by Delisa Hargrove | Sep 30, 2018 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
It wasn’t the first time I’d regretted making a promise. I promised to accompany a friend to the Pink Pillbox for sunset on the leeward side of Oahu. I’d done the hike six or so times and while it’s not a killer hike for most people, it...
by Abby Christianson | Sep 29, 2018 | Abby Christianson: Adventures in Autism
This past Sunday I opened up to a friend at church about the stressful year we have had. It was after several other sisters had asked me if we had moved because they never saw me anymore. The stresses that had seemed so apparent to me had never occurred to these...
by Randall McNeely | Sep 28, 2018 | Randall McNeely: Pure Testimony
“Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you” (Doctrine and Covenants 88:63). This is the final article in a series of four. This article addresses...
by Patty Sampson | Sep 27, 2018 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
My commute this morning was especially horrific. It got so ridiculous that I decided to take note of the drivers around me, and how they ACTUALLY behave. I figure it’s a great lesson for all of us on how to be a more aggressive and terrifying driver. For most of these...
by Walter Penning | Sep 26, 2018 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Why are you a practicing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Have you ever been asked that question? If not, you will be. How would you answer that inquiry? Honestly, I would have to say that because my mother and father taught me at a...
by Amy Carpenter | Sep 25, 2018 | Amy Carpenter: The Strength to Endure
Whenever I need inspiration about what to write, what to use in a talk, what advice I can give someone, etc., I always turn to one place — the letters my father sent me on my mission. My father is a man of few words, but he wrote me faithfully every single week...
by Abby Christianson | Sep 24, 2018 | Abby Christianson: Adventures in Autism
My son has always been a “clockwork kid.” From the time he was an infant, he kept the same schedule. He would eat every three hours, almost to the minute. He woke and slept at the same times every day. And without fail, he would wake up at 1 am and want to play...
by Delisa Hargrove | Sep 23, 2018 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
James and Lila King adopted siblings from Haiti. Lila traveled from Texas to Haiti for three years before the adoption finalized. She shared this story and I was so touched by not only her tender memory, but her mother-tenderness for a stranger in a tough situation....
by Cindy B | Sep 22, 2018 | Home and Family
What do we do as parents when our kids stray farther and farther away from gospel principles and safe living? What do we do if they fail to protect themselves and instead insist on striking out toward risky terrains? I was reading today in 2 Kings and the...
by Alison P | Sep 21, 2018 | Home and Family
I ran across a beautiful story about the power of music the other day. I was looking for something appropriate to post on Memorial Day, because one of the best ways I know of to express strong emotions and bring peace is through music. With this account, I read the...
