Step By Step

We stand in awe of Joseph Smith because he did so much with so little. As John Taylor wrote in his eulogy of Joseph Smith: “Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man...
Children and Swearing

Children and Swearing

I stood outside the school doors one day, waiting for my oldest to get out of school. My boys were playing on the nearby playground, and the baby lay tucked tight in her stroller. It usually took a few minutes after the bell would ring for my oldest to find her way to...

“Lo here, Lo there”

Whenever we discuss the life of Joseph Smith—the first prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church, we usually start with the First Vision. We begin with a brief retelling of the religious tumult, then focus on the...
2008 Theme: I Am a Child of God

2008 Theme: I Am a Child of God

Every year the general (worldwide) leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known by the nickname “Mormons”) put together a theme to help bring Primary children (age 3-11) closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus. For 2008 the theme is “I Am a...
Substitutes for Vital Records

Substitutes for Vital Records

“The need for safeguarding the world’s vital records, original manuscripts, histories, biographies, and other genealogical records has long plagued mankind. Where and how can records be protected from destruction by the elements, the ravages of time, and the...
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