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This is a very fascinating article about people who missed their voyage on the Titanic, and others who died.  I hope you enjoy reading it.  Tonight, my husband Wayne is out of the hospital, on kidney dialysis, and in a rehab, doing quite a bit better it seems. The Titanic: 6 Missionaries Who Missed Their Voyage + 5 More LDS Connections LDS LIVING STAFF -  In honor of the 103rd anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, here's a look at LDS connections to that fateful voyage, including six missionaries, a mother, and a defender of LDS rights. On the cold evening of April 14, 1912, the  Titanic , a brand-new ocean liner carrying 2,224 people, struck an iceberg, creating a large gash on the ship’s side. Hours later, at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, the massive ship sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Millions around the world mourned the loss of more than 1,500 people when the “near unsinkable”  Titanic  sank on its maiden voyage from England t...

Dear Friends, this is such a lovely and faith-promoting blog from Kayla Lemmon, and I'd like to repost it for you.  Tonight my husband is still in the hospital, and has a very sore arm where they put in a permanent port for kidney dialysis.  If you read this, please include Wayne D Eckman in your prayers.  Thanks so much! New post on  all our lemmony things Why I want you to stay: A letter from a Mormon by  Kayla Lemmon I think the hardest business in the world is that of loving someone. But it's inevitable. From the moment we're born we attach to someone like a plant's roots wander for water, wrapping ourselves around laughter and friendship and similarities and bonds. People are everything to us. And how ironic that because of that we experience the greatest joys--and the greatest pain. During the time that I've kept this blog I've seen stories that have changed me and I've made friends from worlds away who have uplifte...

From LDS Living comes the link to this Classic Seminary Videos below.  Follow this link, and you will come to the article that you can click on, and watch the video!  You will have to copy and paste it in the address bar. ldsliving.com/story/78514-7-classic-seminary-videos-thatll-never-get-old?utm_source=ldsliving&utm_medium=email 7 Classic Seminary Videos That'll Never Get Old JANNALEE ROSNER -  Media is a powerful teaching tool. And these seven short, powerful classic seminary films are no exception. Though these videos are not new, the messages in these classic seminary shorts are just as powerful as when they were first released. Relive your seminary days or share you favorites with your kids, and let us know which one was your favorite in the comments below! 1. Choices: My Body is a Temple Find out what happens when you let unclean things into your life in this visual analogy.  2. Spiritual Crocodiles by Elder Boyd K. Packer A powe...

    If you're like I was when I had many children at home, and involved in many activities outside the home, you probably have read many articles about organizing and getting things done.  One more may help!  This is from Segullah.org, which is a great blog!  Today my husband Wayne had his first kidney dialysis, and things are going okay! How to: Get stuff done! April 8, 2015 Daily Special Shelah My son’s birthday cake, made by my mom When I was a girl, long before the advent of Mommy blogs and Pinterest, my mom knew a thing or two about awesome birthday parties. One year I had a cake decorating party where she made all of the girls their own individual cakes, and then she sewed aprons and chef’s hats for all of us to wear while decorating the cakes. Another year, she created a replica of the Millennium Falcon out of cake, frosting, ice cream cones and candy for my brother’s birthday, which was served to a group of totally unapprecia...

I haven't written for a few days, mostly concerned for my husband, and helping him with some health problems he has had.  This was in Meridian Magazine on Feb. 17, 2015.  I kept it, and it is good to put here today.  Just 2 days earlier, Feb. 15th, my husband had gone to the hospital in an ambulance at 2:30 a.m.  Since then he has been in the hospital 3 times for 4 days each, two of which times he was in intensive care a day or two, once with a breathing tube down his throat, just to keep him breathing!  He has been in a local rehabilitation place for 16 days after one hospital stay, 2 days another time, 7 days another time, and now is back in the hospital the 4th time since Feb. 15th -- this time sent there by our kidney doctor -- the best in this area.  He had surgery this afternoon to have a pic line put in, and tomorrow he will start kidney dialysis.        Yes, it has been quite a ride, with several Priesthood blessings, and my...

This is a very heart wrenching story, which was helped only by remembering the Atonement of Jesus Christ -- and it can help each one of us!  Today, April 5, 2015, is Easter, and the day we celebrate the Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We also have really been inspired by General Conference yesterday and today.  This story is a bit long, but very touching and interesting. LINE UPON LINE Can the Atonement Swallow my Deepest Pain and Loss? By  Scot Facer Proctor  · April 2, 2015 I am the baby in my family. I grew up with three older brothers, but one brother, Kirk, is closest to me in age, and we were always best friends. We traveled everywhere together. We lived in South Pass City, Wyoming—a Ghost Town—for a summer together doing geology with my amazing geologist father and my pioneer mother. We traveled overseas and lived in Turkey together. We were there to pick up my oldest brother off his mission in Norway. We made messes ...