To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
This is a talk given by my friend, Donna Harbuck. She recently shared, in a Sacrament Meeting talk, some stories about the courageous women in her family background. I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I did. I start with my great-great grandmother Sarah Augusta Squires. Her family joined the church in England […]
I was reading in my scriptures the other day in 2 Nephi, the dreaded Isaiah chapters. I actually love reading Isaiah’s words, because they are poetic, symbolic, and really beautiful when you read the parts of the glory of the Lord. On the other hand, realizing that he is speaking to us in our day, […]
When the Church was first restored, Joseph spoke to everyone he met about the Book of Mormon and the gospel. With all that he was learning at the time he must have been so excited to share it all. First, individuals listened to him, then they would bring their families, because they were excited to […]
I’m not a very good piano player; however, somehow I’ve been roped into playing every other week in Church. So, I began this year with a desperate plan to go through the entire hymnbook, reconnecting myself with all of the hymns. It turned out to be a wonderful experience and I might just keep going […]
Last year I wrote a post for most of the George Albert Smith lessons. I enjoyed looking over the lesson, arranging my own thoughts, feeling the Spirit witness to me, and being prepared each Sunday lesson. But, I noticed every Saturday night I would get a huge number of visits to that particular lesson as […]
Visiting teaching is difficult for every ward, and compounded in wards with lots of transition. There are many traditions in visiting teaching that have watered it down and made it feel more like a burden than a duty, responsibility, and a joy. This gospel is based on “The One.” We save the individual soul. Reaching […]
This article may be of interest to those who are aware that Utah has just celebrated the birthday of its statehood. This is an article written by Margaret Derrick to record, for her posterity, her part in history. April 1956 This article has been written by the request of my children and grandchildren. Many people […]
Can you feel it? The momentum is changing throughout the Church. Before the Coming of the Lord, all will have opportunity to hear of Jesus Christ and either accept or reject Him. As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we are being asked to be His messengers and spread His gospel […]
Something that always keeps me going, and eager to start a new year, is the opportunity to set new goals…fun and exciting (for me) goals. It also helps that I actually completed the goals I set this past year, so I am raring to go for 2013. Waiting for things to happen in […]
Christmas cards and letters are often a place to list all of the wonderful things you and your family accomplished and experienced during the year. So often we’ll just tell the good things—How great the year was, how wonderful our children are, how beautiful life is for us. Where it is important to show our […]
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