Our Sacred Obligation

In the past 18 years since I've been married, my callings have most often had me serving and teaching the youth. Primary Chorister, Primary President, Young Women advisor, a member of the ward Young Women presidency, etc. Currently, I teach a 12-18yrs. combined Sunday...

I Need A Volunteer

I am the mother of six children, seven step-children and grandmother of twelve. When I was raising my children, I knew that I wanted some things to be different for my children than what I experienced when I was growing up. One of those things was a...

The Impact of Friends

[This article was written by Michelle DeGraw. As of 2024, there is a WordPress error that is dropping the author. Hopefully this can be repaired.] This earth life can be messy and painful. It can also be full of wonder and joy. Occasionally, it is both at the same...

Detours on the Journey

Those who know me well will tell you that I'm a planner. In fact, I probably enjoy planning things more than I actually enjoy doing them! Especially with things like family events and travel, I can plan with the best of them. Then, detours happen. Recently I made a...

The Fathers in My Life

I'm eternally grateful for the many fathers in my life. First of course, was my own father. A funny man. A brilliant man. A well respected man. But the man I knew as a child seemed to slowly disappear as I grew older, and I missed the man he'd been before. As my...