by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 30, 2008 | for Money
By the end of our move to American Fork, we ended up needing two new windshields. One car had two chips that spread, the other looks like it got hit with a baseball. I got bids from TechnaGlass and Glass Doctor. The quotes were as follows (tax is additional):...
by Michelle DeGraw | Sep 30, 2008 | for Spirit
For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors. (Alma 34:32) Over the past few months I have had many opportunities to think about preparedness, with its many facets. While...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 27, 2008 | for Body
I don't use the “s” word in the title. And I don't let my kids use it either (the ones I can still control with my iron fist, anyway). But I can't think of another word today. One of my best friends since college (and a bridesmaid at my wedding) lost her...
by Ray DeGraw | Sep 24, 2008 | for Spirit
As I focused earlier this year on becoming more meek (“kind, generous, gentle”), I had plenty of opportunities to be more gentle, and I was struck by the following things: I am naturally kind and generous, but I am not as naturally gentle in my verbal...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 23, 2008 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Three moves are as good as a fire. And as we moved to the rental home to be closer to the build site, we probably did lighten our load of about a third of all our stuff. Two of those things were the small entertainment unit and the television from the master bedroom....
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 20, 2008 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Focal point. That was the big debate. While I agree that it's silly to position all the furniture in a room so that you have to crane your neck to see the television, the thought of building a family room all around a TV set makes me cringe. It's about family, right?...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 17, 2008 | for Love, for Spirit
A friend once told me, “Three moves are as good as a fire.” Having just moved, I can attest to the benefit of massive purging. One such benefit came in the form of the discovery of some lost notes. Whenever humanly possible, I attend Education Week at BYU....
by Angie Gardner | Sep 15, 2008 | for Spirit
Almost sixteen years ago, I was called to serve as a full time missionary in the Oregon Eugene Mission. I remember the night I had my final interview with my stake president, because it was election night the night Bill Clinton was elected. Memorable, isn't it? Hard...
by Ray DeGraw | Sep 12, 2008 | for Mind, for Spirit
One of my favorite quotes of all time is from Hugh B. Brown, when he spoke at BYU in 1958, just two weeks before being ordained an apostle. My mother loved Pres. Brown when she was a secretary in President McKay's office and Elder Brown was one of Pres. McKay's...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 10, 2008 | Design Your Own House, for Home
The ambience factor that comes from real wood burning in the fireplace is very attractive. So, in spite of the drawbacks, we're contemplating putting a real wood-burning fireplace in the family room. We have designed the family room fireplace with an area for wood...
