by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 27, 2008 | for Spirit
Our beloved prophet died this evening with his family near. I'm sure he is thrilled to be reunited with his Marjorie. We will miss him.
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 27, 2008 | for Good
Bill Clinton, four years in the White House with nothing to do but entertain first ladies from around the globe. When Mitt Romney articulated that idea in last week's debate, I laughed. Then I got sick. It's not just an ugly picture, it's revolting. Yea, I know, I...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 23, 2008 | for Fun, Yea Big
Caleb (4): Nobody move! I dropped me brain!
by Ray DeGraw | Jan 22, 2008 | for Spirit
When we become members of the Church, we covenant to take upon ourselves certain responsibilities. We promise to comfort those who stand in need of comfort and mourn with those that mourn. We agree to the sacramental covenants, then Priesthood or YW's covenants, then...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 22, 2008 | Cool Stuff, for Body
I'm not trying to gross you all out. Honest. But ever since we moved to Florida (in 1991) I got this yucky foot problem. My feet got all peely and rough and cracked. The heels were just awful, snagging my pantyhose and scratching my poor husband at night. (Do not go...
by Ray DeGraw | Jan 15, 2008 | for Spirit
I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me, confused at the grace that so fully he proffers me. I have been struck recently by how little we discuss grace in the Church. We talk about the Atonement and faith and hope and works and love and forgiveness and so many...
by Molly Christensen | Jan 13, 2008 | for Mind
Years ago, my sister-in-law had a medical emergency. She was bleeding profusely, but she still had the presence of mind to tell her husband her blood type. She managed to say, “Be positive.” Her husband, worried as he was, replied, “I'm trying to be,...
by Ray DeGraw | Jan 11, 2008 | for Spirit
As my first venture into this forum as an actual column contributor, I am going to post something I wrote for my own blog recently. First, however, a little background on my basic philosophy of life as a process of becoming. I believe in a very simple framework for...
by M. Linford | Jan 9, 2008 | for Spirit
My ward is humongous. Consequently, it's not often that I have the opportunity to give a talk. So that made it all the more amazing and tender-mercy-like to me when I was asked a couple of years ago to give a talk on Matthew 11:28–30 and a talk by Elder Nelson...
by Michelle DeGraw | Jan 5, 2008 | for Spirit
The Savior teaches that we need to have a broken heart and a contrite spirit. (2 Nephi 2:7; 3 Nephi 9:20; 3 Nephi 12:19) I grew up in the Church and, consequently, I have heard this phrase over and over. It seems that I even used to take it for granted in a...
