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Ideas in this article would help us all be "Filled with Life and Energy".  This appears in the July 2015 LDS Ensign Magazine.  I liked it so much, I decided to print it here, especially for those who may not get the Ensign.  Filled with  Life and Energy By Randal A. Wright, in the July 2015 LDS Ensign Magazine, page 22 What one practice, if followed consistently and with discipline, would help you have better health, energy, and inspiration?                                                           Pres. Harold B. Lee                                                                              ...

After the beautiful and inspiring funeral yesterday of Elder Packer, I found this article with some of his art work I hadn't seen.  I think you will enjoy it.   Photo Gallery: The Artwork of President Packer  The Bishop's Team  , 1999, (pg. 112) Acrylic on canvas; 22 x 30 in. President Packer painted this scene of a faithful bishop's horse team waiting patiently in the field while he went to help his ward members. He told it in his  April 1999 general conference address . President packer putting the finishing touches on his painting in his backyard. (pg. 113) Singing Meadowlark , 1990, (pg. 133) Acrylic on canvas; framed, 11 1/2 x 14 in. President Packer explains that meadowlarks sing "Brigham City is a pretty little town," but people often mistakenly interpret the song to be about their own hometown. Beyond the fields can be seen President Packer's hometown, with the steeple of the Box Elder Tabernacle just visible. ...

How would you feel, if you were called, or you were the wife of a man who was called to be an apostle?  This tells of the feelings of those dear people.  ----   And soon this will happen to 2 men who will be called to fill the places of Elder L. Tom Perry and Elder Boyd K. Packer. Who knows but that one of the 2 new ones called may someday become the President, and Prophet of the Church! President Monson + 4 Other Church Presidents Share Story of Being Called as an Apostle by My Best LDS  |  Mormon Life ‘Daddy, Salt Lake City is Calling’—When 5 Future Church Presidents Were Called as Apostles July 8, 2015 General Conference Stories and Quotes ,  Inspiration ,  Prophets and Apostles Ezra Taft Benson ,  Gordon B. Hinckley ,  Howard W. Hunter ,  LDS ,  LDSconf ,  Mormon ,  Spencer W. Kimball ,  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ,  Thomas S. Monson When the...

This is a change of pace!  Sounds like great ideas for dessert!  A cobbler made in a skillet, and baked in the oven.  A lot like dutch oven cooking.  Have fun and try it.  I think I will!  From Meridian Magazine. How to Make Skillet Cobblers By Dennis Weaver  · July 7, 2015 I love cobblers with their crusty tops and sweetened fruit. My “go to” cobbler recipe for years has been our “Mormon Peach Cobbler” recipe.  Fifteen, maybe twenty years ago—actually now, it’s more like thirty years ago–we found an old Mormon pioneer cookbook at a little store in Yellowstone Park.  It had a recipe for peach cobbler that we liked.  We’ve tweaked it over the years and it still makes a very good cobbler.  That recipe is the basis for our skillet cobbler mix, one of our bestselling mixes.     How to Make Skillet Cobblers Skillet cobblers are made with a sweet cake over a filling.  There’s more cake to fruit t...