Happily Ever After
I wish everyone could have their dreams come true early on in their life. That was my luck or blessing. I found myself in the home of my dreams with the husband of my dreams and three or four children. I had “made it” before age 25. Life should have been grand. I...
Watch, Look, See, Experience More!
Excited for an experience, there I was, crazy early last Thursday morning, bobbing in the sea patiently waiting for dolphins. We'd all met at 5:45am, loaded up the cars with excited, and some anxious, youth and adults to go searching for dolphins. As the sun...
Conference: Filling Our Spiritual Cups
The Mormon General Conference will renew your spirit and enthusiasm for life–regardless of your faith.
General Conference: Heavenly Father’s Personal Message to You
Even though the Mormon General Conference is broadcast to the entire world, you can find personal answers to your own problems there.
Top 10 Reasons to Watch General Conference This Weekend
Being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are given words of wisdom every six months from our leaders in Salt Lake City. It’s that time again in October and today starts the first session. There are many wonderful reasons to watch General...
Listen
When I was a young man, I spent many hours driving with my dad between our home in Castle Valley and the small town of Moab 25-miles-away, where I went to school. In the privacy of the cab of that old truck, I could bring up the heart-wrenching challenges of youth...
The Gift of Living Prophets
As a member of the LDS church, we are blessed and privileged to hear the words of our loving and living prophet twice a year. This is called General Conference. When I was a wee lass, we watched it on the television, and I admit, I thought it was boring! But now...
The Joyful Gospel
I recently attended a stake conference (meeting of several local congregations in a geographical district) which kept me on the edge of my seat for the entire meeting. This article is the product of that enlightening, delightful, and joyful conference. The...
A Tool With Greater Purpose
“My companion is the biggest tool I’ve ever known!” My overly loud laugh rang out with our congregation’s as we processed through this missionary’s double meaning, when he finished his thought, “He’s a tool in the Lord’s hands!” All of us listened as he shared...
Our Joy
Dear Family, We struggled selecting each of you children’s names. How could we not? Having all of you and raising a family was the most significant undertaking of our lives. But the amazement doesn’t stop there. I knew rearing family would be my premiere...
Do We Know What We Are Eating?
Why are there so many foods in our diet that are bad for us? And how is this affecting our overall health and how well our bodies function? This article is going to be more of a series of questions for readers to think about than an article where everything is...
The Love of My Life
She likes to watch "Chick Flicks." Her favorite programs usually involve puppy love. She is unusually emotional. Her faith often exceeds mine. When I put on my best clothes and combed my hair in preparation for the dance that evening, I had no idea that my life...
What Do You Know?
"What's this nameless book of yours about, then... if it exists?" "It's... about... the end of the world. As seen through the eyes of God." "Oh, dear. Did no one tell you to write about what you know?" (Conversation between Katie and James in The Decoy Bride.) ...
Doing Hard Things
I had the most wonderful opportunity last weekend to take a hike with my oldest and my youngest. There is an 18 year span but you would never know it as they are close. This hike was on Camelback Mountain: one of the most popular places to hike in Phoenix, Arizona....
The Burdens that Remain – Carrying the Lord’s Yoke
Matthew 11:28-30 28 ¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light....
Make Your Companion Laugh Game
Pranks. Practical Jokes. Dastardly deeds of trickery. What to send our missionary for the First of April in two weeks? Hmm … After brainstorming for a bit, I decided to create my own “Make Your Companion Laugh Game”. First, I searched online for the...
Spiritual Tornadoes
We have lived in Kansas for just about one year. In that time, we have experienced several tornado watches, and a handful of tornado warnings. The first time I heard the tornado warning sirens go off, I was surprised at my panic. How could we have come to live in a...
Lost, Part 2 –Though missing, a person might not really be lost . . .
Sometimes my Down syndrome son is not where he’s supposed to be but the story of missing him can end with a smile. In the process of writing last month about losing track of one’s child and the horror of “whereabouts unknown”, additional life stories of ours also...
Blind
Seeing but do not see Ever wondered if you would have accepted the message of Jesus Christ had you been living in Jerusalem in those former days? How would things be different? I would like to think that I would have been a faithful disciple and walked...
A Woman’s Role in the Church in the Last Days
I come from a long line of strong (and opinionated) women. We are not marshmallows. On the contrary, we might be described as prickly cacti. While the prickly pear cactus has warts of deadly thorns, it also produces gorgeous blossoms and contains luscious liquid that...
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