Lamentations on Aging

I'm feeling really old right now. I just helped my 12-year-old son with his homework. He had an entire page of math problems where he was asked to figure the area of circles. Yup, you've got it ?r^2. I saw that and thought, “You've got be kidding me! It was only...

Teen Poverty in America

By two concerned grandmothers We just spent several hours observing teenagers hanging out at our local mall. We came to the conclusion many teenagers in America today are living in poverty. Most young men we observed didn't even own a belt; there was not one among the...

Cannery Soup Challenge

So, you bought a two-year supply of the dried cannery soup. You went home, confidently whipped up a batch, served it proudly to the family only to discover that it tastes just a bit like bath water. What to do? Try out one of our tasty modifications when it's time to...

Follow the Prophet on Body Art Issue

Jeff Cox from Seattle, Washington, writes: This tattoo business got me thinking. Let's assume that after a spotless life of good works, I am elevated to the office of Tribal Council of the 94. I walk into my new office, with a suitcase so brim-full of seals and keys I...

Modesty More Than Skin Deep

An anonymous reader asks: How does one convince mothers to encourage (no, insist upon) modest dresses for their daughters? The problem is so bad in our ward that my husband said he would not bring his friends to investigate the church because they have higher...