It has always been important to remember that Christmas isn’t about Santa or receiving presents on Christmas Day, but in recent years, there has been a push from church leadership to find ways to keep Christ the focus of not just Christmas Day, but the entire Christmas season, and our whole life. As President Nelson …
Family
We hear the phrases “just a mother,” “only a mother,” and “more than a mother” all the time. I believe that Satan rejoices when he hears them
When President Hinckley read the Family Proclamation anyone paying even a little attention to the decades of teachings regarding the Plan of Salvation would’ve heard these doctrines being taught and retaught repeatedly over the pulpit!
In 1970 President Joseph F. Smith issued a letter to the Church designating Monday nights to be set aside for FHE (or in other words Family Home Evenings.) In the years since then as families have faced greater challenges, it is easy to understand the wisdom of this council. Family Home Evenings help strengthen our …
10 Things President Benson Taught That Every Mother Should Do. Recently I was listening to old conference talks when stumbled across a talk from April of 1992 where President Benson gave a list of 10 things he asked the mothers of the church to do. He follows up with saying that the men of …
One of the most shocking things I have learned from my interactions with other Christians is how many of them believe doctrines only The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches. Often they believe their church teaches and believes them also, but they don’t. These doctrines just make sense to our souls and people naturally …
3 Easy Ways to Make Family History Something You Don’t Keep Avoiding Family history! We all know its importance, we all know we need to do it, and we all wish we did, in fact, do it – but very few of us actually get up the courage to be regularly involved, and I’m …
When Death Strikes, The Students At the BYU Jerusalem Center Turn To Christ. Whenever you leave home for school, you often leave behind family and loved ones. That is what students at the BYU Jerusalem Center face every time they choose to study abroad. Because of this, often the students bond together into a …
Bad dating advice is as common as the flu during the winter. I’ve gotten all sorts of awful dating advice, but one takes the cake above all else. “Only marry an RM.” This the worse dating advice one can give a YSA. Not because serving a mission is bad, in a matter of fact, every …
How To Stop Noisy Children From Ruining Your Sacrament Meeting! We’ve all been in church when it happens…A two-year-old starts to cry! Don’t they understand what they are doing? They are ruining Sacrament meeting for everyone! Whereas this is a dramatization, it illustrates what we sometimes think when a child starts making noise in church. I am a …