Thoughts and stories, by Pal

This is an amazing true story!  From LDS Church News. Son shares story of miraculous reunion with mother after 12 years of separation By Lila Bringhurst For the LDS Church News Published: Thursday, May 28 2015 1:40 p.m. MDT Elder Chun Chen speaks to other missionaries at the baptism of a recent convert. He serves in the California San Jose Mission. Because of Chun Chen's interest in the message of the gospel, he was miraculously reunited with the family he had been separated from many years before. Elder Chen now serves as a missionary in the California San Jose Mission. LDS Church New Chun Chen was just a little boy, not yet four years old, when his parents took him to a playground. He wandered off and found an arcade where people put coins in machines and played video games. He was mesmerized, but suddenly he realized his parents had disappeared. His tears brought people who tried to help him, offering him food and comfort. They as...

We've heard the missionaries have been taken out of Burundi because of civil unrest.  I read there are about 500 members in 3 congregations there.  We need to keep them in our prayers. I found this in www.ldsmissionaries.com.  It is really interesting! 2 Inspiring LDS Stories from Burundi Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve pronounced a blessing upon the country of Burundi in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa. (Image via www.ldschurchnewsarchive.com) Burundi is in the news right now because of the political unrest. The reports and pictures are disturbing, and many members of the LDS Church may know very little about the country except that it’s in Africa, and the missionaries have been evacuated. Here at LDS Missionaries we believe in the spirit of optimism, especially when it comes to missionary work. When we report on missionaries who have been evacuated for any reason, our hope is that the news will inspire prayers and hop...

How a new Apostle is chosen.   Great ideas for a Family Home Evening. .  We will be getting a new apostle in the near future -- possibly not until the October Conference... I just subscribed to ldsdaily.com.  It will be interesting to see what they send.  This was today's entry, and suitable for a Family Home Evening Lesson.  It was suggested the opening song be:  "We Thank They Oh God For a Prophet". If you want to check out the site, it posts a video of how Jesus called His apostles. I'm printing it just as it was there, with the suggestions for Family Home Evening.  But it is interesting to read, about how a new apostle is chosen.  Also I have posted the Seniority of the Apostles, to see where they fit in. Read aloud:  The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is one of the governing bodies of the Church, called to be a special witness of Jesus Christ. They have a specific mission to go into all the world and help people learn about Ch...