Good Intentions
We all make mistakes or loose motivation to keep going. Laugh about it and start fresh.
We all make mistakes or loose motivation to keep going. Laugh about it and start fresh.
(These thoughts come from a handout I gave my seminary kids this year.) QUESTIONS ARE GOOD! “Inspired QUESTIONS should be considered gifts from God that provide opportunities for us to increase our understanding and to strengthen our assurance that the Lord is willing to teach us. “Whatever the source of our QUESTIONS may be, we
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Hiking – Dunc and J.D. went with the twelve year old scouts last weekend to hike and sleep in the Superstition Mountains. Because we live close to the church where the scouts were meeting before caravanning to the mountains, my three hikers walked to the church with their gear on their backs. It looked so
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Live broadcast of Elder Ballard, Rasband, Robbins, and Costa’s devotional in Gilbert, Arizona on January 28th, 2017. REMEMBER, these are MY notes – not the complete talks or exact quotes. Any mistakes are my own, not mistakes of the speakers themselves. To the Youth: Elder M. Russell Ballard – One word that would change your
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Carol: I just read the funniest thing on Facebook that cracks me up. My friend that I’ve known for 10 years in Gilbert just put this on Facebook. She has 62 comments and all but four say to “eat the peel”. The ones that said “peel the peach” are mostly from the South or hate
Many of us humans have been touched by anxiety in one way or another so it is a pertinent subject. My strategy, when I am feeling anxious, is to talk. I feel like I need to talk through things a lot. I am grateful for those who have been the receiving end of my “thoughts”
My mother-in-law just had a conversation with Jack Winton, one of my recently deceased father-in-law’s dearest business partners. Jack told her that every Monday morning for the last 22 years he has held an employee conference meeting. Last Monday morning he began with, “Today we have a very special guest who is very interested in
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This week had fireworks attached to its roller skates. It was a disaster, it singed the hairs on its ankles, but waved as it passed. Singed? Suinged? My english is degrading. I find myself writing “y” and “con” in my journal by accident. This week we had zone conference! My first zone conference was hard
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I know Heavenly Father hears my prayers. I have felt His love enough times, while praying, that I can picture Him REALLY caring about me. I am so grateful for to know that Heavenly Father is there for me. You need to know this for yourself. Pray. Ask Him if He is there, and then
Active listening allows a parent to connect with their child. Connecting skills keep your relationship strong. You want your teens to trust that you will support their development. Active listening communicates that you REALLY care about your child. “Listen earnestly to anything [your children] want to tell you, no matter what. If you don’t listen
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