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 I subscribe (free) to Book of Mormon Central, which has daily inspiring thoughts, and helps in following "Come Follow Me".  Today I want to share with you their message for today, October 12th, Columbus Day.  I know I have done a blog on Columbus, you can access under "Labels".  First I want to show a picture I took yesterday after Church.  I saw this beautiful Sunflower growing between two pieces of cement on an overpass leading to the freeway!  I think it shows resiliency, tenacity, and an ability to blossom even under difficult circumstances.  We need to be like this!  I'll be gone a week, but will do a blog next week about Chapter 3, in Matthew chapters 5 to 7. Book of Mormon Central   via  aweber.com  6:04 AM (7 hours ago) to  me "Come, Follow Me" Reading Plan: Monday, 10/12 Paralee,    Structure your personal scripture study by following a multimedia, day by day plan. Each day's assignment includes the required...

This is so interesting!  Donny Osmond was a speaker in Rootstech this last weekend.  His story will touch your heart, and make you want to know more about your own ancestors, and what traits of character you inherited from them! FAMILY HISTORY How Donny Osmond Takes His Father Wherever He Goes By Scot and Maurine Proctor  · February 16, 2015 This week on Meridian we will bring you the key events from the RootsTech 2015 conference, held Feb. 11-14, the largest family history gathering in the world. It was sponsored by FamilySearch. Donny Osmond’s entire life has been documented and recorded from that first moment when as a five-year-old he sat on Andy Williams lap and sang, “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” before a national television audience. He has the recording of “One Bad Apple” and the story behind sitting with his brothers one Sunday morning surrounding a radio listening to Casey Kasem’s Countdown. The week before the Osmond’s song h...

I read this in the LDS Church News last night, and I really enjoyed it!  Tenacity is a virtue that will help us stay committed to the right!  In these days where "anything goes", it is important to live true to the Gospel! Tenacity is required to become Savior's disciples By Amber Clayson LDS Church News Published: Friday, Nov. 7 2014 12:00 p.m. MST Updated: yesterday   Elder David F. Evans speaks about the importance of tenacity in the lives of Christ's disciples at the BYU devotional address in the Marriott Center Nov. 4. Mark A. Philbrick Summary Elder David F. Evans of the First Quorum of the Seventy spoke about the importance of developing tenacity at the BYU devotional in the Marriott Center on Nov. 4. LDS Church News The LDS Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The publication's content supports the doctrines, principles and practices o...