Some Mormon young single adults had their own “Minute to Win It” activity. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Monday night is set apart for “Family Home Evening” or FHE. What do single Mormon adults do on Monday nights? Well, here’s an example! They’ll often hold FHEs of their own. (Of course, [...]
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~by Diana March 14, 2011 Tonight was Family Home Evening. We sang together. My nine year old daughter led the song Count Your Blessings by Johnson Oatman, Jr., my grandmother’s favorite hymn. We were supposed to sing two verses, but somehow we ended after one. My six-year-old said the prayer. She was sitting next to [...]
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~by Heather L. I love the Book of Mormon. I am so grateful that the young prophet, Joseph Smith, was given the assignment by God to translate the ancient American records we know as the Book of Mormon so that we could look to them for answers in our day. I know that Joseph Smith [...]
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If you watched the April 2011 General Conference this weekend, and plan to write about what inspired you on your blog (or you already have), we invite you to share a link to your post below. We’d love to hear about any General Conference traditions you have as well. (Click on the link and fill [...]
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The website for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has highlight videos from the 2011 April General Conference in the youth section of lds.org. Each link also includes the text from the leaders’ talks that are featured in the highlight videos. Cliips range from about 30 seconds to a few minutes long. If [...]
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Editor’s Note: Today is the second day of the April 2011 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For more information about how to watch or listen to General Conference, please see the General Conference page of lds.org. Live video feeds come in English, Spanish (Español), Portuguese (Português), French (Français), and American Sign Language. [...]
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If you are interested in listening to or watching the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this weekend, there are several ways to do so. [List has been updated.] Note: There are four sessions total that will be broadcast live today (April 2, 2011) and tomorrow (April 3, 2011). Live [...]
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“It is ‘life and the pursuit of happiness’ that ought to occupy the attention of all intellectual beings.” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, 97 What Do Happy People Know? ~by Jen H. In the header of our family’s blog, which we entitled “Happy Shining People,” is a quote from the prophet Joseph [...]
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