by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 13, 2009 | for Mind, Homeschool
We have just begun our 16 year of homeschooling. In Utah and other high LDS population areas, seminary is taught in a building adjacent to the public schools on a released time basis, mostly by full-time church employees. When my children begin taking seminary in 9th...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 8, 2009 | for Good
In light of the royal family of the United States of American demanding that we each figure out what our pledge to Barack Obama will be, I have spent much time pondering over my personal contribution to his administration. While it is hard to top Demi Moore's...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 27, 2009 | for Good
Let me preface this post with the clear statement that I don't believe in granting sainthood to someone just because s/he dies. We are what we are and what we've done is done. Let's be honest about it even when we're gone. I was born just after John F. Kennedy was...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 20, 2009 | for Spirit
In the Orlando temple, at least in the late 90's, there was a professional sign hanging in the cafeteria. Loudly it pronounced: The Food Has Already Been Blessed Every time I saw it, I imagined all the cafeteria workers, at the crack of dawn, circling the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 20, 2009 | for Fun
As I was browsing in the BYU Bookstore Annex this afternoon, looking at the books and offerings written or recommended by Education Week speakers. There were two, young boys running in and out among the tables an unusual sight, given that children under 14 are not...
