Life Lessons – Page 17

ROBINS

…BUILD a nest each year. Driven by instinct they mate and raise their chicks, often in the same location year after year. This practice leads to yearly nesting grounds. Unfortunately, the yearly nesting ground was my staircase. I didn’t want a mess on the stair again, so I began a campaign to pull down theContinue reading “ROBINS”

Middle-grade

Middle grade fiction is for children ages 8-13 years. These years are important in the continued development of a healthy young person. Events that happen now will help them chart their course as they continue on their life’s journey. One summer, when I was 11 years old, I swam in Lake Pend Oreille in NorthernContinue reading “Middle-grade”

Before and After Life

“Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star,Hath had elsewhere its setting,And cometh from afar:Not in entire forgetfulness,And not in utter nakedness,But trailing clouds of glory do we comeFrom God, who is our home:” William Wordsworth (1770-1850) As Covid-19 has spread its deadly effects throughout theContinue reading “Before and After Life”

Desire

Joy D Jones, in her talk Essential Conversations, discussed four principles that parents need to discuss with their kids. These principles are faith in Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost and prayer. These are truly essential discussion points, but I believe another critical principle also needs to be addressed or,Continue reading “Desire”

Essential Conversations

Recently, Joy D Jones spoke about Essential conversations – discussions that can lead children to understand basic gospel principles such as, repentance, faith, baptism, and prayer. Though it sounds difficult to have these essential conversations, I found it easiest when I was trying hard to live the gospel myself. Experiences where I was forced toContinue reading “Essential Conversations”

Healing Relationships

“WHEN faced with unfairness, we can push ourselves away from God or we can be drawn toward Him for help and support…. Rather than becoming bitter, let Him help you become better.” (Dale G Renlund) Recently, I visited a friend who I hadn’t seen in more than 6 months. Her health restrictions had kept herContinue reading “Healing Relationships”

Television and Movie Ratings

The other day my husband and I sat down to watch a television program on Amazon Prime. It was rated 13+. Five minutes in, with no real provocation, one character goes on a rant including five F-bombs! Disappointed in the lack of class, we shut it off. Why can’t the television industry keep the oldContinue reading “Television and Movie Ratings”

Jax’s Pipe

In the book Arrowheads, Jax finds a Mound Builder platform pipe in his backyard. Jax’s pipe is an effigy pipe in the shape of a bird. It is unknown how these pipes were used, for ceremonies, personal use, or prayers. In Arrowheads Adsilha, the Mound Builder girl, uses the pipe for worship.

Focus

The people of Zion were of “…one heart and one mind…”.(Moses 7:18). According to scripture, Zion was able to solve the problem of poverty and, we believe, many of society’s other ailments. A prophet of our day, Howard W. Hunter, comforted us by saying: If our lives and our faith are centered on Jesus ChristContinue reading “Focus”