by Ben | Jun 20, 2019 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons
All through my life, I’ve known the importance of temples. I’ve known they are necessary for us to know where we came from, why we are here, and where we are going after this life, because the temple ritual is a review of God’s Plan of Salvation. Temples are also...
by Walter Penning | Jun 19, 2019 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Many people enjoy this time of year. Spring brings pleasant temperatures, beautiful flowers and shrubbery, and a break from the cold. What’s not to like? I ran across a priceless gift my son gave to my wife a couple of years ago. It was lying face down on the...
by Randall McNeely | Jun 18, 2019 | Randall McNeely: Pure Testimony
I came walking upstairs from the basement the other day and found this simple yet profound message made from pipe cleaners hanging on the wall: Princess Julia, as I call her, our household joy spreader, made it and placed it on the wall as a reminder for...
by Patty Sampson | Jun 17, 2019 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
I’ve collected quotes for as long as I can remember. In the days before everything could fit on a thumb drive, I used to have binders full of them. They were inspirational and uplifting. They kept me focused on what mattered and helped me find peace when life...
by Delisa Hargrove | Jun 16, 2019 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
“You look exactly like your dad!” While my parents served an 18-month mission in the Santiago Chile East Mission, I visited them twice. The first time was with Daciana to “pick up” our returning sister Destinee who flew at the end of her...
by Alison P | Jun 15, 2019 | Finding Truth
I have been spending a lot of time lately thinking about—well, time. Where my time is going, if I’m using it effectively, and how I can gain better control over it. All those questions we’re prone to in this fast paced world we live in. In one of my pondering moments...
by Sonja Hopkins | Jun 14, 2019 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
He said to write in my journal? He said it was a commandment! So, that means if I don’t do it, Heavenly Father will get mad?! I hate that! I don’t want to write in my journal! I don’t even HAVE a journal, anyway! ...
by Janette Beverley | Jun 13, 2019 | Janette Beverley: Reaching Toward the Light
While talking to a friend the other day about some struggles she was having in her marriage, she told me of a remarkable experience that she created for herself and her husband where she was able to see her marriage from a higher perspective—and I believe it has...
by Walter Penning | Jun 12, 2019 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I have thought long and hard about this article. In my mind, I began writing it months ago, but for various reasons it did not come together or progress well. Okay… To be honest… I had a problem with the article I could not seem to address—but more on that...
by Tudie Rose | Jun 11, 2019 | Tudie Rose: Strengthening Our Faith
I’m writing this on my laptop in my car on the grounds of the Sacramento Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My husband volunteers to clean the temple every Monday morning (the temple is closed on Monday). I come with him to walk the grounds for...
