Finding Truth

Elder Richard G. Scott, a living Apostle of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, tell us: Since truth is the only meaningful foundation upon which we can make wise decisions, how then can one establish what is really true? Increasingly more people are finding that making wise decisions is becoming more and more difficult because of the ultra-interconnected world in which we live. Constantly forced into our consciousness is an incessant barrage of counsel, advice, and promotions. It is done by a bewildering array of media, Internet, and other means. On a given subject we can receive multiple strongly delivered, carefully crafted messages with sol... Read More

I work in a small office and the staff members are friends who have a good time together. Everyone there knows I'm a member of the LDS Church, otherwise known as Mormons. I respect the agency and opinions of the others regarding their faith, and they do the same for me. So, when I get a moment to mention something relating to the LDS Church, I take it! Recently, in the office, someone was disturbed about a documentary they had seen the night before about unexplained "ghost sightings". We all talked about it. I thought personally that there are so many mysteries we're not meant to understand - we probably need to worry more about how to balance our lives WITHOUT the daily intrusive influence of confusing worldly practices such as ghost ... Read More

Our ward boundaries just changed. After four years of learning and growing with wonderful people in one area, our family is now going to go to a different ward. We'll go to a new building, get new teachers, settle the kids in again. But if there is one thing I'm learning more each day it is that when the Lord decides He is going to literally gather together the 12 tribes of Israel, He's going to get it done in an orderly and perfect way. From my perspective - it's happening one ward at a time. Ezek. 37: 16-17 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then tak... Read More

Mal. 4: 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. Let's talk Family History! The spirit of Elijah just touched my day. Here I am … taking seriously the suggestion to pray about it before I write and as the prayer crosses my mind the phone rings…… interrupting the prayer. Hmmm. Checking Caller ID - it's a lady from church and I figure I'll answer it. I've invited her to lunch and we need to decide on a time. While on the phone I comment on her interesting accent, ask her about her hometown and inquire as to what brought them to this area in the first place. She tells me that among other reasons, that they were led here to do family history w... Read More

I worked as a co-host and producer on a syndicated radio program 7 to midnight in Charlotte, NC around the time of the Salt Lake Winter Olympics in 2002. The Nite Show - as it was called - covered local and entertainment news programmed with music. Inevitably, the host of the show started a radio "bit" about polygamy and we (like every other member of the entertainment community) joked about the church's former practice. Privately, I knew a little about "Mormons" because I dated my now-husband and he had been an inactive member of the church since he was about 12 or 13. So I knew a little about it. So at work that night - just like every night - we took phone calls during music and commercials and one call came in for me personally. ... Read More