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  This was first published in the Deseret News in 2012.  It is great for thinking about what we want to set as New Year's Goals.  There also is an article by Elder John A. Widtsoe when he was President of the University of Utah.  I am putting that also at the end of this article.  This may seem long, and you can take whatever time you need, or come back and read it later.  It is well worth the read! Setting goals: Advice from Elder John A. Widtsoe still relevant more than a century later By  Deseret News     Jan 2, 2012, 5:00am MST Caresa Alexander Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window) Share this on Twitter (opens in new window) All sharing options Members of the BYU Board of Trustees on commencement day 1933. From (L to R) BYU President, Dr. Franklin S. Harris, Church President, Heber J. Grant, Church counselor Anthony W. Ivins, Senator and Member of the Council of Twelve, Reed Smoot, David O. McKay, later P...

This is so interesting!  Well researched and factual!   Why Did Emma Smith Remain in Nauvoo after the Death of Joseph Smith? By  Book of Mormon Central  · November 30, 2021 View the article  on Book of Mormon Central . “And the office of thy calling shall be for a comfort unto my servant, Joseph Smith, Jun., thy husband, in his afflictions, with consoling words, in the spirit of meekness. And thou shalt go with him at the time of his going.” Doctrine and Covenants 25:5–6 The Know Emma Smith was one of the most important leaders in the early Church. As a newlywed of less than a year, she was present at the Hill Cumorah when Joseph Smith received the gold plates from the angel Moroni on September 22, 1827. She was one of the earliest scribes of the Book of Mormon translation and left behind a significant historical record that broadens our understanding of how and when the translation of the Book of Mormon occurred. Devoted to her husband and to her faith, Emma wa...

  ‘This looks like something straight from Salt Lake!’ 1 missionary’s crazy impressive video editing By  Emily Abel   November 17, 2021 04:09 PM MST tter Pinterest Email Print Missionaries in Syracuse, New York, are using cameras, stabilizers, microphones, and even drones as they create videos to share the gospel. YouTube screenshot “You need to put at the beginning that this was produced by missionaries—because this looks like something straight from Salt Lake!” That is what a bishop in the New York Syracuse Mission said when he saw the video Elder Jared Bender created encouraging member missionary work. And we couldn’t agree more. From the high video and audio quality to the creative edits and easy to follow dialogue, this video created by Elder Bender and his fellow missionaries could easily be mistaken as something produced by a seasoned professional on the Church’s payroll. Elder Bender from San Diego, California, loved making videos for social media before his missi...