by Tracy Polyak | Jan 10, 2012 | for Spirit
New Year's Day was 3-year-old Cricket's first day in Primary. We have been talking about it for about a month now, and he informed me the day before that he didn't like nursery, and he wasn't going to go anymore (lol). Grasshopper has been dutifully praying for his...
by Tracy Polyak | Jan 3, 2012 | for Spirit
Early in December, I read an article in the Ensign entitled The Joy of Sabbath Day Observance, in which Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis talks of his family's choice to attend church, even when vacationing with family members that were not members of the Church. In the...
by Angie Gardner | Dec 29, 2011 | for Spirit
It's that glorious time of year: Warm Christmas greetings, reflecting on the birth of the Savior, good will abounding, music filling the air, gifts from the heart, parties with family and friends, happy children, and my favorite holiday tradition of all…tithing...
by Tracy Polyak | Dec 27, 2011 | for Spirit
I joined the Church as a 19-year-old college student with all the passion and idealism of youth. I would surely keep every commandment perfectly. I would do anything, go anywhere, for The Church of Jesus Christ, even if that meant serving a mission in the most remote...
by Kristen Chevrier | Dec 25, 2011 | for Fun, for Spirit
I love Christmas! Most Christmases I'm on top of everything: Shopping is nearly done before Thanksgiving and most presents are wrapped before the first week of December. Then we start ticking items off of our long list of “must-dos.” This year has been a...
by Tracy Polyak | Dec 22, 2011 | for Spirit
This morning, as we were getting ready to leave the house, 3-year-old Cricket was paging through the December Ensign. When he happened upon a picture depicting the crucifixion, he exclaimed, “Who did that to Jesus!” clearly horrified. I raced through the...
