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I absolutely love Meridian Magazine!  This is a very inspirational article to help us in making sound New Year's Resolutions!  I'M GOING TO TRY IT! 5 Resolutions for My Health for the New Year By Scot Facer Proctor  · December 29, 2018 It’s nearly January again—it just seems like last year we went through this same passage of time!  We all want to make New Year’s Resolutions we can keep.  At some level we all want to take care of ourselves and improve our health.  Here are 5 resolutions you can keep—at least they will give you something serious to ponder about as you chart your own goals for health and wellness. ONE: I will become a fierce advocate of my own health. In the area of health we all struggle with one particular handicap:  Blindness.  We don’t take care of ourselves for numerous reasons.  Decide now:  No more being the victim.  No more entitlement.  No more youngest child syndrome...

Have we thought recently about the people who went through the Paradise, California, fire on November 8th?  This is a touching story about a missionary there that day. When My Missionary Son Was Caught in the Paradise Fire By Rachel J. Trotter  · December 27, 2018 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE The following comes from Rachel Trotter’s blog,  Evalogue Life . Sometimes life just goes along – things get busy and you’re kind of caught in the thick of thin things and then, out of nowhere you are awakened from life’s tasks and you re-evaluate everything you hold dear. That’s what happened to me the morning of November 8, 2018 – the day of the Paradise Fire. My son Joseph on his LDS Mission in Paradise with his second cousin once removed, Jayne Franck and our beloved Morris Family Cookbook Cookbooks and Family Stories But let’s rewind a couple of weeks. My son Joseph had ...

I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas Day, December 25, 2018. Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL December 25, 2018 Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior of Mankind SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Mosiah 3:17 "And moreover, I say unto you, that there shall be no other name given nor any other way nor means whereby salvation can come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent." ARCHIVE Please Visit www.Latterdaylight.com Thank you! QUOTE OF THE DAY Lorenzo Snow "We are all dependent upon Jesus Christ, upon his coming into the world to open the way whereby we might secure peace, happiness, and exaltation" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow, p. 277). Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL September 5, 2018 Hope SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Moroni 7:40-41 "And again, my beloved bre...

 I hope you are all feeling good, and having a wonderful Christmas season. This first beautiful Christmas video was sent to me by a friend.   Be sure and have your sound on, and then click on the link.  You'll love these! https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=vVoVRro0R2I I went to the Tabernacle Choir site, and also saw this one. They both brought tears ! https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Krj_9gOdy8k I love you all, and hope you are all well, and happy, and really feeling the Spirit of Christmas. How Joseph Smith Spent His Last Christmas by Laura F. Willes, excerpted from "Christmas with the Prophets"  | Dec. 22, 2018 Mormon Life The 1843 Christmas in Nauvoo was the last one Joseph Smith Jr. was to spend on earth. No one knew that just six months later he would be martyred in Carthage Jail. Perhaps no Christmas was more pleasant to the Prophet than this last one. Joseph and Emma had just moved into the spacious ...

today is the Prophet Joseph Smith's 213rd birthday!  I posted this on December 23, 2016, and I want to post it again! FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2016 766. Today is the Prophet Joseph Smith's birthday! 212 years ago today he was born! I also reaffirm my testimony this year, 2017! This year, 2016, I reconfirm my testimony which has been shared 4 times now -- 2013, 2014, 2015, and now 2016. I have loved the Prophet Joseph Smith, and learning about him as long as I can consciously remember!   I was born of goodly parents who also loved him and taught me of him.  I love to read of his life and teachings.  I know that he is a true prophet!  This same entry was posted on his birthday since I started this post in 2013 (with alterations each year).  I hope you enjoy reading it!  (in 2014) I hope whoever reads this has a few minutes to ponder these testimonies about the Prophet Joseph Smith, whose birthday is today. ...