Thoughts and stories, by Pal

This is a great article from Meridian Magazine, by Richard and Linda Eyre. 3 Types of Marriage that are Completely Conflict Free (And Why You Wouldn’t Want Any of Them) By Richard and Linda Eyre  · March 8, 2015 Authors’ note: When it comes to the area of Families, there is a war going on. Subtly orchestrated by the adversary, many powerful engines of change, from media and Internet to education, and from big government to big corporations, undermine the natural family in all sorts of ways. Sometimes intentionally and sometimes unwittingly, these culture creators build an atmosphere of amoral indifference and broaden the definition of “family” until anything goes and until commitment and responsibility disappear. Many still defend the natural family, fighting valiantly against gay marriage, abortion, cohabitation, no-fault divorce, pornography, and other threats to traditional and time tested values. But in addition to that defense, there is great need for...

A Singer on the Las Vegas Strip Joins the Church‏ By Mark Albright  · March 8, 2015 In September of 2001, I was working as a singer on yet another cruise ship.  I had spent most of my life in the entertainment business, singing and acting on various cruise ships around the world, performing in plays and musicals or at a variety of theme parks on different continents.  As one might do, I made many, many bad choices during this period of my life. One morning, after another night of bad choices, I found myself staring in the mirror, unhappy with the man I saw reflected in the mirror.  I had always had a belief in Jesus and God. I knew I wasn’t living my life in accordance with those beliefs.  I knew I had to change. I just didn’t know how. When that job ended in April of 2002,  I returned to my “Day Job” as a singing gondolier at the Venetian Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas.  I was helping to train a new group of gondoliers to ...

  Rescuer's heard "Help me!"  SPANISH FORK — Four Spanish Fork police officers all said they heard it. "We've gotten together and just talkin' about it, and all four of us can swear that we heard somebody inside the car saying, 'Help,'" officer Jared Warner recalled Sunday. But when they flipped the vehicle resting on its hood in the Spanish Fork River onto its side Saturday, they discovered there was no one inside able to speak. "The only people in there were the deceased mother and the child," said officer Bryan Dewitt. "We're not exactly sure where that voice came from," Warner told KSL. But because of the actions of those officers and several Spanish Fork firefighters, 18-month-old Lily was rescued. She remained at Primary Children's Hospital Sunday in critical condition but was reported to be stable. Police believe Lily was upside down, strapped in her car seat for up to 14 hours. Her moth...

Good thoughts for Sunday!  On Latter Day Devotion: November 11, 2014.  I saved this, and like it.  Be sure and read what happened in the Church on that day.  It is a classic story! Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTION _________________________ Free to Choose November 11, 2014 SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY: Doctrine & Covenants 98:8 "I, the Lord God, make you free, therefore ye are free indeed; and the law also maketh you free. " QUOTE OF THE DAY:    Joseph F. Smith "It is only by obedience to the laws of God that men can rise above the petty weaknesses of mortality and exercise the breadth of affection, that charity and love, that should actuate the hearts and the motives of the children of men.   "The gospel as it has been restored is intended to make free indeed, free to choose the good and forsake the evil, free to exercise that boldness in their choice of that which is good, by which they are convin...

First I want to tell you dear readers that my husband Wayne came home from rehabilitation today!  He still is weak, and needs oxygen, but he is gaining strength each day.  We really have been blessed!  You can read details of what has happened on post # 366 -- a few days ago. This was on Meridian Magazine on March 2, 2015.  It is the 8th in a series, and if you want to read prior entries, you can go to www.ldsmag.org and find other articles by this writer. parenTING 4 Ways to Nurture as Heavenly Father Does By Wallace Goddard  · March 2, 2015 Editor’s Note: This is Part 8 of  Bringing Up Our Children in Light and Truth .  We all aspire to give and receive love: warmth, caring, closeness, sharing. The modern ideal of love is full of golden light and warm feelings. But Heavenly Father is not content with superficial emotion. He wants something more substantial, so He gives us families where we are challenged to move...

We here in St. George, Utah, just love Elder Holland!  He and I grew up in the same ward, and my mother was his Sunday School teacher.  He was around 7 years younger than I am, so I didn't really know him then.  But he is so loyal to local St. George friends, and he calls us "Wayne and Pal".  His mother also lived in our ward when we had a daughter on a mission, and she wrote to our daughter, as her calling was writing to the ward missionaries.  She has since passed away -- Alice Holland, a wonderful lady!  Elder Holland's Take on 'The Dress' +5 More Things We Learned About Him This Week SOURCE: LDS LIVING In a recent conversation with  Hugh Hewitt , Elder Holland shared some interesting insights. Photo from  lds.org Hugh Hewitt runs a nationally syndicated radio show heard in more than 120 US cities every weekday afternoon with more than 2 million listeners. Last week, he got the chance to  chat with Elder Jeffrey R. H...

From LDS Living:  There are a lot of great and wise ideas in this article! 4 Mistakes We Make When Dealing with Trials (That Only Make Them Worse) DANIELLE BECKSTROM -  The most common challenges we face in life—those we see and struggle with on a daily basis—are often self-inflicted. But they don’t have to be. Daily personal challenges are common enough in our culture— things like negativity, doubt, anger, loneliness, jealousy, and selfishness. Despite their commonality, these trials can be the most dangerous and degrading to the soul. They wear us down physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I am not saying that we are to blame for every negative thing we face in life.  But I am saying our attitudes and responses to adversity can lead either to intense satisfaction and lasting peace or continual dissatisfaction and discontent. Don’t let your response to a trial prove to be the biggest trial of all. There are several prevalent mentali...