I’m not Lucky, I’m Blessed
Sometimes I can hardly believe my good fortune! I have food to eat (more than I need), clothes to wear (more than I need), a roof over my head (more space than I need), friends who care about me (can never have too many …
A Brigham Young University Student Journal
Spiritual
4 Steps that Got Me into Family History
Getting into family history usually takes overcoming one of the greatest obstacles around: the sheer difficulty of an unfamiliar, complex endeavor. It can be a little daunting, but here are some ways to ease into family history work. Start by Indexing Indexing is a …
Expressing Gratitude
“Keep the Commandments” The Thanksgiving holiday is a time to express thanks for the many blessings we have been given. A time to pause, reflect, and notice blessings that we may not otherwise recognize. A time to express our love for our Savior and our Heavenly …
Strengthening Family: Plan of Salvation
Before we were born we all lived with God. Genesis 1:27 says, “God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he them; male and female created he them.” Thus, men and women were created, spiritually first, as God’s own offspring—spirit …
The Pursuit of Happiness: Becoming and Belonging
Last fast Sunday, as I was listening to the testimonies borne over the pulpit, I noticed a pattern. Over and over people were testifying about how the gospel brings us real and lasting (even eternal) happiness. I felt something within me agree with the sentiment, …
Sabbath Message: The Role of Parents
When I was young, my mother showed me a verse in the Book of Mormon that had always meant a lot to her, and that she considered to be her goal in life. It is a verse well known throughout the Church, and is found …
Sabbath Message: Whom Will Ye Serve?
“[C]hoose you this day whom ye will serve . . . but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). I’m not sharing this scripture because it is my favorite, or because it changed my life when I memorized it in Seminary. …
What are you Thankful for?
This time of year it can seem almost cheesy to express gratitude, however there is a good reason this holiday is all about giving thanks. Happiness cannot be achieved through the acquisition of temporal desires and “keeping up with the Jones’.” True happiness comes only …
Sabbath Message: General Conference
We are half-way through General Conference! What have you learned? Share your thoughts on twitter and facebook and #LDSconf. Watch General Conference Live on LDS.org! Catch up on Saturday sessions, Priesthood, and the General Women’s Meeting here. “What I the Lord have spoken, I have …