By Leigh Dethman
It was a rainy, lackluster Sunday, December 2, 1979, when a gregarious Apostle of God with his long and purposeful stride entered the dreary Dresden hospital in the German Democratic Republic. The moment was quintessential Thomas S. Monson. Following a prompting, he had flown more than 5,200 miles and crossed behind the Iron Curtain at Checkpoint Charlie for one purpose – to give Inge Burkhardt a blessing.

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By Danielle Ellis

“Joyful Life” was the theme of the Las Vegas Time Out for Women, held at Cashman Center September
19 & 20. Nearly two thousand women gathered to hear counsel from Sheri Dew, Wendy Watson Nelson, Virginia Pearce, Tom Smith, Chris Stewart and more. Music and inspiration were provided by Hillary Weeks and Jason Deere, and there was even a video segment from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

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By Danielle Ellis

In the September 2008 CES Devotional, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland spoke on the lessons we can learn from Joseph Smith’s time in Liberty Jail. I felt that his comments bear repeating here.

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By Danielle Ellis

In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, people began to discuss the concept of “cocooning.” By this they meant the concept of pulling back from outside activities and focusing on the family. Facing our mortality has a way of refocusing priorities. That’s good, right?

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