by Tracy Polyak | Apr 15, 2012 | for Love, for Spirit
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Before I had children, I spent a lot of time working on my family history. I also served for many years in the Family History Center (now called FamilySearch Center) and...
by Tracy Polyak | Mar 18, 2012 | for Spirit
My husband was working late, and I was the sole grown-up leading scripture-reading time with the kids. As we are finishing up, Grasshopper (7 years old) asks, “Mom, how do I know that the Church is true? I mean, how do I know that some other church isn't the...
by Tracy Polyak | Feb 16, 2012 | for Spirit
In a recent post, I mentioned how my husband and I have been looking for ways to help Grasshopper (6 years old) understand and appreciate the power and necessity of prayer. One of the things that she always prays for is that we have a good day tomorrow. When I ask her...
by Tracy Polyak | Feb 9, 2012 | for Spirit
Today was High Council Sunday. As is customary, the High Council speaker brought along a companion speaker. Because we have a small ward where each of has to frequently give talks, High Council Sunday is always a pleasure. But today was especially so. As the companion...
by Tracy Polyak | Feb 6, 2012 | for Spirit
Wherefore, men are free…to choose liberty and eternal life through the great Mediator of all men. 2 Nephi 2:27 Our ward, Primary, for the second year, has challenged the children to memorize the scriptures used with the Primary's monthly themes. The scripture above is...