There are two recent talks that have lingered with me and have affected my attitudes about my involvement on the internet. One was Sister Beck’s talk to the Relief Society sisters of the Church, where she quoted President Hinckley (law of witnesses!), who said:
I am convinced there is no other organization anywhere to match the […]
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The sisters in the ward loved each other a lot.
But Ms. Grouch, one of their neighbors, did not.
Ms. Grouch hated service and visiting teaching.
Now please don’t ask why, her excuse is far reaching.
It could be that she wasn’t taught what was right.
It could be, perhaps, that her shoes were too tight.
But we think the most […]
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Posted in Service, Holidays on Dec 13th, 2007 Discussion »
By Clerissa Lewis
‘Twas the first of December and all through your house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Then suddenly one little soul did appear,
It’s your Christmas friends bringing holiday cheer.
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Posted in Service on Nov 12th, 2007 Discussion »
Last Thursday i attended a BYU football game. My love for courgar football aside, the most memorable part was half time.
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Rampant pornography, sex-education without morals, desecration of the family and the sanctity of marriage, forced psychiatric screenings, loss of liberty to choose health care, to defend home and family, to teach correct principles in public places…
I really ought to do something! But I am one insignificant voice among millions who are loud, strident, better connected, […]
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Over the past few weeks I’ve had several friends approach me and ask what they can do or say for a woman who has suffered a miscarriage. This put the idea into my head that perhaps there are many people out there who do not know what to say to a woman in this situation.
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When you ask that question, do you listen to the answer?
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I’m not exactly a retiring person. My mother used to say I had a “strong personality.” So, when it comes to life situations, I’m pretty up front. Still, I can’t seem to get anyone to take my life seriously. Especially at church.
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President Benson told us that we should be Flooding the Earth with the Book of Mormon. Unfortunately, my stake Relief Society president took prophetic counsel very seriously.
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When I met my husband-to-be, he had some big-time stake calling. The kind that requires temple trips with the stake presidency. The kind that causes him to miss a date with me to BYU’s Preference dance. The kind that made girls think he was a good Mormon catch. I thought it was because he was […]
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