By Alison Palmer

When I was a young woman, there was a girl in my ward who “made” me want to throw up my hands and give up on most things. She was tall, blond, athletic, and talented. She was everything I wasn’t. I know, because I took careful comparison notes. Then came the year she taught herself to play piano. Within that year, she could play circles around me, and I’d been playing since age five.

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By Dave Ellis

May I vent for a moment? David Ellis is unfortunately a common name. There are about ten of us in the Vegas Valley, each more handsome than the next. It’s true, if we ever have a David Ellis convention, and we are all lined up right, you could totally see it. In reality it looks more like an evolution chart, with me somewhere in the middle.

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How grateful I am for righteous men! Whether in our family circle, in our wards or neighborhoods, or just business associates, the world is blessed every day by righteous men. We celebrate both the anniversary of the priesthood restoration and Father’s Day in this fantastic issue.

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For those of you who juggle kids and career and callings…

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by Heather B. Moore

Although the authority of the priesthood is bestowed only on worthy male members of the Church, the blessings of the priesthood are available to everyone. The priesthood was restored on earth so that “the immortality and eternal life of man” (Moses 1:39) could be brought to Heavenly Father’s children. Priesthood holders serve in their offices to bring salvation to each of us, His children.

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