by Abby Christianson | Nov 19, 2018 | Abby Christianson: Adventures in Autism
I recently read an amazing essay by Emily Perl Kingsley that I hear is rather famous. It’s called “Welcome to Holland”. In it, the author essentially compares being a special needs parent to taking a deviation from a planned vacation. You have spent your whole...
by Delisa Hargrove | Nov 18, 2018 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
In his recent conference address, Elder Robert C. Gay spoke of “Taking Upon Ourselves the Name of Jesus Christ.” He spoke of ways to see others as Heavenly Fathers sees us, even when it’s inconvenient (or, in the case of James E. Talmage, a medical...
by Candace | Nov 17, 2018 | Finding Happiness
Happiness is knowing that I am a child of a loving, Heavenly Father. Happiness is knowing that my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, paid for my sins, sorrows, griefs and illnesses, and died for me that I might live again. Happiness is knowing there is a...
by Collette Brennan | Nov 16, 2018 | Collette Brennan: Every Member a Missionary
First time here? Find my introductory post to member missionary work here. Okay, we’ve all felt it. Sharing the gospel is scary! This is the most important thing to you and rejection hurts. Even more so, you don’t want to ruin a relationship or come off as...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 15, 2018 | Finding Happiness
“It’s not my fault I’m like this. I had a bad childhood.” Today, a bad childhood often seems to be an excuse for bad behavior. Certainly, it’s important for parents to give their children good childhoods (and people who have suffered abuse during any stage of...
by Walter Penning | Nov 14, 2018 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Occasionally we do something just to check it off the list. Most of the time, however, our intent is to do what is right (even when we can’t yet do it for the right reason). We held stake conference in our newly renovated Alpine tabernacle today. As we walked...
by Tudie Rose | Nov 13, 2018 | Tudie Rose: Strengthening Our Faith
It would be so easy if Heavenly Father just made us to what is right, but that isn’t His plan. We would never grow spiritually without being able to choose between good and evil. It was His plan all along to teach us to want to do what is right. Elder Dale G....
by Abby Christianson | Nov 12, 2018 | Abby Christianson: Adventures in Autism
In so many ways, we are all connected. I was reminded of that this week when a sweet woman posted something on a Facebook group I belong to. She said that she was hurting as she saw a bumper sticker that read “The best Moms get promoted to Grandma.” I have seen that...
by Delisa Hargrove | Nov 11, 2018 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Today in Seminary, we talked about Doctrine and Covenants 50 with its famous injunction that those who teach and receive by the Spirit are both edified. As the students and I reviewed the section, the Lord declaring His mighty hand kept standing out to me. ...
by Ashley Dewey | Nov 10, 2018 | Ashley Dewey: Single Life
Unfortunately, due to work constraints, I won’t be going home to my family this holiday season. At first I was feeling a bit ripped off. I mean, I don’t have a family of my own that I live with now, so shouldn’t the Lord just allow me to be with the...
