by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 1, 2009 | for Fun, Yea Big
Backstory: We have a rule in our home. It states that if you come to the table and complain about the meal that someone else prepared for your edification, you are cordially invited to go complain in your room while the others eat the yucky food. For April...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 29, 2009 | for Fun, Yea Big
Alana (15): Mom, when my life flashes before my eyes, I want it to be in a musical montage.
by Michelle DeGraw | Mar 29, 2009 | for Love
I can relate to a phrase Nephi uses to describe his father’s counsel to his children. 1 Nephi 8:37 states that “he did exhort them then with all the feeling of a tender parent.” As my oldest child prepares to serve a mission, I find myself frequently...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 25, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Today I went to City Hall to find out how we go about submitting the plans for approval. When my ancestors came to American, they looked for some empty land, cut down some trees, and had at it. Today the process to build a home is incredibly complex. I understand...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 21, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Plumbing excites me. (Wait until I tell you about my toilets!) It ranks right up there with cabinets, counters, and flooring. It’s a long-term, hard feature of your home. To me that means getting it perfect. When choosing kitchen and bathroom fixtures there are...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 20, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
I just picked up the final blueprints from the engineer. These incorporated the custom engineering done by the truss manufacturer. Finally, we are on our way. Next stop, Lindon City Hall.
by Guest Author | Mar 18, 2009 | for Good
The Honorable Tom Harkin731 Hart Senate Office BuildingPhone (202) 224-3254Washington DC , 20510 Dear Senator Harkin, As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the Department of...
by Guest Author | Mar 13, 2009 | for Fun
In an effort to forget about politics and all your children’s inheritances being flushed down the earmark toilet, here’s a little silly levity. Answer the questions to find phrases. Connect them in order to make a sentence. Post your answers! What month...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 13, 2009 | for Spirit
The church has a channel on YouTube called Mormon Messages. Yesterday they posted a new video titled, “Why Mormons Build Temples.” (Comments and ratings are not open on this video.) How do you think this will work as a response to the upcoming airing of...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 9, 2009 | for Mind, for Spirit
Times & Seasons has been my favorite LDS blog for a long time. It’s open to comments from all over the spectrum, but is basically a faithful, academic blog with some silliness thrown in and the kind of camaraderie that comes from long-time discussion (and...
