President Uchtdorf’s recent General Conference talk on regrets brought to mind the memory of a dear cousin that committed suicide several years ago. We lived next door to each other growing up. We played dolls, had ice cream parties in the back yard, read the same books, and had sleep-overs. As we grew up, our… Continue Reading
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General Conference Inspiration
General Conference is wonderful. I love hearing the words of our living prophet and our apostles and other leaders. There is always something just for me in their messages. Here are just a few of the wonderful thoughts shared on Saturday. I’m sure there will be more to come. If you’d like to share, you’ll… Continue Reading
General Conference Infographic
It’s time for General conference again. I thought we’d start off general conference with a little general conference trivia, courtesy of lds.org, the official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love this nifty infographic. If you want to learn more about general conference or watch it online, you can go… Continue Reading
Thought-Provoking Thursday
I’ve been thinking about adding a few features to the blog, so I’m throwing out a new one for you today. I’d really like to see more discussion here; I really hate it when my inbox echoes. I know there are sisters out there who have opinions, who have questions, who have things they’d like… Continue Reading
Have We Done Any Good in the World Today?
I’ve been waiting for the transcripts of conference to be published. I heard different ideas and quotes that caught my attention during conference, but I am always hesitant to write about them until I’ve read the transcripts to make sure that I heard what I thought I heard. Today I thought I would share a… Continue Reading
Goodbye Babylon; Hello Zion!
“We cannot afford to be complacent. We live in perilous times; the signs are all around us. We are acutely aware of the negative influences in our society that stalk traditional families…” “We, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, must stand up to the dangers which surround us and our… Continue Reading
quotable quotes: general conference gleanings
Among other messages during this General Conference I was struck by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s speech to the women of the church during the General Relief Society Meeting. He said: ” . . . remember that you are spirit daughters of the most creative Being in the universe. . . Our birthright—and the purpose of… Continue Reading
My First General Conference
I don’t know how many of you remember your first General Conference but I think I’ll remember mine forever. Not only because I can download it in Itunes (lol) but because I enjoyed it so much. I found out that my church shows it in the big room we hold sacrament in. Very cool, but… Continue Reading
Pride, Conference, Hinckley Challenge Oh MY!
Let me break it down this way. I am convinced that the Leaders of the church sit around and discuss their topics…and I believe that it goes a little something like this: One of the Many Leaders: “So what do you feel SHELLE needs to work on in the next six months that I can… Continue Reading
The Lord’s Anointed
It has been nearly a year since Sister Julie Beck gave an 8 minute talk that caused ripples around the blogosphere. The talk is, “Mothers Who Know.” I thought it might be a good idea to re-read the two talks Sister Beck gave last Sep/Oct (in both the General RS Meeting and General Conference) and… Continue Reading