by Patty Sampson | Apr 12, 2017 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
One of my favorite children’s songs has these lyrics: “Where love is, there God is also. Where love is, we want to be.” I am humming it to myself right now. I love the peace and joy that comes to my heart as I sing the songs about the Savior....
by Delisa Hargrove | Nov 19, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Similar tragedy struck two families I love and admire during the same week–with drastically different outcomes. In both families (who don’t know each other), a beloved and only teenage son felt sick. Unknown to them, both teenagers had a cancerous T-cell...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Nov 18, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This article was previously published on Mormonbasics.com This is a personal observation and musing on the differences between how we see and treat births and deaths in our culture. It is not so much doctrinal as it is a private perspective brought on by a recent...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Nov 9, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Probably the single most frightening thing in the whole world is death. Every generation since the days of Adam and Eve have had their entire lives to contemplate what would happen to them the moment they stopped breathing. Death does not need to be frightening. With...
by Tudie Rose | Sep 11, 2015 | Tudie Rose: Daily Dose
Do not watch the petals fall from the rose with sadness. Know that, like life, things sometimes must fade before they can bloom again. — Unknown My husband and I have reached the point in our lives where we attend funerals with regularity. As I write this tonight, I’m...
