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Since the passing of our beloved Apostle Elder L. Tom Perry, on the BYU TV channel, there have been talks by him presented.   I especially liked one that was given in August, 2002, in Education Week, entitled "Finding Refuge From The Storm".  If you put his name on Google, you can access information and talks given by Elder Perry, and feel of his spirit and testimony.                                     L. Tom Perry, as a young Marine He mentions passing from middle age to old age with his 80th birthday!  So I guess I have entered "old age", as I passed my 80th last October! (2014)  I have included part of that talk that was especially interesting to me, and gives a great example of how he taught his grand-children important things in life.  A great example for us!    Elder L. Tom Perry, showing his great enthusiastic and happy disposition. The fo...

UPDATE!  ELDER L. TOM PERRY PASSED AWAY ABOUT 3 P.M. JUST OVER 2 AND A HALF HOURS AGO, IN UTAH. In blog # 403, I told about Elder L. Tom Perry having cancer.  This is the update as of today.  He has been such a stalwart apostle, and inspiration.  Of course, all apostles are stalwarts, and we love them all.  The article below was in our local newspaper, The Spectrum, this morning.  The statement from Church spokesman Eric Hawkins was from the Mormon News Room.  The link below is written in many languages. http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/elder-l-tom-perry-thanks-members-and-friends-as-health-worsens Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said, “Elder Perry has asked that we share his thanks for the prayers and kindness extended to him by Church members and friends. Despite earlier treatments, cancer has spread aggressively to his lungs and beyond. Elder Perry is at home. He will no longer attend meetings, though he is still receiving v...

Darla Isackson, a writer for Meridian Magazine, always has some very inspiring ideas.  I really like this today! Faith Is a Decision, Not a Feeling! By Darla Isackson  · May 28, 2015 (This article has been adapted from Darla’s book  Trust God No Matter What!  To learn more, visit her website darlaisackson.com) Author Note:  Years ago I wrote an article titled, “Can Faith Be a Decision?” that became a chapter in my book  Trust God No Matter What.  Since then, I’ve changed that question mark to an exclamation point. Faith IS a decision we can choose to make no matter how we feel, a truth that has been taught in many recent conference talks and church lessons. This is a vital principle to remember during hard times. There are seasons of our spiritual lives when no matter how many scriptures we read, no matter how many prayers we say or temple sessions we attend or how much service we render, we won’t necessarily feel the S...

Last year in blog # 210 on August 12, 2014, I included our granddaughter, Sister Skye Nicholson's profile on Mormon.org.  Today at 1:00 p.m. she will arrive home from her mission and her homecoming will be this coming Sunday.    We are hoping that Wayne, my husband, will feel good enough for us to drive from St. George to Bountiful to go to her homecoming.  He will have kidney dialysis on Saturday morning, and then we will drive up and come home on Monday if all goes well.  She has such a wonderful testimony.  I want to include her testimony she wrote in her e mail last week, and then her profile, as it has been updated since it was published last year.   She and her companion had a special assignment to be "service missionaries", and they did a lot of service every week.  One of the places they did service was at an animal shelter.  This is a picture of her there: The following e mail was written on May 18, 2015, last week, and she gives...

I found this on Meridian Magazine, and thought that these books are so great, I want to post them.  At one time we have had almost all of them, but I want to check through my books, and perhaps add any not there. 10 influential LDS books summarized in one sentence each May 22nd, 2015 | With hundreds of new books published each year by LDS authors, it’s impossible to keep up with the best in LDS writing. So we’ll make it easy on you: Here are 10 of the most popular LDS books ever, summarized in just a sentence each. 1.  Jesus the Christ , by  James E. Talmage (1915) A classic text on the life and ministry of the Savior, “Jesus the Christ” is a doctrinal study that was commissioned by the first presidency and written by Talmage in a council room in the Salt Lake Temple. 2.  Believing Christ , by Stephen E. Robinson (1992) Featuring the central doctrines of mercy, justice and salvation by grace — the real “good news” of the gospel — “Belie...

This post was on this blog on Nov. 7, 2014, on Elder Richard Scott's birthday.  I noticed someone had read it today, and I read it over again, and decided it is worth re-printing!  He is now very ill, and isn't able to do his work as an apostle, due to poor health, and some dementia because of it, as I understand.  So it is important to remember some of the inspired counsel he has given before.  This today is truly wonderful!  So I'm posting it as it was last November. Happy Birthday, Elder Richard G. Scott.  This was on LDS Living today, Nov. 7, 2014. Elder Scott's 21 Principles to Help You Live by the Spirit EXCERPTED FROM  21 PRINCIPLES  BY ELDER RICHARD G. SCOTT -  Today Elder Scott celebrates his 86th year. In a long life dedicated to the Lord, he's learned a lot. Here are  21 divine truths Elder Scott has shared  to help us all live more fully by the Spirit. Photo from  lds.org . Humankind has always b...