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I do love to read the inspirational thoughts daily, from Latter Day Light Daily Devotional.  Here are a few I have saved from the last couple of weeks.  I hope they inspire us all, and help us have good Sabbath Day Thoughts! Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL January 30, 2016 Education SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Doctrine & Covenants 93:53 "And, verily I say unto you, that it is my will that you should hasten to translate my scriptures, and to obtain a knowledge of history, and of countries, and of kingdoms, of laws of God and man, and all this for the salvation of Zion. Amen . " QUOTE OF THE DAY John Taylor "We are here, as a people, . . . not to imitate the world, unless it be in that which is good . . . but that we may put ourselves in possession of every truth, of every virtue, of every principle of intelligence known among men, together with those that God has revealed for our special guidance, a

Counter Cultural Parenting By Nicholeen Peck  · January 27, 2016, in Meridian Magazine Editor’s Note: The following is part one of a two-part series on “counter-cultural parenting.” To make sure you don’t miss part two, subscribe to Meridian for free by  clicking here .   Society is transforming tremendously fast. In the past 10 years the United States has become drastically divided as a nation on important issues like the value of life, the value of religious institutions and morals, the value of the natural family, and what constitutes proper education. The list could go on. Fruitless debates fill the airwaves and the Internet. Families feel attacked, individuals feel devalued, and children are becoming more aggressive and depressed. What is happening to the world? The answer is that counter culture has become the new culture. Luckily, the families of the world still have hope. If culture and the process of creating or changing culture are understood, then de

This is a great article from LDS.org, and gives us a lot of peace when facing a loved one leaving the Church. When a Child Leaves  the Church                                          by LDS.org  | Jan. 26, 2016                                 Makes You Think Mormon Life By Robin Zenger Baker The author lives in Massachusetts, USA. Listen   Download   Print   Share We can embrace the principle that our children are blessed with agency, even when they use it to head in directions we don’t agree with. Illustrations by Iker Ayestaran Weeks had passed since my adult daughter had moved to a new city, and each Sunday that she missed church brought me the same concerns. Would she ever return to church? I tried everything I could think of to get her there: encouragement, logic, pleading, acting as her personal alarm clock, prayer, fasting, even calling her bishop. Since we lived 2,000 miles (3,220 km) apart, it was difficult for me to attend with her, but