Tea Party

So I was invited to attend a tea party at a friends home. This friend is LDS, and so were all the people invited. She was very careful to state that it was herbal tea and all the herbs came fresh from her garden. I don't drink tea. I am not claiming doctrinal...

Choices Matter

There has been a bit of a situation going on in my ward for the last few weeks. At first, it didn't really bother me so much. I found it odd, but it was nothing I would lose sleep over. A couple of friends were more upset about it than I was. Apparently, there were...

The Person over the Program

This Sunday morning, while eating breakfast, Grasshopper (7 years old) told me that she was going to ask the Primary President if they could learn a pioneer song. Knowing that the music leader is working at the very edge of her abilities and that the Primary is...

Children and Covenants

My husband, the youngest of eight, grew up in a less active family. Each time a child approached his eighth birthday, his father would start attending church so that he would be able to baptize the child. Afterward, he would return to his less active status....

Government Guilt Assuagement

From the time we were newlywed college students living below the poverty level (is that the bottom one percent?) to today, when we're a tad more financially stable, Sam and I have been staunch conservatives. When we stood to get lots of handouts from government...