by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 12, 2008 | for Fun, Yea Big
[Scene: Big sister helping little brother blow his nose.] Alana (14): OK, blow! [Caleb blows.] [Blows.] [Blows.] [Blows.] Alana: How much do you have in there? Caleb (4): Nine.
by Ray DeGraw | Feb 11, 2008 | for Spirit
Our best friends in Alabama—our closest friends in our married life—called today to give us an update on their lives. When we finished crying, I immediately thought of how well the Lord knows us and how regularly He touches our lives—so much more fully than we...
by Molly Christensen | Feb 5, 2008 | for Mind, Homeschool
Recently I was looking through a second or third grade math text and was pretty amazed to find that it contained about four months worth of calculator lessons. Well, they called it something cooler than that but it was basically lessons on how to operate a...
by Ray DeGraw | Feb 5, 2008 | for Spirit
There was a lady in Sapporo (Japan) who had been meeting with the missionaries for almost two years, while simultaneously attending another church and listening to their lessons. By the time my companion and I started teaching her, just about everyone thought it was...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 4, 2008 | for Spirit
Today the church officially announced a new first presidency. President: Thomas S. MonsonFirst Counselor: Henry B. EyringSecond Counselor: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 2, 2008 | for Spirit
Today our dear prophet was laid to rest. He is the only prophet my children have really known. Below are links to some resources about his tributes. Millions Pay Tribute to President Hinckley, Giant Among Men What Is This Thing That Men Call DeathText by Gordon B....
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 1, 2008 | Book Club, for Mind, for Spirit
Choose anything by or about President Gordon B. Hinckley. Let's have a good cry together. Here are a few possibilities: Go Forward With Faith: The Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and...
by M. Linford | Feb 1, 2008 | for Good
I am not assigned to write about political topics. I really am unqualified to do so. But this is bugging me so badly that I am staying up just to get this off my chest. This is not a polished post, but more of a personal rant, which I rarely do. So take that into...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 31, 2008 | for Good
During the Republican debate in California this week, McCain was asked whether his 2006 immigration proposal could come to a vote in the Senate today. Slippery as a Clinton, he ignored the question and gave his most recent, memorized response. In part, he said: I will...
by Ray DeGraw | Jan 29, 2008 | for Spirit
It is a basic medical truism that you cannot be cured of an illness unless you go to a doctor…or someone else who can heal you. In order to be healed, you need to expose the problem that is troubling you to someone who can recognize it and offer assistance that will...
