by Emlee Taylor | Feb 10, 2018 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
Saturday, I start getting excited for your email. On Monday: I start hopefully checking my email at 720a.m. I start anxiously checking at 8 a.m. I start worrying at 815a.m. I consider calling the mission office to find out if you’ve been hospitalized at 8:25 a.m....
by Tudie Rose | Feb 9, 2018 | Tudie Rose: Strengthening Our Faith
Occasionally, it is necessary for me to reevaluate what I’m doing with my life. I enjoy life, but I want to make sure that I’m doing what Heavenly Father wants me to do. When I find myself sitting in my chair watching reruns of shows I have memorized, I start asking...
by Laurie W | Feb 8, 2018 | Home and Family
Typically when my oldest daughter, Michelle, comes to me with the words, “Mom, I have an idea…” I cringe. Half the time I don’t realize I’m doing it, but you have to understand something. These ‘ideas’ range from putting together her newest recipe (”You take some...
by Walter Penning | Feb 7, 2018 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Imagine the following dialog. “I just heard the bubonic plague is infecting tens-of-thousands of people all across the northern part of the state. In fact, this morning the outbreak is just 60 miles north of us. What are you going to do? “Well. I have some Christmas...
by Molly A. Kerr | Feb 6, 2018 | Molly A. Kerr: All the Pieces of Pi
Mormons have often learned about the Pride Cycle in the Book of Mormon. A community lives righteously, then they are blessed and enriched, then they become prideful. When people are prideful, God finds a way to humble them. When the people are challenged with war,...
by Abby Christianson | Feb 5, 2018 | Abby Christianson: Living in Harmony
This article was previously published in Abby’s blog on Patheos.com. I have a friend who has cancer. It’s pretty advanced. He’s suffering a lot. He already has 4 kinds of cancer, and last week they found a cancerous brain tumor. Cancer number five. ...
by Delisa Hargrove | Feb 4, 2018 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
A purpose of the new LDS Relief Society and priesthood quorum first Sunday council meetings is to provide a set apart time and place for participants to have a revelatory experience. The first week allows an opportunity to receive collective inspiration by truly...
by Emlee Taylor | Feb 3, 2018 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
If you are a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you are familiar with the premortal “War in Heaven”. It was all about choosing for ourselves. If you’re unfamiliar with it or need a refresher, here it is in a nutshell: Before this world...
by Randall McNeely | Feb 2, 2018 | Randall McNeely: Pure Testimony
Every one of us has what I call “Nephi moments.” You know, those times when we cry out in our hearts, “O wretched man [or woman] that I am.” We see our weaknesses and recognize our own failings and imperfections and feel almost overwhelmed. We find...
by Candace | Feb 1, 2018 | Mormon Scriptures
We live in a crazy world filled with daily pressures that change on a dime. Each time I stumble, I look to the scriptures or Church history for the strength I need to continue. I remember to kneel in prayer and offer sincere humility in requesting forgiveness for my...
