Category: blessings

May 12, 2013

The Power of Mothers and Babies

When I was a little girl I just knew that I ...

April 5, 2013

Gifts (Estates) Precede Callings

This is the third in a 7-part series, A Compound in One.  As I studied ...

March 9, 2013

Gospel Friendship

President Gordon B. Hinckley said that every convert needs three things: ...

March 7, 2013

Divine Motherhood, Earthly Realities

If you've ever been in a class of 9-year-old people reading ...

March 1, 2013

Enjoying the View

Please welcome Brenda Madore, who has published with us as a ...

March 1, 2013

Do God and Satan Negotiate My Trials?

As a group of editors, we find there are questions that ...

February 17, 2013

Understanding Asperger’s

Today's guest essay in our Peculiar Minds series is by Kathy ...

February 2, 2013

Does God Play Favorites?

For years I've heard that the Israelites are God's "peculiar people," read in ...

January 24, 2013

In the Tunnel

I have heard that those who suffer from depression often feel ...

January 3, 2013

A Stream of Testimony

As the old year ends and the new begins, the editors ...

January 2, 2013

Miracles, Not Just Resolutions

I don't really like making New Year resolutions. Unless they are ...

December 19, 2012

The Gift of a Thankful Heart

This is the tenth in a series by our writers and ...

December 18, 2012

Foundational Thoughts about Spiritual Gifts

This is the ninth in a series by our writers and ...

December 13, 2012

Tangible Gifts

This is the fourth in a series by our writers and ...

December 11, 2012

Women Giving Blessings in the Early LDS Church

This is the second in a series by our writers and ...

November 29, 2012

Motherhood – Service of the Highest Order

The most service I ever do is my day in and ...

November 18, 2012

The Map: Imagine If

My second daughter is a senior in high school.  She wrote ...

November 17, 2012

Candy to My Soul

It’s that time of year where sweet temptations are constantly at ...

November 16, 2012

Handling the Glut

A few days ago my husband and I watched BYUTV’s collection ...

November 15, 2012

Eucharisteo

For a little over a year I have been on a ...

November 10, 2012

Count Your Blessings

My son has been counting the days until his birthday. For ...

November 6, 2012

A Storm of Anger

Lying here in the dark I hear the rumbling of a ...

October 31, 2012

Dia de Los Muertos

Halloween coincides with the Mexican festival Dia de Los Muertos (Nov ...

October 30, 2012

Pool Covers and My Hurricane Husband

Please welcome Emily Christensen who is guest posting with us. I got ...

October 29, 2012

To Taste the Atonement

I never lamented about the vicissitudes of time or complained of ...

October 23, 2012

Sleep Is Over-Rated

No, this post is not about early-morning seminary.  Just thought I ...

October 19, 2012

To Prosper in the Land

Prosperity.  We want some of that, don’t we?  Here’s what my ...

October 13, 2012

In Elder Oaks’ Office

Fifteen years ago my father-in-law was called to be a mission ...

October 12, 2012

Learning About the Protestant Reformation

Quick, what is October 31st known for? Halloween is not an acceptable ...

October 3, 2012

Messengers from my Father

I could use a revelation. An angel would be good. The other ...

September 30, 2012

With Willing Hands

"The meeting that unfolded has to be the worst meeting in ...

September 28, 2012

The Simple Pleasures of Home

His hand grips the glass of cool, creamy milk. ...