by Delisa Hargrove | Nov 25, 2018 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Several days ago, my Seminary journey through the Doctrine and Covenants finally reached the location of Zion. In Doctrine and Covenants 57, the Lord revealed Zion’s location as Independence, Missouri. But if that’s where the Lord revealed Zion should be,...
by Delisa Hargrove | Nov 18, 2018 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
In his recent conference address, Elder Robert C. Gay spoke of “Taking Upon Ourselves the Name of Jesus Christ.” He spoke of ways to see others as Heavenly Fathers sees us, even when it’s inconvenient (or, in the case of James E. Talmage, a medical...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 15, 2018 | Finding Happiness
“It’s not my fault I’m like this. I had a bad childhood.” Today, a bad childhood often seems to be an excuse for bad behavior. Certainly, it’s important for parents to give their children good childhoods (and people who have suffered abuse during any stage of...
by Abby Christianson | Nov 12, 2018 | Abby Christianson: Adventures in Autism
In so many ways, we are all connected. I was reminded of that this week when a sweet woman posted something on a Facebook group I belong to. She said that she was hurting as she saw a bumper sticker that read “The best Moms get promoted to Grandma.” I have seen that...
by Delisa Hargrove | Nov 11, 2018 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Today in Seminary, we talked about Doctrine and Covenants 50 with its famous injunction that those who teach and receive by the Spirit are both edified. As the students and I reviewed the section, the Lord declaring His mighty hand kept standing out to me. ...
