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VERY TIMELY ! ! ! This is a MUST READ!  Aren't we glad Conference is in just 4 days!  In my almost 81 years of life I have seen many times of near panic among good people.  In about 1961 many around us were building bomb shelters in a town in Utah!   This article counsels us to be prepared, but be sure to get our counsel from THE PROPHET!     Why Do Some Latter-day Saints Flock to False Prophets of Doom? By Maurine Proctor  · September 27, 2015 September 27, 2015 Blood Moon photo taken by Scot Facer Proctor. Special thanks to Vern G. Swanson and Del Benson for their thoughts in this article. Last week the LDS Church officially distanced itself from author Julie Rowe’s book,  A Greater Tomorrow  on a  page  directed to institute and seminary teachers under the heading “Spurious Materials in Circulation.” Her book is not endorsed by the Church and should not be recommended to students or used as a res...

This is very interesting, and has determined the seniority in the Quorum of several apostles we now have.  What wonderful inspired leaders! Calling Multiple Apostles: What You Need to Know by Jake Healey   Makes You Think   Mormon Life President Boyd K. Packer, Elder L. Tom Perry, and Elder Richard G. Scott were with us for a long time—since 1970, 1974, and 1988, respectively. Their combined 103 years of apostleship left a mark on our Church that can never be replicated or replaced. We’ll never forget President Packer’s wisdom, Elder Perry’s good humor, or Elder Scott’s tenderness. But now, three empty spots in the Quorum of the Twelve need to be filled, and it will likely happen at the approaching general conference. The brethren are not cut from a particular mold—each of them have individual strengths, backgrounds, and a unique way of touching the lives of others. In fact, when considering the characteristics of these m...

This is a great article about Elder Richard G. Scott, telling about his life before he became an apostle.  His funeral is this coming Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time.  If you get the BYUTV channel it should be on that.   The Quorum of the Twelve Before They Were Called: Richard G. Scott From LDS.net Richard G. Scott, courtesy of LDS Living Richard G. Scott serves as an Apostle for the Quorum of the Twelve for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But did you know that as a kid, his parents trusted him and his brothers to fix the family car? They once put a caboose whistle on the exhaust manifold as a joke (“Richard G. Scott”). In this biography of Richard G. Scott, read about how he came to learn and love the gospel, the influence of his beloved wife, and his faithfulness to the Church. Learning, Following, and Teaching the Gospel Something Was Missing Richard G. Scott was not raised in...

It is right now 6:37 a.m. and I can't sleep.  So much has been going on in my mind about the last 60 years.  When we were married in 1955, life was quite different.  Wayne had returned home from the army, after serving there after his mission to Sweden in 1950-1953.  He had the GI Bill which helped us get through college, and we were both ready to be married.  He had turned 25 years old in the last week, and I was still 20, but would turn 21 on October 6th soon.     First of all, (in the present) this morning, after eating only blended food for 2 or 3 weeks, Wayne was able to eat a Swedish pancake, with apricot jam and whipped topping on it, without it being blended.  The recipe for it, our family favorite, is:   Swedish pancakes,   4 eggs, 3/4 cup flour, 1 1/2 cups milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, 2                                   ...