by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 3, 2016 | for Good, for Spirit, Simple Family Home Evening Ideas
The world is full of idols, athletes, entertainers, people famous for no reason at all, and people famous for all the wrong reasons. It's easy for our kids to get lost in the glamour and glitz and to idolize people whose examples are not worthy of being emulated. Some...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 27, 2014 | for Spirit, Simple Family Home Evening Ideas
The day after BYU finals ended, our entire family sat down for a family counsel. We try to have one every Sunday afternoon, but this extra meeting was called to get us jump started on a good summer. One of the things we discussed was the desire to have good habits...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 20, 2014 | for Spirit, Simple Family Home Evening Ideas
My early adulthood made it easy to believe that God was a magical genie. If I prayed hard enough and worked hard enough and had just the right amount of faith mixed in, I could do anything or have anything. (Except the ever-elusive pony. That never happened.)...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 13, 2014 | for Spirit, Simple Family Home Evening Ideas
You may have lived through the awful, error-filled object lessons that I did in Sunday School or seminary. Here are some examples of what not to do to teach children or anyone about sin and repentance: A teacher picked up a slab of wood. He drove four or five nails...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 6, 2014 | for Spirit, Simple Family Home Evening Ideas
We love General Conference so much around here. I wish we had in quarterly or more. I've had personal witness about how acting on prophetic and authoritative counsel can change our lives. But in spite of the fact that we look forward to it with great anticipation and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 30, 2014 | for Spirit, Simple Family Home Evening Ideas
Jeffrey R. Holland said: There are times when the only way to get from A to C is by way of B. And B can sometimes give you a good kick in the teeth. There have been times in my life—very important, consequential, serious times—when prayerful, thoughtful decisions by...
