by Tracy Keeney | Mar 26, 2008 | for Fun
I'm coming clean Mom. Yes, I know. I'm a 39 year old, mature, adult woman. I'm married, have kids of my own and I've been out of the house for almost 18 years. But I need to do this. I must confess. The guilt has been weighing on me for decades and the truth is, I...
by Ray DeGraw | Mar 24, 2008 | for Spirit
Easter Sunday is the ultimate celebration of life—the glorious victory over death and Hell—he rising from the tomb and ushering in of unimaginable joy. I love speaking in church on Easter—having the opportunity to highlight the life, death and resurrection of our...
by M. Linford | Mar 23, 2008 | for Spirit
I'm remembering a conversation I had with a friend of mine last year. She shared with me the joy of her new marriage and how the Lord had brought her and her husband together. After a painfully difficult, but necessary, divorce, she had thought she would not be able...
by Tracy Keeney | Mar 19, 2008 | for Fun, for Spirit
Lonestar was playing in the background as I drove my 13 year old son to school this morning. He was singing along to My Front Porch Lookin' In when an instrumental break began, and an interesting conversation ensued. James: “This song is really well written. I...
by Joyce Anderson | Mar 18, 2008 | for Love
A thread was recently resurrected in the forum from last summer. You can read the original post here. The sister in question wanted to know about temple marriage and marrying a less active member. I have written before that I got married when I was 30. I had to deal...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 15, 2008 | for Spirit
This is the new, official photograph of our first presidency: President Thomas S. Monson; First Counselor Henry B. Eyring; Second Counselor Dieter F. Uchtdorf.
by Ray DeGraw | Mar 13, 2008 | for Spirit
In a discussion on another blog, a commenter said: “Not doing anything Jesus wouldn't do is seriously, way totally hard.” Largely because of my musings about perfection and my New Year's Resolution, I replied with the following (edited to add some things...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 13, 2008 | for Spirit
According to BishopThomas R. Valletta someone who does something related closely enough to the church that he has an lds.org email address confirmed in an email (to someone I don't know but that is circling the internet) that this photo could, perhaps, maybe, possibly...
by Ray DeGraw | Mar 8, 2008 | for Spirit
I served briefly with a native Japanese missionary—26 years old and always (I mean always) smiling. He woke up smiling; he walked and rode his bike with vigor—full speed and smiling; he smiled while he ate; he feel asleep with a smile etched on his face. You've heard...
by M. Linford | Mar 6, 2008 | for Spirit
There are two recent talks that have lingered with me and have affected my attitudes about my involvement on the internet. One was Sister Beck's talk to the Relief Society sisters of the Church, where she quoted President Hinckley (law of witnesses!), who said: I am...
