by | Jan 6, 2009 | Finding Happiness
by Karen R. Trifiletti (This is Part I of a reproduction of a fireside presentation to Mormon Youth on October 21, 2001.) We lifted my eight-year old daughter, Talia and held her up over the retaining wall in the back yard where she glimpsed the world from a few feet...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 29, 2008 | Frequently Asked Questions
When I was in high school, some placement tests gave the school the idea that I should be in classes for gifted students in every subject. While I was quite advanced in some areas, such as English or history, I had very little background information in science. The...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 24, 2008 | Finding Truth
When Joseph Smith was a teenager, he longed to know which church he should join. He found himself confused because each church he looked into had contradictory doctrine. How could they all be right, as some claimed? Rightly so, he sensed that truth was absolute and...
by Ben | Oct 6, 2008 | Finding Happiness
It is reported that Brigham Young (1801-1877), the second president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as the Mormons, once said, “we should pray as if everything depended on the Lord, then work as if it all depended on...
by Alison P | Jul 8, 2008 | Finding Truth
In Doctrine and Covenants 109:7 it reads: And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom, seek learning even by study and also by faith; (D&C 109:7) This is a reminder about...