by J.D. Shaeffer Hey there. I think you’re pretty cool. Here’s a scripture: “…Continue in patience until ye are perfected.” (D&C 67:13) I know you’re not perfect or anything, so I apologize if you ever felt that I judged you for something I didn’t know about. Being perfect is overrated, anyways. That can wait. Speaking […]
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by J.D. Shaeffer Speaking of the First Vision, Joseph Smith said, “Truly this is a day long to be remembered… a day in which the God of heaven has begun to restore the ancient order of His kingdom to bring about the completion of the fullness of the Gospel… to prepare the earth for the
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Wednesday – Big League Chew – We are enjoying a great little-league baseball season. Curt is improving each practice and because of a kind experienced coach, is having a great experience. – Curt fell on his bike yesterday, thus currently sports a black eye. – Adam leaves on orchestra tour tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m.
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by J.D. Shaeffer My dear reader, I sincerely hope you have found some value in these small articles I’ve been writing. I admit to having no expertise in these matters of religion, philosophy, or the realities of our lives. I merely give my knowledge based upon experience. Thus, please take everything I say with a
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LDS young men (18 yrs old) and women (19 yrs old) are given the choice to go on a mission. (informative video) Kay toyed back and forth about serving a mission, but finally decided that she wanted to serve the Lord full-time for 18 months, which is the amount of time most LDS girls serving
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Kay, my oldest child and only daughter, has been a wonderful gift to me. My recount of Kay’s birth story left off with Duncan and I walking around the mall, since the nurses at labor and delivery said my contractions had to be strong enough that I had to breathe through them and 5 minutes
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By J.D. Shaeffer Something quite fascinating has come to my attention in my religion class the past couple of weeks. I haven’t shared it yet for who knows why, but now is a great time to let you in on this perspective. The stories in the Scriptures are not historical fiction. The characters are not
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Why do we fake it? We want to be liked, respected, and even admired. Looking Perfect I remember when my dad was bishop. I was already married to Duncan with a couple of kids at the time. As you may know, bishops are set apart through the Priesthood of God to be judges in Israel.
by J.D. Shaeffer Let’s share a beautiful truth here, and it’s something that I’ve been learning from some close friends, whom I trust very much. 2 Nephi 2:26 – “And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that he may redeem the children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed
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Duncan and I had a picnic dinner and then talked for three enjoyable hours about these seven questions: – In what ways are you generous? – What would you save first if your house caught fire? – Have you ever stuck up for someone when they needed an ally? – How are you different from
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