By Gail Jackson
When you have several children it may seem impossible to find time to spend with each child individually. We knew this one-on-one attention was extremely important and looked for various ways to accomplish it.

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This issue of Desert Saints Magazine focuses on families and family history. This topic is such an exciting one: it brings the spirit of Elijah into our hearts like nothing else can. That spirit enlivens those it touches with a love for God, for extended family, for the Savior’s redemptive work, and for the temple, wherein holy ordinances are performed.

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By Dave Ellis
There are many facets to genealogy. This month I would like to focus on family stories, and by family stories I mean embarrassing moments.

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Members of the Relief Society organization of the Las Vegas, NV, Monte Cristo congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are pictured with board members of the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program Foundation (“CASA”).  Pictured (left to right) are Alesa Ohlson, Charlotte Dougan, Marian Hass (CASA), Jo Ann Angerson (CASA), and Sherrie Thomas.

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By Staci Swinton Brooks
The Savior taught that the only way to inherit the Celestial Kingdom is to become as a child. His words were, “whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child, him will I receive, for of such is the kingdom of God” (3 Nephi 9:22). We are born into this world as our truest spiritual selves – untainted by worldly influences that pull us away from who we must be.

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