by DaLea Ellis

Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.” Ether 12:4

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by Danielle Ellis

Work plays a huge role in our lives. Parents try to teach their children to work. Young adults go out into the world to find their first “real job,” and plan to work for forty years or more. Older adults plan ways in earnest that they can support themselves without “working.” We buy special clothes for our work, buy cars to take us to work, buy pricey educations to help us get better work.

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by Danielle Ellis and Harvey Foutz (missionary in the 12-step program)

If we increase our dependence on anything or anyone except the Lord, we will find an immediate decrease in our freedom to act.” – L. Tom Perry

Addiction

What do you depend on? If it is alcohol or some other drug, legal or illegal, you might already think of yourself as an “addict.” But what about those who soothe or ignore their troubles with excess body weight or other disorder towards food or eating, compulsive use of money, or excessive work commitments?

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by Laurie Richardson, Educational Advocate

“My son gets special education support for reading and math and he is making progress, but he doesn’t have friends. He is often sent to the dean’s office for bad behaviors and they have warned me if he has one more dean’s referral they will send him to behavior school.”

“My daughter is constantly told she is not trying hard enough.
The teachers tell her she is smart, but that she doesn’t seem to care.”

“My daughter is 11 years old and seems to be very smart. She tells me she gets bored in class. What can I do to insure that she is being challenged?”

“When I call my school and leave a message, no one ever calls me back.”

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by Danielle Ellis

What does it mean to be a good citizen? What do good citizens know and do? What do they look for in their elected officials? To what standard do they hold their government? What is the value of a strong, united nation?

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by Jeff Muir

Growing up in a non-LDS home, the idea of tithing was foreign to me. My grandfather, a very un-religious and self-made man, always told me that I should save 10% of my income for a rainy day. As I grew older I read stories about professional athletes – usually LDS – who donated 10% of their incomes to “church.” But I always assumed that only the fabulously wealthy actually did this. That’s as close as I ever came to learning about tithing.

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by Lynn Price

Someone once observed, “If you gain one pound a year after you’re married, by the time you’ve been married 50 years, you’ll have gained 50 pounds.”

When I married, my husband and I agreed that after the birth of each child, I had to regain my pre-pregnancy weight before I could get pregnant again. This plan worked well for my first four children. And then we moved to Germany.

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by Lori Nawyn

If there’s one thing my sister-in-law says people should stock up on it’s water.” Sharon Cote Merritt, who last fall headed an effort in northern Utah to gather and ship supplies to hurricane victims in Louisiana, is quick to relate what her family learned in the aftermath of the storms. Merritt’s brother and sister-in-law, Jeff and Roxanne Cote of the Alexandria, Louisiana Stake, said that in the days and weeks following both hurricanes Katrina and Rita the most valuable commodity was indeed water.

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