by Jane Thurston | Feb 20, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
We found out about our baby’s diagnosis in July before he was born in December. I wish I knew then what I know now about what to look for on a sonogram. I would have been spared the wondering for two weeks until the results of the amniocentesis came back and I...
by Jane Thurston | Jan 16, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
My niece called one day, breathlessly telling me that her friend had a 15 minute old baby and had just been told that the baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome. She pleaded: “What should I tell her?” I was eating in a loud LA sports bar watching three football...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 18, 2009 | Mormons
The Mormons; who are Christian, as evidenced by their care for the disabled and needy have a new website about disabilities. While it was developed for church members, much of the information is valuable to anyone who has or cares for someone with a disability. The...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 29, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
One of my favorite stories of Jesus’ many services to those in need is that of his healing of the blind man, Bartimaeus. 46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus,...
by Alison P | Jul 11, 2008 | Finding Happiness
I think that some of the best disciples of Christ I have ever seen haven’t really said a word to me about Jesus Christ. Well, maybe sometimes, but for the most part they testify of the love and goodness of God in a vastly different way. Most of the world calls these...
