By Marilyn Richardson

Pale and withered, 78-year-old Orval Bawden lay on the narrow bed in the nursing home. Just six months ago he had been a vigorous man who had continued to work past retirement age as an engineer for the state highway department. Now, diagnosed with inoperable cancer, he had been moved to a nursing home in Pleasant Grove, Utah to make it easier for his daughter, Jodie, the one who lived closest, to visit. In that same facility was a woman, also dying of cancer. The husband of this woman came to visit her daily. One day he stopped to see Orval.

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By Dave Ellis

It’s really no secret that I love to go to the grocery store, which really makes me different from most guys. In fact I prefer to shop, especially for the groceries and especially alone. Not that I don’t love my family, it’s just my kids ask for every item that they see. I know that this normal behavior has been going on for generations. It’s just that it’s different nowadays because it is annoying ME. People back in the day had more patience because they didn’t have microwaves.

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As the United States enters a period that I can only euphemistically call “interesting,” the timeless counsel of Church leaders rings in my ears. We have been counseled for decades to put our lives in order; put our homes in order; draw near to one another; draw near to the Lord. We have been warned that these days would come. And now they are truly “at our doors.”

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by Annette Lyon

Grudges are painfully easy to hold onto and are hard to let go. It’s not until you put down the burden and walk away that you realize just how heavy it was to begin with—and that the person you’ve been so angry with wasn’t being affected by the bitterness.

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by Annette Lyon

As parents, we know it’s important to teach our children the value of work. But even after teaching them to do the job, there’s the trick of getting them to actually do it—without nagging.

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