I was sitting in Church on Sunday listening to a great talk -- seems like it was LaRene's -- and it occurred to me that a weak testimony could be founded on ideas and understanding of the relationship they have with God on His tender mercies, instead of the gospel plan. When we first moved […]
Well, it's finally official! I was released Sunday as RS president. I'm not sure why it was emotional for me, but it was. I was delighted and relieved to pass on the responsibilities to Crystal M. She'll be wonderful. She is more the "typical" RS president than I am. I think she'll be fantastic. I […]
My family has always been my greatest teacher. I was born in Sevilla, Spain; then my family moved to Paraguay and later to Uruguay. Because we moved around, I often had to say good-bye to my friends. I relied more and more upon my family to be my friends. We learned to enjoy being with […]
Miguel Cortez is filled with love for his family and for everyone he meets. He not only loves people, but he loves the gospel and wants to do what is right. He likes the Book of Mormon story of when Nephi and his family crossed the ocean. Miguel hopes that he will follow and obey […]
Has anyone seen the kids Lorenzo with a dog that is in an old trunk in an attic and he tells stories from the Book of Mormon and sings songs. If anyone knows what I am talking about Please let me know? I am wondering if you know where I can purchase them.
My kids are slobs. It's official. I'm a failure as a parent. Today was the first day the kids are out of school, and it rained all day (naturally). They played pretty well, but ate a whole box of cereal on my wool rug. I've been working on the website most of the afternoon. I've […]
My brother made me set up a Facebook account a couple of years ago. None of my friends were on it (back then it was mostly college students), and so I did nothing with it. Later, friend Chad, begged me to get on. Ignored him. Finally, after fb was in the news so much, I […]
This made me both think (that Pratt thinks, as do I, a major --- I say overlooked -- difference between our church and others is the idea of direct communication with God) and laugh (when Joseph has a "spruce" beer with the devil). from http://mldb.byu.edu/PPPRATDI.HTM A Dialogue between Joseph Smith and the Devil Parley P. […]
Mormon 'idol' being crowned - Late last summer, after David Archuleta and Brooke White made it to the finals of the 2008 "American Idol" competition, Bob Wood began to wonder just how many other singers raised in the LDS culture had that kind of talent ... [Deseret News LDS Feed] This sounds nice to me. […]
