By Tina Scott
One of my fondest Christmas memories takes me back to chilly nights with my father driving my brother and me around town to look at the lights. Our town had a yearly contest, and some of the houses were adorned with so many lights they took my breath away.

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By Julie Wright
I completely advocate the plan of free agency. I must have, because I’m here on earth with a body. But sometimes as a parent, allowing my children their free agency terrifies me.

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By Leigh Dethman
It was a rainy, lackluster Sunday, December 2, 1979, when a gregarious Apostle of God with his long and purposeful stride entered the dreary Dresden hospital in the German Democratic Republic. The moment was quintessential Thomas S. Monson. Following a prompting, he had flown more than 5,200 miles and crossed behind the Iron Curtain at Checkpoint Charlie for one purpose – to give Inge Burkhardt a blessing.

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By Heather B. Moore
“Don’t you dare step into that Mormon church. You will go to [bleep]!” Carole’s mother had said more than once.

The sentence didn’t need to be finished for my good friend, Carole. She was Catholic and I was Mormon. Yet, we’d become the best of neighbors in a small apartment community in sunny Southern California.

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By Danielle Ellis
Church members in the Las Vegas area have been taking more responsibility for weekly building maintenance for several years, but the transition will be complete on August 1, 2010. On that date, the Church Facilities Management will officially turn over all weekly cleaning responsibilities to the members. Weekly housekeeping includes cleaning bathrooms, wiping doors and glass, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, trash removal, etc.

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