by Andrea Lauritzen
After I bought my first home, I wondered if I’d done the right thing. I soon learned that I was right where the Lord needed me to be, and that I could do what He asked me to do.
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Warming Up to Missionary Work
Give Me Five!
by Dave Ellis
As I mentioned in a recent article we are having baby number five, who now by the way, has a name: Bonnie Sweet Ellis. The first name was picked from a name list, the middle name is my wife’s maiden name. All of the girls (4!) in our family have the middle name ‘Sweet’ but not the boy. His middle name is Michael because I just couldn’t do that to him.
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Letter From the Editor
The holidays are always an exciting and busy time of year. The activities multiply exponentially as the calendar ticks closer to Christmas. For me, this has been already, and will continue to be an extra busy season. Dave and I and the other four kids welcomed our new baby, Bonnie Sweet Ellis, on November 9th. We are all thrilled she’s here safe and sound, and I am thrilled she came a week early!
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Gladys Knight & SUV Choir Generate Referrals for LDS Missionaries
By Cheryl Stewart Osborn
When legendary performer Gladys Knight organized a gospel choir in 2002 to perform at a Green Valley Stake fireside, she unknowingly created what would become a worldwide missionary tool for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Joseph and the Technicolor Nightmare
by Anne Bradshaw
This Christmas is lame. Here I am, fifteen years old, and they have me playing Joseph in the Primary Nativity. I mean–at my age–parading with little kids in front of the whole Branch, dressed in an ancient dressing gown?
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On the Subway in Seoul
By Jonathan H. Westover
It was a summer afternoon in Seoul, Korea. I had been in the mission field for just six months and found myself with a new senior companion in a new area. My companion was also the district leader, and while returning to our own area following a visit to other elders, we found ourselves in a crowded subway car packed with commuting Koreans.
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Filing Family History Aquisitions is Easy
by LaRae Free Kerr
“Help!” a friend said, distressed. “I wasted a whole day trying to make sense of my genealogy. I got up early, pulled out my three boxes of family history materials, picked up one item after another and set them back down. It was so frustrating. What should I do?”
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Giving Thoughts
by Gail Jackson
I’m not sure how time goes faster the older you get but it does. It’s a fact. I’m sure of it. Isn’t it the end of the year again?—Already!
It’s fun to have the opportunity to write a column each month, and it’s a challenge to come up with things helpful or worthwhile. I hope I am able to reach this challenge often enough that reading Simply, Gail! is worth your time.
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Sharing the Gospel
By Steve Tracy, MA NAFP MFT
Question: I am a shy person and feel very guilty that I don’t talk about the church with others. I have a hard time ordering food at a restaurant, let alone talking about religion. Is there anything I can do to be more comfortable talking with others?
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The Temple: A Symbol of Home
by Kari McClelland
It is during the holiday season that we feel the pull of home most strongly. We long to be with family and to have the safety and security that can only come from within the walls of our home. Though we are now temporarily separated from our Heavenly Father and our eternal home, the Lord has placed His house upon the earth for us—the temple.
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Felt Ghost & Snowman
by Samantha Kelly
This is a fun decoration that has dual purpose… ghosts on one side and snowmen on the other. Use your creativity to create any fun faces you come up with. Don’t let this example hinder your creative juices.
(Get The Patterns Here - Large Snowman/Ghost, Small Snowman/Ghost)
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Gospel-Centered Christmas Activities
by Danielle Ellis
Between the activities, shopping, gift-making, family activities and parties, the entire month of December can get swallowed up before you realize that you have let another year go by without enough emphasis on Christ’s birth. To help get you and yours into the real spirit of the season, here is a list of activities, books and ideas you can use to enhance your Christmas in meaningful ways.
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A Refreshingly Different Holiday Tale: Christmas Jars Inspires Americans to Give in a New Way
“Just like ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ Christmas Jars is American storytelling at its best. Jason Wright has written the next Christmas classic.” — Glenn Beck, Nationally syndicated radio host, also appearing on CNN’s Headline News
“This inspirational Christmas novella will engage readers’ hearts and require at least a half box of tissues. It wouldn’t be at all surprising if this story inspires many readers to start making Christmas Jars of their own.” — Publishers Weekly
“Beautifully written. I believe the Christmas Jars tradition will change lives.” — Richard Paul Evans, New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and Finding Noel
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