by Michelle DeGraw | Jun 24, 2010 | for Love, for Spirit
Do y'all remember when I was asking for advice about my son going on a mission? And when I wrote this post about my tender feelings as we prepared for him to serve? Well, guess what today is? Hump Day! On June 24, 2009, DS entered the MTC. He has been serving for...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 13, 2010 | for Home, for Money, for Spirit
We've all heard about the state of real estate in these trouble economic times. Foreclosures are everywhere. Yesterday I read that now lots of people who can afford to pay their mortgages are walking away from them—allowing the banks to foreclose—because the values...
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 6, 2010 | for Money, for Spirit
As the summer Young Women Camp season approaches, I am thrown back into my days as the ward/stake/universe camp director. (Better than scouting. But not by much.) While I served in Young Women the church policy changed to allow only one fundraiser per year for the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 25, 2010 | for Body, for Spirit
The Skanky Prom Dress Issue What are they thinking? Is prom such a…special occasion…that it warrants a serious dressing down of decency? I can't tell you how many times I've seen photos (on blogs, on FaceBook, in person) from my good Mormon friends, whose good Mormon...
by Janiel Miller | Mar 18, 2010 | for Spirit
The thing is, though, they will. And what are you going to do when you get poked in the patootie? I can tell you what I do: I scream and yell, and chuck a colossal conniption. I tell God what He needs to do to remedy my situation. Then I sit and wait for Him to...
