ShareMy son is getting baptized on Tuesday and it has me thinking about how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a little different from other churches.  Many churches baptize infants.  Why do members of our Church wait until they are eight years old to get baptized? Well, let me start by saying that we get baptized to follow Jesus Christ’s example when he was baptized in...

Share Potato Will Soon Be A Stamp for Wrapping Paper Here it Is Yep, I know it sounds crazy, but we’re going to make wrapping paper out of potatoes tonight.  Every Monday night, we have a family night activity, which sometimes is just hanging out with the family, sometimes watching...

ShareI don’t know why I didn’t think of it before, but I just ran across a link to read The Book of Mormon online.  This link is cool because the whole book is there and you can read the whole thing.  It’s organized by book, chapter, and verse.  There’s also a place to get a free Book of Mormon delivered to you.  You have to scroll down to the bottom of the page where...

ShareI’m so grateful for my talents.  Some days, it feels like I’m still trying to figure out how I can bless the world.  What I can offer that’s unique and valuable.  I tend to worry too much about whether I’m making money and how valuable I am to others.  When I really think about it, I’m valuable because I’m using my talents to share with others and help...

ShareJesus Christ This morning as I was doing my spiritual reading before starting my day, I read the conference talk given by Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge titled, The Way.  He spoke of how Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life, and that He is the only way to happiness and the only way to the Father.  Either we follow Him and be happy, or we don’t and choose foolishness and misery. The...

ShareThe topics of same sex marriage and abortion are in the forefront of our news, lately.  Many people have asked the questions, “How does my gay marriage have any effect on anyone else?” and “Shouldn’t I choose whether or not to have an abortion without anyone else caring?”  While these questions can be hard to answer and leave many people wondering, if they are...

ShareI’m thrilled that I have stumbled across some great websites dealing with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or Mormons.    There’s the one about mormon moms who blog.  That’s a fun one with a bunch of blogs listed.  There’s also a great forum, which is very active called lds.net where you can talk with members of the LDS church and members of other...

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