By Lu Ann Brobst Staheli
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Although Charles Dickens referred to the period surrounding the French Revolution, people around the world are beginning to sense the worst of times is now. Economic down turns, greed in the workplace, vulgarity on the Internet, television, and movie screens, violent video games filled with debasing images, debauchery and terrorism abounding in the world makes one think perhaps we are living in Sodom and Gomorrah.

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by Annette Lyon
I was about sixteen when Sister G. was my Sunday School teacher. She was a nurse, and at times her expertise worked its way into her lessons. I specifically remember how, after asking a question, she’d always follow it up with the same admonition:

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By Lin Vernon Floyd
Do you take the opportunity to bear your testimony on fast Sunday or when your family has gathered for special occasions like a baptism or baby blessing? It’s important that they know the depth of your religious feelings. Family home evenings are also appropriate occasions to share your testimony with your family, but how about writing down and self-publishing those sacred experiences for your loved ones?

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By Danielle Ellis
“Stand close together and lift where we stand,” counseled President Dieter F. Uctdorf in an address to the priesthood brethren in the October 2008 general conference. Although President Uctdorf’s counsel applies to many settings within the Church and our lives, I want to share the startling results I have experienced applying this counsel to family history.

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By John M Stuart, MSW
What were we thinking? This is the question of questions as we ponder why any one of us would have elected to come into this mortal experience. After all, life is difficult! If Heavenly Father is a God of love, why would he want us to endure any adversity?

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By Rachelle Sullivan
It’s not just about the end of the world and you don’t have to be a fanatic. As Shane Sullivan likes to put it, “It’s one of the easiest principles of the Gospel to follow. It doesn’t require a lot of faith for me to figure out that I like to eat and I don’t like to be hungry!” One of the most common things we hear is that someone bought their food storage 20 years ago and they are tired of “throwing their money away.”

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By Lu Ann Brobst Staheli
“I want to spend more time in scripture study (service, church activities, prayer, etc.), but I just don’t have a spare minute during the day. I hardly have time to spend with my family. There’s just so much to do!”

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by Annette Lyon
As Latter-day Saints, we have quite a “to do” list. Raise your hand if you fulfill every bit of the following with exactness: Attend all church meetings every week. Pray daily—not just alone but with a spouse and with family. Multiple times daily. Have daily scripture study alone, with spouse, and family. Fast monthly. Do Visiting or Home Teaching. Have a year’s supply of food. (Don’t
forget the garden and then canning the harvest—oh, and grinding our own wheat and making homemade bread.) Obey the Word of Wisdom (which includes getting enough sleep and exercise). Pay tithing and other offerings. Hold weekly Family Home Evenings. And don’t forget Family History work and attending the temple.

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By Lin V. Floyd
Whether you are a school-age child or a grandparent, we all have memories that can be written down and saved to enjoy at some future time or compiled for our descendants.

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By Dave Ellis
Scott H. Swofford has produced such films as The Work and the Glory (I, II, III), Legacy, Testaments and Luke II among others. He was also recently the Director of Media for the Church. We asked Brother Swofford about the direction of LDS media.

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By Jaleh Donaldson
Stress is something everyone experiences on a regular basis, but with the economic downturn, increase in unemployment, reduced value in assets, along with other changes in our society, the pressures on parents increase as they strive to successfully parent during the current financial storm.

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Larry and Ginger Ewell have been changing lives in a very positive way for over 20 years. As owners and operators of Latter Day Tours out of Las Vegas, they have taken hundreds of people—adults as well as teenagers– on church history tours. Imagine giving your graduating senior the gift of a firm

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Valentine’s Day is a great time to remind your sweetheart of your feelings. But where to start your love note is a struggle for many.
So we’re here to help: Here are quotes you can use (with proper citing, of course!) to get your thoughts moving.

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By Tina Scott
The myths and legends surrounding Valentine’s Day are as varied and numerous as the ones surrounding Robin Hood and King Arthur’s court. Some accounts say that Valentine was a Catholic priest who defied the Roman emperor, Claudius II and secretly

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By Lu Ann Brobst Staheli
In all the preparations surrounding her upcoming wedding, the bride-to-be has planned for everything. The ring is selected, the announcements mailed, the gown fitted, the flowers ordered—she is ready. Ready for everything, except changing her name after her wedding.

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