Celebrity Obsession

By Monica Moore Smith, age 12 Do you ever think about what celebrity your daughter/son is admiring at the moment? And how they might be overly obsessed with that celebrity, or practically worshipping them? Do they hang a million posters of celebrities all over their...

What will it be like?

This topic is pure speculation. Just wanted to get that out of the way up front. I've always thought of us as a “learning” church. From young women's values today, stretching back to the dark ages when I was in Mutual, I've always felt education was an...

And God Gave Us Sisters Because?

Sisters are wonderful. I have four. Two older, two younger. That puts me right smack in the middle. And sometimes feeling left out. Growing up, we were six women(counting my mom) sharing a one bathroom house. It wasn't as cozy as it sounds. Long story short, we all...

My Life: Not a Consolation Prize

By Darcee Yates While pedaling my stationary bike this morning (20 whole minutes!) I re-read President Eyring's talk on Our Perfect Example from the October General Conference. As expected, it lifted my spirits. I've grown up in the church and my memories are clear as...

Making the Most of Living Relatives

Ten years ago I went to visit my two grandmothers. This was about six months after I caught the family history bug. I had exhausted my PAF program with any name, place, and date that I could find in the verbal and physical information that had been given to me. Since...