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  This is a very insightful article, and can be very consoling to each of us! LATTER-DAY SAINT LIFE How can I know that I have been forgiven? This parable holds the answer By  S. Michael Wilcox   March 16, 2022 07:55 AM MDT Twitter Pinterest Email Print Shutterstock The September 2020 pick for  LDS Living Book Club  is  What Seek Ye?   by S. Michael Wilcox. Follow the LDS Living Book Club  Instagram  for more insights with the author. The most common inquiry I receive from members of the Church is, “How do I get answers to my prayers?” The next most common is, “How can I know I have been forgiven?” Or, in other words, “How can I be assured I have been made whole in this area?” Sometimes the question is, “How can I be confident of my standing before the Lord?” At times, we tend to believe that the Savior’s mercy covers just about everyone but ourselves. I wrestle with this as much as anyone. Much of our anguish over our own failings comes not ...

  I saved this from 6 days ago, and forgot to post it, but it is still very appropriate.  The patriotic citizens who are left in Ukraine are so brave, and need our prayers! Things Worth Fighting For By  Meridian Magazine  · March 16, 2022 This points to an article written by journalist Bari Weiss at Substack. You can find the entire thing here.  https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/things-worth-fighting-for?s=r It feels like we are living through President Volodomyr Zelensky’s moment in history. Kyiv is being shelled and has been for the past three weeks. But the former comedian remains at his desk, wearing his army t-shirt and sitting in his green leather chair on Bankova Street in the center of the city. More than two million Ukranians have fled the country, but he will not budge. “The fight is here,” he said, responding to an offer from the Americans to help him evacuate. And then, reportedly: “I need ammunition, not a ride.” (I’m in Florida right now, and I saw ...

This is a beautiful inspirational article from Meridian Magazine.  It helps me appreciate the Pearl of Great Price so much more!   How Life Would Be Different without the Pearl of Great Price By  Marilynne Todd Linford  · March 14, 2022 Now that Come Follow Me is finished with references to the Pearl of Great Price, I’m thinking about how the Pearl of Great Price doesn’t get equal billing with the rest of the Standard Works of the Church. As you know, the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine and Covenants are on rotation to be studied every four years. Here we are in 2022—an Old Testament year. We study it in Sunday School, and we have our own Come Follow Me Old Testament manual to study at home. The Pearl of Great Price does not get it’s own year or its own Come Follow Me manual. What happens is the Pearl of Great Price gets divided up—a little bit here and even less there. The books of Moses and Abraham are included for a few weeks with the Ol...

  The Church is literally my life!  The blessings stated below are only a handful of the blessings we receive.  Some more are:  Being able to receive a Priesthood blessing when ill, dying, before marriage, etc.  Having someone to talk to, -- a ministering sister or brother, a bishop, etc.  But also having something to do which helps the world be better -- family history, paying tithing and other offerings such as humanitarian aid.  The peace of mind that comes -- I couldn't begin to name all the blessings I feel daily, and every minute!  SO THANKFUL! ! ‘Membership has its privileges’: 38 benefits of Church membership we may not think about By  Morgan Jones   February 28, 2022 01:36 PM MST Twitter Pinterest Email Print Shutterstock Years ago, one of my roommates was on a date with the man who would become her husband when she texted me saying they had a story idea for me. They had been discussing the benefits of being a member of the Chur...

 I've been watching a lot of Roots Tech for March 3rd, 4th, and 5th 2022.  This is such a beautiful video and if you have about an hour to watch it, you'll learn so much about Elder Ulisses Soares, and his wife, and also about Rio De Janario.  It is really interesting, tells their story, how they met, etc. Please copy and paste on this link, and the one at the bottom to access them! https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/special-session/elder-and-sister-soares-keynote-family-discovery-day?lang=eng I'm leaving Monday to Arizona to spend a week with my daughter Tacy, and her husband Dan, and also their children and grandchildren.  I hope you have a great week, and can go to the link below and enjoy many of the classes which are free, and available up to a year.  Their guest speakers are really great! The picture above is me on the left, Anita, Angie, Allen, and Tacy on the right.  It is Tacy that I'm going to visit. I'll get to see some great grandchildren!...

This article is the most honest, true, and understandable when it comes to attraction, marriage, commitment, or avoiding a divorce, or "finding the right one" -- for either a man or woman.  IT IS WORTH READING!  What’s Hijacking so Many Beautiful Relationships? By  Jacob Z. Hess  · February 15, 2022 The following first appeared  in Public S quare Magazine . After a hopeful beginning, another marriage crumbles. After feeling  sure  this could really be “the one,” another dating couple breaks up. … Even after two people experience wonderful sweetness and affection together, it’s remarkable how quickly things can disintegrate in heartbreaking fashion. One single man told me:  I have strong feelings initially—buying her flowers, saying sweet nothings, dedicating songs to her, wanting to put a smile on her face all the time, wanting to help her be happier … then, the next minute there is nothing. It’s off immediately, like a light switch. It’s weird, I...