7 Golden Nuggets Found in 1 Nephi- Part 2
Following are sample passages from 1 Nephi 17. On the surface, this chapter is about Nephi being commanded to build a boat. His brothers don’t want to help so Nephi reads them the riot act then the Lord shocks the two brothers to demonstrate His power. That is the...
Holiday Cheer
As we continue on through the holiday season the last thing we really want to think about is what is in the foods that we are eating. After all shouldn’t we eat, drink, and be merry like everyone else? Just remember that everything has a price, and ultimately we have...
The Gathering of Israel: Rescuing God’s Children
This past week was very exciting for us. My next to youngest son received his mission call in the mail. This is a big deal in Mormon land (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or LDS Church) as there are now over 88,000 young men, women and...
What Does Jesus What Me To Be?
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:11). I love celebrating Christ’s birth. I love teaching my children and grandchildren about it. It seems to me that the Spirit works hard on me during the Christmas season. I...
The Gift of Presence
“Grandma has finally graced us with her presence,” my aunt announced the late arrival with a flourish. My extended family was enjoying a reunion and several of my aunts were sitting together chatting in lawn chairs with their children nearby. “Presents?” one of my...
The Source of Everything Good in Life
When I was just a young man, my family moved from the city to a farming community in southern Utah. Of course, that was a tremendous change for our family. I learned the value of hard work there. Country life required dedication, perseverance and responsibility, often...
Finding Yourself at Christmas
This is not an existential search for self...this is a plea for mothers and others to chose wisely between serving others and making others happy. Making other people happy sounds lovely and very Christmas-y. We like to see other people smile. Making other people...
7 Golden Nuggets Found in 1 Nephi- Part 1
I have been reading in 1 Nephi. As I have read and reread the chapters, over and over again, some themes have started to form in my head. Nephi seems to focus on key topics when it comes to making points about spiritual things to his spiritually reluctant older...
Families Can Be Together Forever
As we approach this last week before Christmas, the energy in the air is unmistakable—family is at the center of our minds. “Do I have the right present for my husband? Did I get my Christmas packages for my brother’s family to the post office on time? Will my...
The Christmas Cookies That Weren’t
This week I was so excited for my Road to Jericho journey. During a conversation with a woman in my ward, she mentioned that she had NEVER made cookies from scratch. NEVER. Not even once. She is 68 years old—how is this possible? I LOVE to eat … I mean cook … okay,...
Rowing Your Boat
When you want a boat to go faster you start rowing, when you want your life to get better, you start doing! — Unknown A few years back I wanted my life to get better. I loved the full-time job I had, but I wanted to spend more time with my husband. We were recent...
Hyde’s Solution
Last night I watched Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a play at our local high school. Although I majored in English and love literature, here was a classic I have never read. How interesting a subject, the opposition or juxtaposition of both good and evil inside each of...
The Greatest Story Ever Told
We had an interesting Sunday School lesson recently. The instructor asked us to read the hymn I Know That My Redeemer Lives p136 in the hymnal and share the lines that mean so much to us. Like you, I love this song, which has a history of influence in all our lives....
To Abstain or Enjoy
Special dietary concerns can make the holidays challenging. If you are trying to lose weight it can be a difficult situation, requiring a good deal of will power to attend holiday parties with others who are eating whatever they want. Maybe you have food allergies or...
Living a Christ-Centered Life
Living a Christ-centered life is all about being grounded in the most important ways. But before we can talk about the advantages of being grounded or centered in Christ, it will be helpful if we see what life is like without Christ in it. For illustration purposes I...
Family Movie Night- Favorite Holiday Films
I recently did a podcast style discussion video with a fellow you-tuber friend of mine named Joe Tufano. We had so much fun talking about our favorite holiday films and I thought I would share some of our picks with all of you. I’ll be back to doing my Netflix picks...
A Beautiful Christmas
Here it is a few weeks away from Christmas and you find yourselves stressed. Your bank account has not magically doubled, you are not suddenly energetic or healthy, your family is not instantly around you, and you did not overnight turn into a Pinterest queen with a...
Thoughts on a Friday Night
Last Friday night I had the opportunity to participate in a church community live nativity performance. I sang in the choir along with 30 other people to a community of Christians who walked around our church admiring over 120 nativity scenes including a live one...
Go and Do Likewise, Like the Savior
I’ve been studying this profound notion that the Savior commanded us to do the things He did. “And I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall observe to do the things which ye have seen me do, and bear record of me even unto the end” (JST Matthew 26:25). I feel...
My “Christmas Carol”
I LOVE Christmas—the twinkling of Christmas lights late at night, the sharp pine-y scent of Christmas trees, the smell (& taste!) of delicious baked goods, the cold that brings a red blush to the cheek … the quiet moments of hearing “Silent Night” and remembering...
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