On any given day at a handful of nursing homes in Salt Lake City a buoyant yet distinguished gentleman can be seen talking, laughing and listening to the residents. Despite his heavy load of religious assignments, Thomas S. Monson, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the self-appointed chaplain for these facilities.
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FHE: I Will Follow the Prophet: Learning About President Monson
By Dave Ellis
How many times have you said, “Why can’t I find a reliable monkey hair replacement system?” Now I’m not talking about replacing hair on a monkey, because that’s just crazy. I’m talking about wearing a little monkey on your head to cover a bald spot. I actually saw a guy doing this one day. I’m not sure he was trying to cover his bald spot but it sure did distract the eye. His pants could have been on fire and I wouldn’t have noticed because I was watching a monkey crawl around his head.
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So much has changed in the last month! President Hinckley passed away after our February issue was already printed, and now that time seems like a world away.
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Perhaps the best way to remember President Hinckley is to let him speak for himself. Here is the testimony he gave April 1, 2006, at the Sunday morning session of the 176th Annual World General Conference:
“I hope that all of you will remember that on this Sabbath day you heard me bear my witness that this is God’s holy work. The vision given the Prophet Joseph in the grove of Palmyra was not an imaginary thing. It was real. It occurred in the broad light of day. Both the Father and the Son spoke to the boy. He saw Them standing in the air above him. He heard Their voices.
He gave heed to Their instruction.
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One Bright Shining Hope: A Message For Women
Remembering President James E. Faust
Henry B. Eyring & Quentin L. Cook Assume New Roles in Church Leadership
Desert Saints Magazine proudly introduces the Desert Saints Information Guide. This publication will be a one-stop resource for Latter-day Saints in Southern Nevada.
The guide will include contact information, maps and guidelines for church-affiliated needs, including local missions; the Las Vegas Temple; the Distribution Center; Provident Living and preparedness resources; cannery information; welfare and Humanitarian resources; Deseret Industries; church education programs; singles resources; employment resources; Family History resources and family home evening helps.
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by Annette Lyon
Kids can’t buy energy-saving appliances, wrap their water heater in an insulating blanket, or change the furnace filters. So how can they too be part of the efforts to “go green”?
Even small children can take steps to save resources. Try incorporating some of the following ideas into your family’s lifestyle. Your children may well rise to the “green” challenge—and even pass off some Cub Scout or Activity Day requirements along the way.
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by Annette Lyon
I stood inside a huge cathedral in Jerusalem that, by most Christians, is revered to be built upon the burial place of the Savior of the world. The wing I stood in felt like a vast, empty cavern. It was built of gray stone. The light was dim, and the room felt cool, making goose bumps stand up on my arms.
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Las Vegas has never had an attraction like the Springs Preserve. Located five miles from the Las Vegas Strip, the 180-acre Las Vegas Springs Preserve offers something for everyone and includes museums, a gourmet dining establishment created by Wolfgang Puck, interactive exhibits, botanical gardens and walking trails.
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250 Boys Fight Forest Fires at Mount Charleston
By Jonathan H. Westover
Easter is a challenging time to keep the correct perspective and pay appropriate consideration to the sacred nature of Christ’s resurrection. With widespread commercialization, it is becoming quite a challenge to enjoy the quiet and peaceful joys associated with the true worship of Christ.
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Dan and Shannon Pointer have always been the family that people go to for food storage advice. As long-time food storage and healthy-living enthusiasts, the Pointers saw too many friends and acquaintances without food storage, despite the knowledge that they should have it. They finally figured they could help more people if they just opened a business and sold preparedness items themselves.
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Don’t Complain About the Grain
By Danielle Ellis
Three years after Joseph Smith’s First Vision, the young Prophet, now 17 years of age, “prayed earnestly for direction and for forgiveness of his youthful ‘sins and follies’ (Joseph Smith—History 1:29). In answer to his prayer, a heavenly messenger named Moroni appeared.
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By Nettie H. Francis
My husband and I moved to Las Vegas six years ago. Coming from a small town in Utah, I felt as if we had transferred to the worst place on earth—the center of Sin City.
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By LaRae Kerr
The technology of family history research, specifically the Internet and DNA have changed not only who is interested in genealogy but how the individuation is done.
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