4 Lessons In Becoming Like God
Becoming the kind of person who thinks and acts like Christ, like God, is a process of change. It is not done overnight or even all in a lifetime. But we need to begin the process or we will never arrive at our final destination, which is becoming like our Father in...
What Cain Taught Me About God’s Love
This article was originally published on latterdaysaintwoman.com. It has been republished here with permission. I’ve been thinking about Cain this morning. After he allowed his life to completely fall apart through his bad choices–listening to Satan instead of God,...
When You Are In The Service Of Your Fellowman
Helping others has always been a important goal to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. We love to help people and we are encouraged to by Church leaders all the time. I have heard so many inspiring stories of people helping other people but one...
Dusty Plains
We have our work cut out for us. We have a very important role to play in the building up of God’s kingdom. We do not have to walk the dusty plains and live in undesirable dwellings and fight off mobs and hostile Indians, but we have our own little battles to fight....
Creating Yourself
George Bernard Shaw said, “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” But, I didn’t create myself. I feel sure of that. I didn’t create myself any more than I created the river. I watched the roiling inky black water slide under my kayak...
The Secret To Teaching In Primary
The following article was originally written by Terrie Lynn Bittner and published on Latterdaysaintwoman.com. It has been republished here with permission. If you'd like to read the original article, click here. People sometimes ask how I end up with so many moving...
Soul Mates
Over the summer, I have had a lot of time to reflect on what is so important about marriage. You see, on June 26th, my husband and I parted ways for one month. He went to Indiana for work and I went to Alberta, Canada to spend the summer with my parents. On a...
Grasping The Infinite
I received a wonderful comment on my website Facebook page from a member who had joined the Church, but then became swamped with thoughts of eternity and things that are infinite. He couldn’t understand some of the doctrine that is admittedly difficult to understand,...
Stay In The Boat
We took a wild water adventure two weeks ago—metaphorically, that is—when I compared God’s plan to a water ride in a theme park. The long wait, the anticipation, the scary ride—and the excitement to do it all because we knew it would be worth it. Analogies are fine...
The Blessings Of The Plan Of Salvation
As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints we have a code name for our life here on earth. It’s called the Plan of Salvation. What is this plan, you ask? Let me tell you it is what gives us happiness. We know who we are, we know where we came...
Love Shows All
Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be. ~ Anton Chekhov Young Love and Seasoned Love I enjoy watching young couples in love. They look at each other with such innocence,...
How Little They Know Him
Years ago a teacher told us that our Down syndrome son couldn’t make three word sentences but we had heard evidence to the contrary every day. I noticed last night that he spoke a sentence of at least 10 words. I don’t remember what it was exactly because it was just...
What Is The Real Problem?
Is the problem you are trying to solve actually the problem? The question stares up at me from my desk. It is such a useful question. I love to solve problems, clearing the way for freedom and progress. I have to remember to ask myself that question because so...
The Best Job On Earth
This is the time of year when we hear accolades of the great fathers everywhere. And that is totally appropriate and warranted. Fathers teach great lessons that can't be learned as efficiently anywhere else. We all have stories of dad giving a piece of advice,...
This Is Life Eternal: Following The Plan
Sometimes life seems so discouraging. Just when you think it can’t get any darker out there, it does. In the world we live in today, rules can change in the blink of an eye. But it is important to remember that, in all of the commotion, there is a plan. There is a...
Don’t Get Comfortable, We Are Eternal
I recently had a multiple hour instant messaging conversation with a man who had real issues with the concept that there could be more to reality beyond the five senses. It was his professed mission to fight against this madness we call the spiritual realm. His...
Why it Matters That I Lived Before I Was Born
Knowing that I lived with God before coming to Earth makes His love for me feel more personal.
Why We Do Missionary Work
As I am writing this article my oldest child is entering the Missionary Training Center in Provo. She will spend a very brief time preparing to serve as a missionary in California. For eighteen months she won’t read non religious books, dance, listen to Taylor Swift,...
Humility
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. —C. S. Lewis Some people seem to think that being humble means to let others walk all over you. That is simply not true. Being humble is to be teachable. People who let others walk all over...
What Is Organization?
“Your child is lacking organizational skills,” the professional observer announced after describing the mess my child wallowed in at school, not unlike at home. I regularly discover a pile in front of the dryer where someone was looking for something and unloaded the...
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