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Temple Garments FAQ 2

Francesca — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:10:00 +0000

Oakland CA TempleMore analysis on my stat counter has prompted me to write yet another post on temple garments, this time for Church members. Some information is repeated from the last FAQ to clarify common questions.What age to wear garmentsOfficially...

The Ensign

Francesca — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:34:00 +0000

This month I received my first issue of the Ensign. It took me 3 years before I finally subscribed. Before, I read it other ways: buying General Conference issues, borrowing copies from friends or the church library, and reading articles online. I love...

Callings

Francesca — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:39:00 +0000

The Church runs on volunteered time and service, organized through callings. We choose to accept or reject these callings when Church leaders extend them to us. When we are faced with this choice we must remember the following:Church leaders truly are ...

Maybe I Shouldn’t have Given them Salty Cookies…

ama49 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:21:31 +0000

In the LDS Church men from the ages of 14 on up are assigned as home-teachers. Home teachers are assigned in pairs and are assigned families in the congregation to help both spiritually and with their temporal needs as well. Home teachers are encouraged to share at least once a month a spiritual message with [...]

How Does God Speak to us? Help me help this reader…

ama49 — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:43:56 +0000

I recieved the following message from a reader the other day: Dear Friend, I liked reading your letter on God and receiving his message through understanding of God´s manner of speaking. I have been reading very much and watching Daystar programs considerably. All of these things are interesting but the more I read the Bible [...]

How Does God Speak to us? Help me help this reader…

ama49 — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:43:56 +0000

Things that Invite the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit) into My Life

Katy — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:50:03 +0000

~by Katy With our daughter, our lil’ Hannah, now a full-fledged member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, I’ve been trying to help her find ways to develop her spirit…mainly her connection with the Holy Ghost. I want her to learn how to feel His influence…in her own way. We’ve talked about how [...]

Romance

Francesca — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:24:00 +0000

Need romantic ideas? Try spiritual activities. Marital success is dependent on a love triangle between you, your spouse, and Heavenly Father. The closer you both become to Him, the closer you become to each other.My favorite romantic activity is going ...

Pray, Ask, Listen, Follow

TJ — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:36:15 +0000

When you pray for an opportunity, remember to also pray for courage. After writing for my own projects—my fiction manuscript, my autobiography and my blog—I needed to reach for some new possibilities beyond myself to share my talents in a way that benefits my local community. I took my desire to the Lord and discovered a truth [...]

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Pray, Ask, Listen, Follow

Looking for Miracles

TJ — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:16:10 +0000

Sometimes I pray for a need, and it isn’t fulfilled. Sometimes I doubt that he knows our needs. But then I pray for rain, and it rains. Moroni, who lived alone and hid from his enemies for more than 2o years, said: All ye that have imagined up unto yourselves a god who can do no miracles . . . God has not [...]

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Looking for Miracles

"Far above Rubies"

Francesca — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:56:00 +0000

Certain TV shows and previews reminded me of a quote from Sister Margaret Nagauld:"Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need...

The Woman at the Well

Francesca — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:39:00 +0000

John 4:1-15 tells the story of Jesus and the woman at the well. Jesus told her, "Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shal...