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Beautiful thoughts, to help us forgive others!   The Crucial Skill of Giving Beauty for Ashes By  Kate Piersanti  · July 13, 2021 I love the phrase “beauty for ashes.” It’s from Isaiah 61:1-3. The Spirit of the Lord God  is  upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to  them that are  bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them  beauty for ashes ,  the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, t...

Today is Elder David A. Bednar's 66th birthday.  We all just love his insight and wisdom, and very thoughtful way of expressing his thoughts! First of all I want to post his biography on LDS.org. Elder David A. Bednar Quorum of the Twelve Apostles David A. Bednar was ordained and set apart as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 7, 2004. Prior to his call to the Quorum of the Twelve, Elder Bednar served as an Area Seventy, Area Authority Seventy, Regional Representative, twice as a stake president, and as a bishop. Elder Bednar was born on June 15, 1952, in Oakland, California. He served as a full-time missionary in Southern Germany and then attended Brigham Young University, where he received a bachelor¹s degree and a master¹s degree. He also received a doctoral degree in organizational behavior from Purdue University. After completing his education, Elder Bednar was a professor of busi...

We all love Elder Bednar, and he really opened up and told about his growing up years!   I will be gone for 5 days to the St. George Family History Expo!  I'm so excited to go to that this Friday and Saturday -- going down in a few minutes on the shuttle!  I love Family History, and also get to hear "Gentri" in a concert on Saturday night, and go to my home ward for Church on Sunday.   But the best part is seeing my son Jeremy and his wife Danielle, and also staying with my sister Vina! 4 ‘linking’ takeaways from Elder Bednar’s Worldwide Devotional address September 10th, 2017 |   0 comment Sister Susan Bednar (left) and Elder David A. Bednar (center) addressed young single adults in a Worldwide Devotional Sunday evening. (Photo courtesy of LDS Church) Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have a responsibility to connect generations through righteous living, LDS apostle Elder David A. Bednar said in a Worldwide D...

My early interest in Family History !  I first posted this on March 13, 2014.    These days I am busy packing and discarding, to get ready to move to Bountiful, Utah and live with my son Wayne and his wife Julie.  I will move on April 15, 2017, and leave my hometown!   I have come across many  memories in going through our "stuff".  The main things I am taking are histories of my parents and ancestors!  Those are timeless!  At some time each of you will be the "oldest person alive" for your posterity.  It is up to you to keep the legacy of your ancestors alive!   114. Saviors on Mt. Zion, Missionary Work, Redeeming the Dead, and Perfecting the Saints! (Indexing helps!) I became interested in Family History when it was called "Genealogy".  I first became very fascinated with it when I was about 16 years old, (1950).    I had Aunt Sarah on my father's line, and my Aunt Vina on my ...