Aug 2009 Issue
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By Jonathan H. Westover
After returning home from my mission, I worked in a factory for five months to save up college tuition money. My job was to assemble suspension systems for tractor trailers. In a ten-hour shift I could assemble 30-40 suspension systems and send them on their way to the welders stationed right next to me. The work was tedious and the physical working conditions were poor.
Jul 2009 Issue
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This Pioneer Day Celebration is a collaboration of Green Valley, Anthem, and Warm Springs Stakes.
Jul 2009 Issue
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by Krista Ralston Oakes
As recorded in Doctrine & Covenants Section 122, the Lord responded to the prophet Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail by describing many awful possibilities, then saying: “know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.” When I was a young Seminary student, inexperienced with adversity, I wondered how all these things could possibly “give thee experience” and “be for thy good.”
Jul 2009 Issue
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By Brandy Simper\
You need fruits and vegetables in your storage.
If you’re used to eating fruits and vegetables, you’ll find real quickly that you still want them. Include canned fruits and vegetables in your storage, including baby food. Have dried fruits, such as cranberries and raisins. Dried carrots, celery, and onions have been invaluable to us for making soups.
Jun 2009 Issue
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By Lu Ann Staheli
Husbands are commanded: “… love your wives, even as Christ also loveth the church, and gave himself for it.” (Ephesians 5:25) Perhaps because we were older when we married, or maybe because my husband had good parents, or simply because of the man my husband grew to be from his life experiences; but when it comes to loving husbands, I am truly blessed. I have one of those husbands who gives freely of himself to ensure that I know how much he cares for me.
Jun 2009 Issue
by Annette Lyon
Dear Son,
You’re my firstborn, my only son, and the only brother your little sisters will ever know. Continue Reading »
You entered my life when I was twenty-one—barely a woman myself. As I held you for the first time, I was equal parts terrified and excited to be a mother.
Jun 2009 Issue
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By Melva Gifford
When my twin brother and I were around three years old, our father died from a gun accident. That left my mother responsible for raising six girls and a boy. My mother started working to provide for the family and began the new role of being both mother and father to the family. In all respects she fulfilled that role admirably.
May 2009 Issue
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By Tina Scott
Every day of every year, mothers get up and prepare breakfast for their family. Oatmeal, pancakes, eggs, or even cold cereal and milk—breakfast is thought of in advance and preparations are made for food to be on the table before school starts. On the one traditional day (Mother’s Day) when moms get breakfast made for them, it should be a memorable experience. Moms deserve something nice that’s also simple to make. Strawberry French Toast fits the criteria. I made this for company and got rave reviews.
May 2009 Issue
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By Lu Ann Brobst Staheli
Growing up, I had a mother who did everything. She cooked, she cleaned, she made all my clothes. She took care of my older siblings, and eventually helped with their children. In addition, she crocheted gifts for people, took care of my elderly grandparents as well as other family members who fell into ill health, and still worked full time at my father’s store.
May 2009 Issue
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by Annette Lyon
I first met Grandma Lyon a month or two before her grandson proposed to me. She was newly widowed, and we’d come up to Idaho to visit her. Even though we’d never met, she gave me a big hug and a kiss and then whispered, “All the girls my grandsons date have to pass my test.”
May 2009 Issue
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By Tina Scott
Our lives are filled with people who affect us one way or another. In today’s world we can count ourselves lucky if we have the type of mom who serves as both mentor and hero.
May 2009 Issue
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By Lin Vernon Floyd
What memories do you have of your grandma? I remember mine taking hot steaming loaves of homemade bread from her wood stove and turning them upside down to cool on the kitchen table nearby. The inviting aroma filled her small kitchen. Only a few minutes later, I’d be asked if I wanted a warm slice of bread dripping with melted butter served with homemade preserves.
May 2009 Issue
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By Melva Gifford
One of the most pleasant aromas of home is a meal simmering in a crock pot. Those percolating smells permeate the home for a few hours and by the time the family finally gets to eat, everyone is eager for the meal.
May 2009 Issue
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By Anna del C. Dye
I was born in Chile, and my mother died when I was only six. So my siblings and I grew up with our father and servants. By the time I was a teen my grandmother moved in with us, but I still longed for a mother.
Apr 2009 Issue
By Danielle Ellis
This past month, HBO shocked the collective Mormon consciousness by announcing they would air an episode of a show with scenes recreated from temple ceremonies. As members heard of the show, some began to write letters to the network or plan other means of protest.
And then the lesson began. Continue Reading »
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