by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 20, 2014 | for Spirit, Simple Family Home Evening Ideas
My early adulthood made it easy to believe that God was a magical genie. If I prayed hard enough and worked hard enough and had just the right amount of faith mixed in, I could do anything or have anything. (Except the ever-elusive pony. That never happened.)...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 16, 2014 | for Spirit, Videos of Jesus Christ
When Jessica was a brand new baby in 1987 I made a solemn commitment to myself. I would live each day carefully and mindfully so I could be a mother with no regrets. In 1991, when she was almost four (and had a baby sister, Belinda) I lost my temper when she broke a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 13, 2014 | for Spirit, Simple Family Home Evening Ideas
You may have lived through the awful, error-filled object lessons that I did in Sunday School or seminary. Here are some examples of what not to do to teach children or anyone about sin and repentance: A teacher picked up a slab of wood. He drove four or five nails...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 9, 2014 | for Spirit, Videos of Jesus Christ
This isn't a video about Jesus Christ. It's actually a life insurance commercial. Yea, I know, right? But it really is one of the best videos of Jesus Christ ever, without intending to be. Because the least of these is always him. About a decade ago I read a life...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 8, 2014 | for Spirit
Recently I was pointed to an article by V. H. Cassler (who I presume is Valerie Hudson Cassler) titled “Ruby Slippers on Her Feet: Reflections on the OrdainWomen Website.” Soon thereafter, a few people asked me to comment. Well, it's one thing to respond...
