A Brigham Young University Student Journal
In a little more than a week, it’s St. Valentine’s Day. đ Okay, so I’m sorry for the reminder. I think this holiday is a little overrated. But here are some not terrible ideas to celebrate this holiday with a little more style Coffee Filters. So you …
Hereâs a fun holiday treat that the whole family can help make! These delicious homemade marshmallows will melt in your mouth, but the best part is choosing your favorite toppings to roll them in. Crushed graham crackers, toasted coconut, and cinnamon sugar are some tasty …
by AmberLee Hansen
As I was walking across campus the other day huddled in my coat against the recent fall chill, I saw grounds crew putting Christmas lights up on the trees in the JFSB quad. I smiled. Some people think that November is too early for Christmas music, too early to think about Christmas. For some reason, people see looking forward to Christmas as overlooking Thanksgiving. But for me, they all go together. From Halloween to New Years Day are two months of wonderful memories every year.
What I love about the holiday season is the time that our society sets aside to be with family. Some of my most cherished memories were made during the holidays. Like the one year my mom tried to make cornucopias for each Thanksgiving place setting out of steamed sugar cones. Or all the times we decorated gingerbread houses while the snow just kept piling up outside the window. I remember shaking the gifts underneath the tree trying to figure out just what my sister got me for Christmas. And sitting on my uncleâs couchâfull, warm, and happyâcontent to just sit and listen to my family chattering around me.
The holidays wouldnât be much without my family because to me that is what the holidays are. So bring on the holiday music! Bring on the Christmas lights! Itâs never too early to take time for family.
by Kaylyn Johnston Family. Defined by the dictionary as, âa basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not.â This definition, however, does little to reflect just what family really means to an individual. Arenât families …
by Adrienne Anderson Since before I can remember, my mother has made cinnamon rolls for Christmas, Easter, and LDS General Conference. She gets up around five or six in the morning to make sure everything is ready by the time we wander into the kitchen. …
“He is risen! He is risen! Tell it out with joyful voice. He has burst his three days’ prison; let the whole wide earth rejoice. Death is conquered; man is free. Christ has won the victory.” Christ has won the victory for us over death. He has also won the victory over sin, pain, and suffering. No matter the issues we face, personally or with our families, they can all be swallowed up in the love of Jesus. We discuss many of the issues facing families today and how we can overcome those issues; however, no matter how ready we are to face those challenges through secular means, Jesus is the only means by which our families can be truly united and at peace.
Have a happy Easter.
by Laura Nava The cultural ideals set for love relationships between men and women appear beautiful and enticing. Thousands of books and movies portray the most exquisite romantic situations. Holidays such as Motherâs Day, Fatherâs Day, and the pinnacle of all romantic holidaysâValentineâs Dayâsuggest the …
We would like to thank all the service men and women and their families for the immense sacrifices they perform everyday to protect our nation.
from Dustin Schwanger 
I would like to wish all fathers a happy Father’s Day, especially my own dad. He was my first role model, the one that I always wanted be like. Especially when I was a kid, I wanted to do what he did and wear what he woreâor apparently didn’t wear, according to this picture. Most importantly, he loved me and taught me how to be a good Christian. I just want to thank him and my mom, who has been just as influential in shaping who I am, for all the years they have loved and cared for me. If all parents were just like them, the world would be a much better place.
We would like to wish everyone a happy Independence Day! As well as our parties, fireworks, and family time, let us take time to remember and pray for those who continue to fight for and protect the freedoms that we celebrate today.