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…they want their shirt back.  Too bad.  Its mine, and I love it. -Heather ps – only 1 week left to enter the giveaway esprit top thrifted $2.50Joes jeans swapped $20Frye sandals via eBay $20  Read More →

– Oct 8, 1872 [Sermon] Brigham Young:, Jr Testimony – Search the Scriptures – Word of Wisdom, JD 15:191 – 197 (1) – Oct 9, 1872 [Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] … Presidet Young spoke one hour upon the order of Enoch & the way the people should live should keep the law of God the word of wisdom set a good Example Employ No doctors ownly surgeons & have No lawyiers. (2) – Oct 30, 1872 [Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 30 I finished picking grapes to day. Made 15 gallons wine. (2) – During 1872 (Susa Young Gates) Married Saint George dentist Alma Dunford. Sixteen years old at the time, she was psychologically unprepared for the intimacies of married life. Her husband's drinking problem complicated their relationship. In 1877, while Dunford was serving a mission intended to rehabilitate him from alcoholism, Susa filed for divorce. He returned and raised their two children. Even on her deathbed more than fifty years later, she worried,... Read the rest of this entry »

Thank you to everyone who entered my three giveaways during A Blogtastic Extravaganza! Congratulations to the winners: Prize #1 Upcycled Silverware Jewelry Allison Prize #2 Girl’s Accessories Brooke Anna Prize #3 Family Friendly Folk CD’s Michelle Winners were chosen by Random.org and have been notified by email.   In the event that a winner has not responded within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.    Read More →

– Nov 12, 1870 [Sermon] Joseph F. Smith: The Gospel and the Things of the World – Consistency – Works As Well As Faith – The Word of Wisdom, JD 13:336 – 342 (1) – Aug 27, 1871 [Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 27 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle. A. P. Rockwood Prayed. Brother Albert Dewey spoke 22 Minuts Br Ship 33. Rev Dr Thompson spoke 13, & President Young 16 M. Afternoon. G Q Cannon spoke 20 Minuts. Then Gen Riley of Rochester N.Y. spoke upon Temperance 30 M, then G. Q. Cannon 30, & Presidt Young 21 M. I received 4 letters & I wrote 2 to Thomas [-] & Mr S Hart. (2) [Sermon] Brigham Young: Temperance, JD 14:223 – 227 (1) – During 1871 (B. H. Roberts) Young Roberts worked for Centerville farmers, made bricks for construction of the Salt Lake ZCMI, and drove an ox-team grader for the Utah Central Railway. At fourteen, he prospected in the Utah mining districts of Ophir,... Read the rest of this entry »

Do you wonder if you’ll ever learn? What I mean is, does it seem you need to be taught the same lesson over and over again? I do. Case in point… My husband started his own business a little over a year ago. We knew it was a crazy time economically to do this. We knew we were taking a big chance – him quitting his great paying, full benefits, stable job – crazy right? But we felt it was the right move for him. We had faith that the Lord was directing our actions. Things started off great! His business started off booming! We were so excited! His business is still booming. He has employees who get their paychecks without any problem. He is able to pay all of the business expenses with no problem. But here is the catch, not much money has found its way into our family bank account as of yet. He absolutely cannot work any harder than he already is; there just aren’t enough hours in the day. So what is the problem? We keep the commandments. We pay... Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever heard of Julieta Venegas? She is basically the Regina Spektor of the hispanic world. Her voice is full of magical powers, so enjoy!  Read More →

 Some parts of parenting are simple:feed your child and let him restkiss his boo boos and dry his tears But some things are not as simple. Teaching a child honesty, integrity, friendliness, courage, unselfishness and self-discipline requires more than an occasional lecture on the subject. I recently found a site that give ideas on how to teach these values to children in a monthly list.  Check it out: The Power of Moms by Lilly J http://www.ilovethewaysheblogs.blogspot.com/ http://www.happydotmom.blogspot.com/ ***************************************************** Enjoy what you just read? Subscribe to our posts or become a follower.  Read More →

– Mar 6, 1870 [Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 6 Sunday In Company with G. Q. Cannon & George Chrisman to Bishop Brintons ward on Cotton wood. We met Elder John Taylor. We met to hear some Complaints against Bishop Brinton By some Members who drank whiskey & Chewed tobacco. But after setting 4 Hours & hearing all that Could be said against him we found nothing proved against him. We rebuked the accusers took supper returned home. Visited Bishop Hoagland. Laid Hands upon him. Found him vary low. Went to the 14 ward. Herd a Primitive Minister preach about Christ dying on Calvary. I followed him a few moments & returned home. 20 M. (1) – Apr 10, 1870 [Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 10 Sunday I wrote a letter to Col Joseph Leffet & sent $1 for Muskie clover or Bee feed. I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting in the Tabernacle. A H Raleigh spok in the forenoon & gave an interesting account of his mission. He said the American Nation... Read the rest of this entry »

With the growing legalization of gay marriage in the United States, talk about legalizing other marital relationships between consenting adults, to include the practice of plural marriage where one man marries many women, is beginning to surface. Not only do the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints practice plural marriage, but the Muslim Quran recognizes plural marriage as valid and authorizes Muslim men to be married to as many as four women simultaneously. So the question naturally arises as to whether or not the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would reinstitute the practice of plural marriage should it become legal in the United States. LDS officials have not addressed this question publicly, but the question is explored by Salt Lake Tribune reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack in an article entitled “Will polygamy return for LDS here and hereafter?”. She cites Brigham Young University political science professor Valerie Hudson, who opines that even if plural... Read the rest of this entry »

Good Nutrition and Exercise- Our Word of Wisdom ~ Here it almost September and I feel like I haven’t  had a chance to enjoy the summer. Part of the reason for this is because of the weather and another reason was recovering from ankle surgery. We had a very very long spring. I can feel fall in the air; and it is one of my favorite seasons of the year. I am a goal setter but not good at being a doer. Thus when September comes every year; I re- evaluate my goals that I set for January. For the past 30 + years my goals each January are the same. I do add a couple of new ones every year; but basically the goals are  identical to the year before. A majority of these goals have not been reached at least in their fullness.A few of the items on my forever list are to lose weight, exercise more, eat less and eat what is good for me. Mind you I have been struggling with weight issues for years. I am what is called a Yo Yo dieter. I never start a diet... Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re going to break into a car and steal a stereo, don’t do it in the parking lot of a chapel where missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are having a conference. That’s the lesson learned by one drug addict who’s in jail today as a result. The Ogden Standard-Examiner and KSL Channel 5 report that a man subsequently described to be high on drugs had broken into a car parked at the LDS chapel located at 4555 W. 4000 South in Hooper, Utah. He was removing the stereo when nine LDS missionaries suddenly emerged from the chapel. From the account given by the Weber County Sheriff’s Department on their Facebook page: “The missionaries asked the suspect to please re-install the stereo, which he did. The suspect had a conversation and a short cry with the missionaries. They took his picture. He then left in a vehicle. The missionaries got the license plate”. Later that same day, the suspect was found at a different church in... Read the rest of this entry »

As Mormon-Church-History has traced through the history of the church, it has arrived at the the events immediately preceding the death of Joseph Smith. Over the next few days, an hour-by-hour chronology of the dramatic last few days of Joseph Smith‘s life will be detailed.Tune in — get your daily dose of Mormon History — available via Blog, Rss, Email, Facebook or Twitter: http://bit.ly/mohist  Read More →