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I really miss being with the wonderful people in our ward.  I am 85 years old, and so I will not be returning to Church meetings for awhile.  I don't know how soon, but I will follow the instructions from our Prophet Russel M. Nelson!  I don't want to be part of the problem! When We Gather Again By  Barbara Keil  · June 23, 2020 A small group of us were discussing the Come Follow Me lesson for that week via a Zoom meeting. The group leader asked a question for discussion: “The primary reason we meet together on the Sabbath is to take the Sacrament. During the pandemic, we have established we can take the Sacrament and hold worship services at home. Why should we return to church?” A number of thoughts were shared about a variety of benefits that result from worshiping together. We didn’t realize then, that within the next few days we would learn important lessons about that question.     A Catastrophic Flood I l...

I totally agree with this article!  We need to remember actual history, and how it got us to this point in our history! Leave Our Statues Alone By  Peter Fagg  · June 16, 2020 Leave our statues alone!! There I said it. I know many a soul will disagree with me, but before you start sending me hate mail, defriending me or making a voodoo effigy of me, please hear me out. I feel comfortable saying I am not a racist.I was horrified by George Floyd’s death.I agree Black Life’s matter.But…this purging of our history by tearing down statues is misdirected and a classic example of political correctness dragging us down a ridiculous path. First, allow me to take you on a short tour of London and then a quick debriefing. As Ralph Mc Tell wrote,“Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of LondonI’ll show you something to make you change your mind” Venue: Parliament Square Time: The not too distant Future. The tour begins: ...

This is a touching story.  I hope we can each do something, probably small, to lighten someone else's day today! How A Simple Styrofoam Cooler Changed a Family and a Village By  Becky Douglas  · June 9, 2020 To see how you can help with the efforts of Rising Star Outreach,  CLICK HERE . On a recent phone call with our Chairman in India, Padma Venkataraman, she mentioned that she had a surprise photo for me. She told me I probably wouldn’t believe she had taken it this week. She sent the following photo, and she was right—I could hardly believe it. Sixteen years ago, a terrible tsunami hit the Indian Ocean killing nearly 250,000 people across several countries. Rising Star Outreach jumped in immediately with tsunami relief. We replaced destroyed fishing boats and fishing nets for kuppams, (fishing villages,) which were the hardest hit segment of the society in India. With new boats and the replaced nets, the kuppams were able to r...

This article, like others by Richard and Linda Eyre and their daughter, is quite long, and you may want to take a couple of days to really understand their wisdom and suggestions.  It is really an inspiration to read this! Overcoming the Obstacles to Family Revelation By  Richard and Linda Eyre  and  Saydi Eyre Shumway  · June 8, 2020 Editor’s Note:  New York Times #1 Bestselling Authors Richard and Linda Eyre join forces with their daughter Saydi (an “in the trenches” mother of four young children) to produce this series on the why-tos and the how-tos of receiving the Direct-Stewardship inspiration, guidance, and revelation we need to create strong and righteous families in this difficult world.  This is article 7 in a multi-part weekly series which will run here in Meridian every Tuesday. ( Click  here  to read article 1 ,  here  to read article 2 ,  here  to read article 3 ,  here ...