by Amy Lockhart | Sep 8, 2012 | for Mind
Take a great sports classic, throw in some unpredictable villains, unlikely heroes lurking around every bend, a touch of young romance, and of course some good old fashioned hard times, misunderstandings, and marital discord, and what do you have? You have David...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 31, 2012 | for Body
Even if Romney doesn't win the election (Go Mitt!!!), the church will have at least one enormous positive come from the scrutiny of the Mormon Moment. About 30 years too late to save me from endless inane debates with people who love to ride “gospel hobby...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 26, 2012 | for Fun
In the early 1990's, living in Boca Raton, Florida, our house nearly missed being struck by lightening. While we didn't endure a fire or even a hole in our roof, the incredible force of the strike shot through our electrical system and through our surge suppressors....
by Tracy Polyak | Aug 23, 2012 | for Spirit
My husband, the youngest of eight, grew up in a less active family. Each time a child approached his eighth birthday, his father would start attending church so that he would be able to baptize the child. Afterward, he would return to his less active status....
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 19, 2012 | for Good, for Spirit
From the time we were newlywed college students living below the poverty level (is that the bottom one percent?) to today, when we're a tad more financially stable, Sam and I have been staunch conservatives. When we stood to get lots of handouts from government...
by Tracy Keeney | Aug 11, 2012 | for Fun
A friend called this morning to ask a few questions about how to solve her “cake problems.” When I told her how to fix it, she said “Really? That's so simple! I'll bet a lot of people don't know that. So I'm sharing! She said that every time she...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 8, 2012 | for Body
I hate shoe shopping. Because I hate shoes. I admit I'm not much of a shopper in general, but shoe shopping in particular is one of the worst. If I had my way, I would (I kid you not, ask my husband) wear those $5 brown, plastic sandals you can get at every ABC in...
by Michael J. Snider | Aug 7, 2012 | for Spirit
In my last post I wrote about latter-day prophecy on socialism, citing prophets and apostles from past General Conferences. I enjoyed both the agreement as well as the “disagreement without being disagreeable” that resulted. Studying the crossroads of...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 6, 2012 | for Home
If you followed the building of our custom home, you may have noticed that I still haven't completed all the subcontractor reviews. By the time the house was finally completed—five months after our contract date and just days before the construction loan expired—we...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 5, 2012 | for Home
When building or remodeling a home, lighting can make an enormous difference in the mood, either inside or out. Specific task lighting, general room lighting, and ambient lighting all work together to make a room beautiful and functional. My husband is an electrical...
