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This election there were propositions in three states to amend the state constitutions that a marriage should be defined as solely between a man and a woman and that no other marriages would be recognized. All three states passed the amendments: 52% for Proposition 8 in California, 56% for Proposition 102 in Arizona, and [...]

Agency is a God-given right for us to make our own choices, and agency is an essential part of the Plan of Salvation. We exercised our agency in the pre-mortal existance to follow Christ’s plan to come to earth (a third of the host of heaven chose a different path). Remember that it [...]

“The subject of keeping a journal, log, or diary goes in many different directions. There are so many psychological and therapeutic reasons and uses. But, the family history minded person has unique feelings about their personal journals and the writings of their ancestors. They are priceless links between generations.” (Regan, Robert. “Treasure Maps,” monthly e-mail [...]

Honoring the Priesthood
“How magnificent a figure, how royal a character is a man who has been ordained to that priesthood which is called Melchizedek after the great high priest of Salem, who walks with dignity and yet with humility before his God, who lives with respect and appreciation for his associates, who turns his back [...]

23 Questions Answered By the Book Of Mormon
1. Does the Bible contain all of God’s word? (2 Nephi 29 p. 109-111)
2. Who were the “other sheep” referred to by Jesus as recorded in John 10:16? (3 Nephi 15:13-24 p. 437-438)
3. How can a person know that the Book of Mormon is true? (Moroni 10:3-5 p. [...]

1. Guard your tongue. Say less than you think. (Isaiah 53:7)
2. Make promises sparingly and Keep them faithfully. Under commit and over perform. (Alma 18:8-10)
3. Never let an opportunity pass to say a kind word. (DC 42:27)
4. Be genuinely interested in others, their pursuits, work, families. (Prov 1:5)
5. Be cheerful and optimistic. Don’t dwell on [...]

We have to become perfect to be saved in the celestial kingdom. But nobody becomes perfect in this life. Only the Lord Jesus attained that state, and he had an advantage that none of us has. He was the Son of God, and he came into this life with a spiritual capacity [...]

Brad Wilcox, “Why Write It?,” Ensign, Sep 1999, 56
Keeping a journal helps us learn who we are.

“Why?” I overheard the woman ahead of me in sacrament meeting whisper to her husband. “If no one is going to read it, why write it?”

The not-so-hushed conversation in front of me happened simultaneously with our high councilor’s exhortation [...]

We had a Family Home Evening consisting of a lesson derived from Elder Ballard’s talk about the Effects of Televeision. The media’s influence in our lives become more and more damaging every day. You can read his general conference talk from nearly 20 years ago (available on the LDS Gospel Library website) and see how [...]

Sunday
Goes to Bethphage, mounts donkey, descends Mount of Olives, makes “Triumphal entry” into Jerusalem, returns to Bethany. (Mt. 21:1-14; Mk. 11:1-11; Lk. 19:29-47; Jn 12:12-19.)
Monday
Leaves Bethany for Jerusalem, curses fig tree, heals blind and lame, cleanses the temple, returns to Bethany. (Mt. 21:12-19; Mk. 11:12-19; Lk. 19:45-48; Jn 21:37.)
Tuesday
Saw withered fig tree on way to [...]