 7, 2019 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Peter and John walked towards the temple and saw a lame man begging for alms. Peter and John “fastened” their eyes on the man and told the man to look at them. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 6, 2019 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Latter-day Saint scriptures teach that every person God creates is given gifts, talents, traits, and experiences from Him to be used to help others as well as to bless our own lives. They are His gifts to us, and what we choose to do with them is our gift to God. It...
by Julia G | Jul 5, 2019 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
Years ago, as I was preparing to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I was told a story that had a powerful influence upon not only my mission, but also the rest of my life. A young man whom I knew was called to serve a mission...
by Janette Beverley | Jul 4, 2019 | Janette Beverley: Reaching Toward the Light
Not everything that sounds good, is good. I learned this lesson the hard way when I was studying at the University of Utah and decided to listen to opinions of others instead of figuring things out for myself. Back then, there were many “fad” diets...
by Walter Penning | Jul 3, 2019 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I remember when it was hard to find things on the internet because the online data was still so small and the wealth of information was not posted yet. We had small dialup connections that transmitted at 14.4 kbit/s. While our modems were online back then, we could...
by Ali C | Jul 2, 2019 | Finding Happiness
Recently I read a story in the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, that tells of Nephi and how he and his people “lived after the manner of happiness” (2 Ne 5:27.) I want to live after the manner of happiness, don’t you? In fact, I’d hazard a...
by Abby Christianson | Jul 1, 2019 | Abby Christianson: Living in Harmony
The last few months, my family made a conscious decision to only have home church and not attend our regular ward. We were trying to help my high-functioning autistic son work some things out. But during that time, I remembered what it was like when I was inactive...
