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  I need to comment on the article below!  I wanted to be a mother, and I was able to have nine children.  My late husband was also happy to have a large family, and he was a school teacher, and I a stay at home mother.  I did teach some piano lessons, but otherwise he worked extra jobs, either early in the morning, of after school, and in the summer.   Now our nine children are truly a great help to the whole world!  Our children include an insurance agent, teachers, a nurse, a skilled craftsman carpenter, an administrative secretary, a paralegal, and a teacher's aide with 7 children. Their spouses include very successful people, several more teachers, psychoanalysist, computer expert, etc.  Of these,7 children have bachelor's degrees, all have college education, 3 have Master's Degrees, and we have 29 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and one more on the horizon!  They all pay taxes, are honorable citizens, and a great help to the worl...

  Tomorrow, April 1, 2022, is the day the 1950 Census will be made available to the public, and to be indexed.  Here is an article about that !  I love to index, and I plan on helping all I can!  Go to Familysearch.org, and check on the new category across the top which says --- Get Involved --- and learn what you can do to help! LATTER-DAY SAINT LIFE How will you ‘make ready’ for the 1950 Census release? By  Jason F. Wright   March 28, 2022 11:17 AM MDT Twitter Pinterest Email Print Intellectual Reserve, Inc. I confess—I love words. I adore their sound, shape, and history. One of my favorites is the wonderful word  prepare . Did you know that words, like people, have something of a family tree? In the case of my friend  prepare , her loving parents are the Latin  prae , meaning ‘before,’ and  parare , which means ‘make ready.’ Gorgeous, right? When I think of  prepare , I consider how I will “make ready” for life’s unique opportuni...

  This product:  "My Miracle Tea" is truly a miracle -- natural products which detox your body, and help keep bowels regular!   I take it and so do my sisters!  I am 87, and it is a life saver.  You may want to check them out!  I'm not getting anything for telling you about this.  I just thought this article was so valuable I wanted to print it for all you dear readers!  They send a monthly newsletter, and this just came! Why Older Adults Should Eat More Protein To Prevent Disability Now that I'm fully a senior (I turn 68 in May) my eyes are wide open to the years ahead. What we CAN do and what we MUST do to both build and preserve strength and independence is a very important matter that won't go away, won't get joked away,  and can't be delayed.  Fact: It takes time and is really NOT optional.  I joked with a friend this week, "It's kind of like a  job  that needs to be done every day ...  to delay the  jo...

  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 ...