Thoughts and stories, by Pal

  This Doctrine Answers Our Hardest Questions and Defines Us By  Richard Eyre  · September 14, 2021 Editor’s Note: This is the eleventh article in a twelve-part series on the restored doctrine of The Parental God—a belief which separates our theology from that of any other religion. Access the first ten articles  HERE . Author’s Note:  The central thrust and thesis of this series is that our belief in literal Heavenly Parents changes everything and is the most pivotal and distinctive teaching of the Restoration from which all other key theology stems.  If we are the spiritual children of Heavenly Parents then of course we lived with Them pre-mortally, of course They have a plan for our happiness, and of course we must prioritize our family like They prioritize Theirs. This series seeks to organize what we know from prophetic and official Church sources in a way that prompts personal pondering and prayer about our Parental God and perhaps draws us closer eve...

  On our mission to Sweden in 1994-1995, my husband Wayne and I became acquainted with a fine man in Sweden who had many heartaches.  Among them when he was young, his girlfriend got pregnant, and she wanted an abortion and sought his permission.  He gave his permission, and then probably 30 to 40 years later, he was grieving about it, and just couldn't forgive himself.  I hope he has accepted the Gospel and been forgiven in the Spirit World, as I'm sure he is there now.  He came to see us and stayed for 2 months about 23 years ago.  But he had diabetes, and was alone and we lost track of him. Pal (me) on the left, Elving and Wayne, in Sweden!  Oh how we loved him! A Critical Time to Defend the Sanctity of Life By  RoseMarie Briggs  · August 2, 2021 The Federalist reports, “Last year, a Marist poll commissioned by the pro-life, Catholic organization Knights of Columbus showed that  77 percent  of Americans oppose using taxpayer doll...