Dec 2011 Issue
As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods — merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This year will be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. Yes there is!
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Dec 2011 Issue
BY ELDER JEFFREY R. HOLLAND
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
In the 11th chapter of Matthew, verses 28–30,
the Savior says: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” [Matt. 11:28–30]
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Dec 2011 Issue
By Danielle Ellis
Charles Dickens’ well-beloved classic tale, A Christmas Carol, is re-told in many ways every Christmas season, including being the text for First Presidency Christmas Devotional talks. It is easy to see the love that enters Scrooge’s heart and changes his life. But last year, I examined the story a little more closely. I found deep Christian symbolism embedded within the story which warmed my heart as much as old Scrooge’s, and left me feeling grateful for a loving Savior, who is not explicitly named within the book. I found that the story turns on two key words: profit and light.
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Nov 2011 Issue
by Molly Spurlock
Cleanliness is next to godliness” is NOT in the scriptures, and while we ARE told to have a “house of order,” let me just say a word in defense of those of us who are NOT “neat freaks.” Obsession with controlling routines is responsible for perhaps half the misery in America! Frazzled folks juggle jobs, home-making, and family logistics against some insane model devised by people like Martha Stewart–who cash in on our guilt for not creating picture-perfect living rooms or rotating our sheets.
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Oct 2011 Issue
By Trina Boice
Someone once said, “If you want to have spiritual experiences, do your genealogy.”
There is something magical and unusually compelling about genealogy. Unlike playing golf or doing crafts or other pastimes, researching our family history is something sacred that calls to us. There is a special something that tugs at our heart and begs us to keep searching through dusty books and rolls of microfiche late into the night. You may be a professional genealogist or just a beginner trying to find a long lost cousin on the Internet. Your search may originate from curiosity, duty, or even religious dedication, but either way, you have felt that ancestral tug.
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