Scripture Sunday

The Parable of the Flying Cheerleader

It is football season and what better time would there be then now to share the Parable of the Flying Cheerleader. Life as a teenager is like being a flyer on a cheer leading team.  Let me explain.   Spectators are always impressed with the stunts cheer leading teams perform at fall football games.  This… Continue reading The Parable of the Flying Cheerleader

Scripture Sunday

Feasting on the Words of Power

This weekend is a feast... a FEAST for the soul! It is General Conference weekend for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  In our church we have a world-wide conference twice a year that is broadcast for Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The prophet, the twelve apostles and others called by… Continue reading Feasting on the Words of Power

Scripture Sunday

You are Mine

I have to admit, I am complete confused by women I hear or see complaining about the messages church leadership sends to women in the church.  I LOVE what I learn in meetings and in conference!  Take yesterday at the General Women's Conference. I came away with a great reminder to  remember who I am,… Continue reading You are Mine

Scripture Sunday

Glory of Truth Enlightened

D&C 93:36 "The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth." I've heard this scripture for most of my life.  It is the motto of the university I attended and graduated from. Intelligence usually is coupled with gathering of information... learning... thinking.  God wants us to learn.  He wants us to… Continue reading Glory of Truth Enlightened

Scripture Sunday

Do You Hear the Crickets Sing?

There is a time in every single one of our lives when we all realized we have learned to hear the crickets. Crickets are messengers.  Near my home, crickets are a signal that summer is ending soon, that fall is approaching.  Their cheerful little chirps add to magical late summer evenings. (I read that their… Continue reading Do You Hear the Crickets Sing?

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Another Testament of Jesus Christ

Today I finished reading "The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ".  This is not the first time I have read this book.  However, this is the first time I have read it in 65 days - the time it took Joseph Smith to translate the gold plates. I usually read the Book of… Continue reading Another Testament of Jesus Christ