by Alison Moore Smith | May 14, 2010 | for Good
In the quest to teach my kids to serve others, I looked for opportunities for hands-on service. I wanted them to work hard, sacrifice, give of themselves, and then see the result, see the benefit to others, see with their own eyes how serving others changes lives....
by Alison Moore Smith | May 14, 2010 | for Good, for Love
It is innately human to want to help others. We have, within us, a desire to be good and do good, to serve and bless others. As a parent, I think it's imperative to teach our children how to serve and, more specifically, how to love service. Contrary to the popular...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 7, 2010 | for Good, for Spirit
In the quest for civility and a moderately refined society, I have come up with a three part plan of action for the senior editorial staff at the University of Utah student newspaper: Grow up. Get out of the boys' junior high locker room. Buy a thesaurus. When I was...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 2, 2010 | for Good, for Money
Foreclosure rates have been skyrocketing and are expected to continue to rise through the end of the year. This is a tragedy. While I have never lost a home myself, some close relatives have. Just a few weeks ago the folks who lived across the street from our lot were...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 11, 2010 | for Good
Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 3, 2010 | for Good
Ezra Taft Benson was right. We've been ignorant of our constitutional rights for decades, at our own peril. Jerry Day came up with some great questions about the census that the Census Bureau Media Relations Department refused to answer. Setting aside my dropped jaw...