Last Sunday we were in for an interesting suprise. At the end of our sacrament meeting, our bishop got up in church and announced that our Emergency Management Chairperson for our ward (the word Mormons use for “congregation”) had an announcement. She got up and announced that we were having a drill for 72 hours [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Preparing Physically and Spiritually for Emergencies and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
Posted in Spirituality on October 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
6 Keys to a Healthy Self Esteem
Posted in Depression and Anxiety, Joseph Smith, Love, Spirituality, tagged Depression, God, Humility, Love, Self Esteem, Spirituality on October 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I came across notes from a talk given about 1 1/2 years ago by James E Faust, who at that time was serving as a counselor to President Gordon B Hinckley for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Parts of his talk was on having a healthy self esteem. I will list the [...]
Father put in Jail for not Allowing Same-sex Marriage to be Taught to his Child at School
Posted in Homosexuality, Politics, tagged gay, gay marriage, gay rights, Homosexuality, parenting, same-sex marriage on October 15, 2008 | 19 Comments »
This short video was forwarded to me by a friend this morning. I think it is an extreme example, but one that could definitely take place should the law pass to legalize same-sex marriages. Here is the link to view the video: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1352578267/bctid1819819843 For me the video raises a few questions. First, this is terrible [...]
Favorite General Conference Talks by Mormon Prophets
Posted in Latter-day Saints, tagged LDS, mormon prophets, Mormon talks, Mormons on October 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Being that it’s conference weekend, I thought I’d share some of my favorite conference talks from various LDS leaders throughout the years and how they’ve affected me for good. So here are a few of them in no specific order: The Grandeur of God by Jeffery R Holland Jeffery Holland gave this talk a few years [...]
