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This article brings back many memories!  I relate to this very well! It Can’t Be That Hard By Daris Howard  · March 28, 2017 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE Sandy was a young mother with two preschool boys who were born eighteen months apart. They were like mini tornados. Each day it was all she could do to keep the boys clean and fed. And each day when her husband, Jason, came home, she would make sure the house was in order, even though she was exhausted. All she asked for was a little help in the evening so she could relax, too. But Jason would say, “How hard can it be to take care of the house and two small boys?” He would then tell her he had worked all day and was too tired to help. Sandy was good friends with Jason’s mother, so one day she talked to her about it. Sandy didn’t want to say anything bad about her husband, so she just mentioned how tiring it was taking care of the boys. Jason’s...

This is a very perceptive article!  As the world darkens, there is also light in many unexpected places.  Let's look for the light!   22 MARCH 2017   -   SALT LAKE CITY Choosing Good News Is the world getting worse? Some think our best days have passed; others think they’re just around the corner. But how do we know? By what criteria can we judge such a question? With limitless information at our fingertips, we can find stories and data to support either position. In one measurement or another, the world is always getting worse and always getting better — sometimes both at the same time. If we seek good news, we will find good; if we seek bad news, we will find bad. Perhaps the better question is, what kind of world do we choose to make? It may not be possible to understand the world in its entirety. We all have our blind spots. But any attempt must balance bad news with good news. The daily drumbeat of tragedy, catastrophe, war, folly, c...

March 28, 2017 Service SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Luke  12:43 "Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing . " QUOTE OF THE DAY Joseph Fielding Smith "Your able service does not go unnoticed by that God whom you serve and in whose work you are engaged" ( Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith , p. 123 ). March 27, 2017 Life is What We Make It SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY James  1:25 ""But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed . " QUOTE OF THE DAY David O. McKay "Let us ever keep in mind that life is largely what we make it, and that the Savior of men has marked clearly and plainly just how joy and peace may be obtained. It is in the gospel of Jesus Christ and adherence thereto...

I love these scriptures and quotes!  They are mini sermons! March 23, 2017 Learning SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY 2 Nephi 30:28 "For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, We have enough, from them shall be taken away even that which they have . " QUOTE OF THE DAY Lorenzo Snow "In this system of religion that you and I have received there is something grand and glorious, and something new to learn every day, that is of great value. And it is not only our privilege but it is necessary that we receive these things and gather these new ideas" ( Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow , p. 38 ). March 21, 2017 Educati...