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This article gives some great ideas on how to help our children connect to their ancestors in ways that will strengthen them for hard times, such as the  "Corona Virus" -- of which we are now in the middle! Our Role as Grandparents: Being the Connecting Link By  Richard and Linda Eyre  · March 30, 2020 Editor’s note:  This is the ninth in a series of Meridian Articles to and about grandparents.   See the first eight articles at  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 , and  8 .  A new article runs each Tuesday.  Richard and Linda, who spend more and more of their time these days writing and speaking to Grandparents, would appreciate your feedback (via comments) on each of these articles. During this Coronavirus Crisis (which is likely to go on for a while) our grandchildren (and our children for that matter) need an extra measure of  resilience .  Interestingly, several studies have found that the more kids know about their grandparents and great grandpare

I subscribe to Greg Trimble's blog, and it is always very inspirational!  This was written just yesterday, March 28th.  I want to be sure and give him the credit!   It is written especially for the missionaries who had to return early.  Please let any you know  about this inspirational article! BY  GREG TRIMBLE     FAITH A Letter To The Missionary  Force Of The World Dear Missionaries, There are a few things you absolutely must know. It doesn’t matter if you’re still in the field, riding on an airplane with a mask over your face, or already home. You need to know how special you are to this world, to your family, to your friends, and to the Savior. Maybe your mission was cut short, maybe you’re cooped up in a tiny apartment, maybe people are giving you the stink eye (even more than usual) just for showing your face in public. But no matter what, you need to know that you are a light to a world that is suffering in darkness and despair. From the minute yo

I hope you all enjoy this as your are staying home!  I especially love the cell phone choir!  Be sure to make it full screen! #AloneTogether: How People are Connecting During COVID-19 By  Michaela Proctor Hutchins  · March 26, 2020 We got a text from our neighbor the other day asking if we would be willing to come outside with a welcome home sign and balloons to cheer on her missionary son returning home early from Brazil as they drove by in the car. The wind picked up as all of us in the house came outside at 2:30pm, wrangling balloons, shivering, and getting text updates of where the family was on their way home. Suddenly, the quiet neighborhood was full of life, families outside in front of each house with signs and balloons. We waved to each other, feeling a new found community feeling (though we were already a very tight-knit community) and glad to see each other after not being at church together for two weeks. When the family finally pulled onto our

TODAY is the day to watch these videos, if you have time.  We are today celebrating, according to this  video - and the proof is here! -- a most important day in the history of the entire world,  since Jesus Christ was on the earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=H6MsQ6QBMMY     How Lovely Was the Morning – Documentary [HD]  NEW DOCUMENTARY ON THE FIRST VISION Also, an article on Book of Mormon blog is about what was in the video, but has more interesting things  also, that have been studied by scientists, etc. It can be found at --  https://www.bofm.blog/ march-26-1820-landmark-date- in-history/ This comment below was also in that article above, which is fascinating!    March 26th would become a "favorite" date for Joseph Smith. That date has stuck in my mind  ever since I learned that two events happened on that day, one in 1839 and one in 1844.  26 March 1844, a meeting meeting was held in which Joseph Smith gave his

I believe anything from Pres. Nelson is a lift, right now in the situation the world is in, that of a Pandemic, and many people sick, and some dying. March 2020 A Prophet, Preparation, and a Pandemic By  Sean Brotherson  · March 22, 2020 Cover image via Church Newsroom. We are living during what might be called the Great Pause. In our globalized world of the 21 st  century, we have never seen anything quite like it. Businesses are still. Transportation is less. People wait in their homes, apartments, and places of work, wondering and struggling and praying. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed our world on the brink of a different era—and we nervously peer ahead and anxiously wonder about the transitions. It is not easy. It is not pleasant. It is not the way we are used to living and being. In the midst of all this, it is easy to feel paralyzed or panicked. I have those feelings. I wonder about the future. About the present. About each day. And yet, I am

This is another great author, with creative ideas for families! How to Thrive When You’re Trapped Inside By  Nicholeen Peck  · March 19, 2020 Trapped! That’s what many people feel like they are right now. Many children are complaining of being bored, or worse, having way too much screen time. Stress is infiltrating more homes globally by the day because businesses are closing their doors, people are losing their jobs, bills are still coming due, social distancing is making people feel disconnected, and there are shortages of basic necessities at the stores. My Facebook friend, Jason, phrased it like this, “We’re all getting to understand what freedom really is now that it’s slowly being taken away from us…” So, is that trapped feeling the absence of freedom? Yes, that’s why it’s so hard to take. Having More Freedom When Freedom is Taken Freedom helps societies thrive. Luckily, in our homes, we are in charge of our own family-governments and self-governm

                          CHOOSE WHAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN! I will put    2 articles on each day for awhile, as there are so many good things out there which will lift your spirits! This article came from Meridian Magazine, Monday March 22, 2020 Coronavirus: Church is helping Iran, Italy, China and 13 other countries with medical supplies, ramps up food production “Due to its global reach and long trajectory, this emergency situation is like no other. ... We believe that there is hope and that the best way to cope with emergency situations is to help each other,” according to Latter-day Saint Charities. By  Tad Walch  and  Trent Toone     Mar 20, 2020, 7:52pm MDT Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window) Share this on Twitter (opens in new window) SHARE All sharing options Peanut butter pours into jars inside the peanut butter production plant at the Houston Cannery in Houston, Texas. The plant p