I was reading in the book of John today about the betrayal of Jesus. In John 18:1-5, Judas leads the “band of men and officers” to confront Jesus. Jesus then asks them, “Whom seek ye?”
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you; And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the […]
Jul
23
Teaching the Messages of Conference to Children
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Families all over the world have undoubtedly been blessed already, as has our family, by hearkening to President Hinckley’s charge to teach the messages of Conference in Family Home Evenings. As my husband and I recently read the messages from the February 2007 Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting (WWLTM) contained in the June 2007 Ensign, I […]
Jul
20
Quote of the Week–Turn on the Light
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Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the Light.
-Albus Dumbledore
Jul
20
Family Night Light–The Sacred Blessing of the Priesthood
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As I read through the messages from the Priesthood session of General Conference I noticed that both President Faust and President Monson referred to statistics regarding the large number of people in the world and the small number of those that have the priesthood. President Monson said, “I have thought repeatedly of the blessing […]
Moroni 10: 32 “Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; […]
Jul
13
Quote of the Week–Another Kind of Faith
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“There is another kind of faith, rare indeed. This is the kind of faith that causes things to happen. It is the kind of faith that is worthy and prepared and unyielding, and it calls forth things that otherwise would not be. It is the kind of faith that moves people. […]
Jul
13
Academic Light–Using Stories to be Help-meets for our Husbands
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These thought are based on a paper by David C. Dollahite, Alan J. Hawkins, and Sean E. Brotherson entitled, Narative Accounts, Generative Fathering, and Family Life Education.
The second point I want to pull from this paper has to do with being a help-meet for the men in our lives. I have occasionally said, sometimes in […]
Jul
13
Academic Light–Using Stories to Facilitate Change
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These thought are based on a paper by David C. Dollahite, Alan J. Hawkins, and Sean E. Brotherson entitled, Narative Accounts, Generative Fathering, and Family Life Education.
This paper is about “narratives,” which simply are the stories people tell about their own experiences and the meaning they attach to those experiences. The paper focuses specifically […]
The Lord has taught us, “And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.” (D&C 88:118)
In going back to school to study Marriage, Family and Human Development […]