by Guest Author | Apr 5, 2013 | for Spirit
By Mike Jensen – Tuesday, January 22, 2013 – reprinted with permission Mormons have intrigued me ever since Mike Huckabee back in 2007 claimed that Mormons believe that Jesus and Satan are brothers. With the recent election over, I decided to check out...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 5, 2013 | for Love
Today I saw you at the store and I gasped. The memories washed over me. I wanted to tell you my story. But you don’t know me and you certainly aren’t seeking unsolicited advice from the lady across the grocery store aisle. But I gave you this URL and hoped...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 5, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
In 1986—only a year into our marriage—Sam and I met another young couple and soon became fast friends. We went to the same church, had all attended the same university, and were about the same age. We had many common interests, including business startups, family,...
by Amy Lockhart | Apr 4, 2013 | for Spirit
…of cultural pressure; let me ask this. Is accepting callings doctrine, or masterfully manipulative cultural pressure? A lady once shared with me that she had declined a calling to be PP due to the Lord revealing to her, through fasting and prayer, that she should not...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 4, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Too often goal setting programs have the wrong focus. They spend inordinate amounts of time selecting the perfect goal, forming its content with exactness, and writing it up in a flowery mission statement form. That’s all fine and good, unless you forget that...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 3, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a classic tale we often use in teaching our children. The story is illustrative of how dishonesty can hurt the giver as much as the receiver. Breaking promises is just one form of dishonesty. Recognizing that fact can help us realign our...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 2, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Your habits are the thread in the fabric of your life. They determine what you do and what you accomplish. In a nutshell, here is the obvious truth: Successful people have successful habits. And loser in life? Well, they have losers habits. Harsh? Perhaps. But true...
by Angie Gardner | Apr 1, 2013 | for Good, Uncategorized
I recently read an obituary that contained an interesting tidbit. It talked about how this woman was called to serve as a young women’s president at the age of 75 and how this service blessed her life and those youth in her ward. It caused me to think back to...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 1, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
If there is anything that can describe me, it’s that I’m a creature of habit. I love plans and schedules (and planning and scheduling). I love forewarning and predictability. I want to anticipate upcoming circumstances and optimize the benefit with...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 31, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
The “law of attraction” is bogus. There is no “law” at all and the only thing really being “attracted” is money out of your account and into the pockets of the shysters. (Here’s one discussion about The Secret from an LDS...
