Farewell     

31 Aug 2007 10:12 PM

About a month or so ago, I penned a blog regarding priorities. I noted that Miriam's recent article on the same subject caused me to rethink how I was distributing my time in relation to my activities, both religious and otherwise.

4 comments — latest 04 Sep 2007 09:04 PM by Miriam Caldwell

Padding the Resume

28 Aug 2007 07:00 AM

Last week, our stake held a career workshop. One of our stay-at-home moms came back revitalized. She confessed that she had always been nervous about jobhunting because she felt her resume to be weak. After the workshop, she realized her many strengths, proven both at home and at church.

Chronology of the Old Testament

27 Aug 2007 05:28 PM

I have a confession to make. My scriptural knowledge is fairly weak in the realm of the Old Testament. That must be why I was called to teach the book for Seminary this year! I have been preparing for the calling all summer, and along the way, have learned a wide variety of things.

LDS Family Week in Review: August 19-25

25 Aug 2007 09:00 PM

From genealogy to temple marriage to Education Week at BYU, we've covered the gauntlet of topics in the LDS blog this week. Monday, August 20th: In Online Genealogy, we discussed some ways to research our family tree from the comfort of our own home.

Camping Out

22 Aug 2007 07:00 AM

I just came home from an awesome Relief Society activity. We had a campfire right in the middle of the Primary room, told scary stories, and had an awesome time bonding. And we managed to host a visiting teaching seminar, as well. I'd like to pass on this great idea, courtesy of our President.

Tags: Encourage | Relief Society | visiting

Obtaining the Records

21 Aug 2007 07:00 AM

In this modern age, too many people believe that whatever you see on the internet is true. This applies even in genealogy; I have heard many people state that they found their family tree online and so the work is done.

2 comments — latest 22 Aug 2007 02:07 PM by Nola Redd

Tags: family | genealogy | research | sources

Online Genealogy

20 Aug 2007 07:09 PM

A few months ago, I talked about doing genealogy from home. I promised to write a blog about researching your family history online and now, at last, I am keeping that promise! As a stay-at-home mom, I have a strong testimony of eternal families and a huge difficulty with doing any research.

Tags: celestial | eternal | family tree | internet | research

The Week in Review: August 12-18

18 Aug 2007 07:11 PM

Our blog this week has ranged from scripture study to serving others to Sunday vacations. Monday, August 13th: In Putting Your Goodies to Good Use, we talked about some great ways to put some of the technological things from the church website to use in our daily lives.

Top 10 Signs Someone Has Just Come Off a Mission

16 Aug 2007 10:51 AM

Every member ought to be a missionary, but face it, those who have just returned from their missions really stand out. Here are just a few clues that the person you met at church has just been released from serving a full time mission. 1.

Helping Those Who Don't Want Help

15 Aug 2007 07:00 AM

It can be so difficult when we try to help someone who doesn't seem to want real help. So many people want support with the here-and-now but have a hard time focusing on the long term.

Tags: charity | education | lds | nurture | support