A Brigham Young University Student Journal
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 …
Dear reader, Happy Friday! Maybe you feel like your walls are looking boring. Why not try shaking it up? See ideas for 10 easy accent walls below. 1. Broom—Texture. Different kinds of texture are so great. And this one is peculiar—in a good way! 2. Wood …
The last two years of my college life I have spent living at home with my parents and three younger siblings. I moved home after I spent some time—and most of my money—on a study abroad in the British Isles. The thought of moving back home after being on my own was frustrating, but the last two years have been much different than I expected. Here are four things I learned about what college kids and their families can do to make living together a good experience.
—Sarah Perkins, Senior Managing Editor, Stance
How much does science play into your love life? According to recent studies, it may be much more influential than you think. An important part of the human immune system involves Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules, which are antigens that coat the cells in the …
With this unusually warm weather, spending time outside is a great way to spend time with your family. Eating together means being together—when people share a meal, they get a chance to relax and converse. Provo and Orem have lots of great parks to choose …
“[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. I think this is one of my dad’s favorite scriptures, and I remember enjoying it when I read it for the first time in Seminary. But it’s never been one of those scriptures that stuck with me. It’s never been my go-to scripture.
Although it has never been that scripture for me, someday I want it to be one of the most applicable and meaningful scriptures in my repertoire. Someday, when I have a family with little children who depend on me for so much—I will want this scripture to have meaning. When I have a family I will teach my children the gospel of Christ. I will teach them right from wrong. I will train and guide them in all that they need to know. I will teach them who to serve. When I have a family, we will serve the Lord.
—Shelby Olsen, Stance
During the Christmas holiday, my sister- and brother-in-law made the wonderful announcement that she was pregnant! They gave my mother-in-law a book and written inside was a due date for when the book should be read to a new grandbaby. However, they had yet more …
Dear Stance: Studies on the Family readers, Good morning! Making your own frames can add spunk and color to your space—whether you live in a home, a rental, an apartment, wherever! You can even alter frames to make them unique. Check out 10 ideas below . . …
These bran muffins are the easiest breakfast-on-the-go! They are so delicious and so filling, and don’t even need anything to go with them (although they are delicious with butter or jam).
The best part? The batter literally lasts 30 days in the refrigerator so you can have delicious muffins all month! But let’s be honest, you’ll eat them way quicker than that.
Ingredients:
3 cups sugar (minus 1 TBS per cup…don’t ask why)
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1 quart buttermilk
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
5 teaspoons baking soda
6 cups Kellogg’s All-Bran (long sticks)
2 cups boiling water
Mix together 2 cups of the All-Bran with 2 cups boiling water. Let cool.
In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, and buttermilk. In a separate bowl, stir flour, salt, and baking soda together. Then add dry mixture to the large bowl with the wet mixture; stir together.
Add the remaining 4 cups of All-Bran to the large bowl, add the cooled All-Bran and water combination to the large bowl and stir until ingredients are just blended. Grease muffin pan and fill.
Bake at 400 degrees for 15-27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the muffin comes out clean.
Remaining batter may be kept in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 30 days!
Yield: 4 dozen muffins.
—Morgan Lewis, Stance
President’s Day has come and gone. Maybe you roasted hot dogs on the grill with your family? Maybe you lit a few sparklers? You probably didn’t sit in the library for hours researching why you were celebrating. But learning can actually be fun and can …