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This article is rather long, but it's all good!  So if you have to read part one time and then the rest later to read it all, you will be glad you did!    Seeking and Receiving Family Revelation By  Richard and Linda Eyre  and  Saydi Eyre Shumway  · April 29, 2020 Editor’s Note:  New York Times #1 Bestselling Authors Richard and Linda Eyre join forces with their daughter Saydi (an “in the trenches” mother of four young children) to produce this series on the why-tos and the how-tos of receiving the Direct-Stewardship inspiration, guidance, and revelation we need to create strong and righteous families in this difficult world.  This is article 2 in a multi-part weekly series which will run here in Meridian every Tuesday. ( Click  here  to read article 1 ) In today’s turbulent world, and with the challenge of home centered Gospel teaching, parents and grandparents need personal family revelation more than ever before.  And since every home situation is

Are we looking to our Prophet, and the Seers -- the  Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for our direction?  They can see "afar off!" A Seer, in Times When We Struggle to See By  Craig R. Frogley  · April 27, 2020 Sometimes, we learn doctrine while seeking answers to other personal concerns.  As a reader and keeper of records, Limhi just wanted a translation service for the mysterious set of metal plates his people had found.  What happened to the writers, what was their story, their civilization, etc.?  Ammon’s answer included this important doctrinal statement that furnishes us with hope in a world gone seemingly dark, with conspiracy theories blossoming in every corner, some credible, some not. “…a seer is greater than a prophet…a seer is a revelator and a prophet also; and a gift which is greater can no man have, except he should possess the power of God… a seer can know of things which are past, and also of things which are to come, and by them s

 This may be something you will want to do if you have a graduate                                              this year! I have a granddaughter graduating from High School this year.  They plan a "virtual graduation", and hopefully it will bring a lot of fun and joy! I admire anyone who graduates from any school or branch of learning, and especially this year, when your graduation will be different than other years. It is so important that you don't feel cheated from your honor!  This article is so interesting -- where a family celebrated a BYU graduation.  A good read! Ten Principles Every Graduating Senior Should Know: A Commencement Address to One By  Scot Facer Proctor  · April 26, 2020 With the temporary restriction of public gatherings, our son-in-law, Gregory Glass Hutchins (with thousands of others at any other high school or university across the nation) was not able to be honored in a formal commencement exercise at BYU.  Not